Prescot Museum facts for kids
Previous museum building on Church Street
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| Former name | Derby Museum |
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| Established | 1982 |
| Location | Prescot, Knowsley, England, United Kingdom |
Prescot Museum is a cool place in Prescot, England, where you can learn all about the history of the Knowsley area. It shows how people lived and worked there. The museum focuses on important jobs like coal mining and making watches. In 2012, the museum moved its collection to the Prescot Shopping Centre.
The Museum's Story
The museum first opened on April 29, 1982. It was originally called the Prescot Museum of Clock and Watch Making. Famous historian A. J. P. Taylor helped open it.
At first, the museum mainly showed how Prescot was important for making clocks and watches. Over time, it started collecting other things too. These included old fabrics, coins (called numismatics), and items from wars (called militaria).
What You Can See
Today, the museum has about 4,000 different items. Most of these are old photographs and paper items like tickets or flyers (called ephemera).
You can also see bigger things. These include old clothes, tools used in different jobs, and parts of clock movements. There are also many types of old pottery on display.
The Old Museum Building
The building where the museum used to be was a beautiful old house. It was a Georgian Townhouse, built in the Georgian style. In 1987, this building became a Grade II listed building. This means it is a special historical building that must be protected.
