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[[Image:York Castle Museum.jpg|right|thumb|upright|York Castle Museum]] |
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'''York Castle Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[York]] on the site of [[York Castle]], originally built by [[William the Conqueror]] in 1086. The museum itself is housed in prison buildings |
'''York Castle Museum''' is a [[museum]] located in [[York]] on the site of [[York Castle]], originally built by [[William the Conqueror]] in 1086. The museum itself was founded by Dr. John Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the Debtors Prison (built in 1701-05 using stone from the ruins of the castle) and the Female Prison (built 1780-1785). |
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The Museum was founded by Dr. John Kirk in 1938. |
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The museum displays include recreated period rooms |
The museum's displays include recreated period rooms such as a [[Victorian decorative arts|Victorian]] parlour and a [[Jacobean]] dining room, displays of every day life in Dr. Kirk's Gallery and the Hearth Gallery, and craft workshops in the cells of the old Debtors Prison. There is also a recreation of a Victorian street (Kirkgate, named after Dr. Kirk) and an [[Edwardian]] street (Half Moon Court). The museum also has a Barn Gallery, a Children's Gallery and military and costume displays. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/ |
* [http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/York Castle Museum] |
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[[Category:York]] |
[[Category:York]] |
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Revision as of 18:13, 23 September 2007
York Castle Museum is a museum located in York on the site of York Castle, originally built by William the Conqueror in 1086. The museum itself was founded by Dr. John Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the Debtors Prison (built in 1701-05 using stone from the ruins of the castle) and the Female Prison (built 1780-1785).
The museum's displays include recreated period rooms such as a Victorian parlour and a Jacobean dining room, displays of every day life in Dr. Kirk's Gallery and the Hearth Gallery, and craft workshops in the cells of the old Debtors Prison. There is also a recreation of a Victorian street (Kirkgate, named after Dr. Kirk) and an Edwardian street (Half Moon Court). The museum also has a Barn Gallery, a Children's Gallery and military and costume displays.