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Silver Jubilee Appeal Update- so long and thanks for all the fish!
Letter from the Chairman of the Trust As the Silver Jubilee Appeal at True’s Yard draws to a close, we would like to thank those people in Lynn and West Norfolk who have supported us. The funds raised so far are allowing the trustees to repair buildings, develop community project and upgrade the Museum. The…
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Vacancy – Archive Cataloguing Assistant
The Pat Midgley Research Centre True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, King’s Lynn Job Title: Archive Cataloguing Assistant Location: The Pat Midgley Research Centre, True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1QW Responsible to: Museum Manager Salary: £15,600 pro rata Hours: 15 hours per week (temporary position -16 weeks) Background True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum…
Read MoreTrue’s Yard Heritage Lottery Funded Project: Opening Up a House of History January 2017 A Happy New Year to all! The project is well over half way through now and is progressing well. The commitment of the volunteers has been tremendous and is invaluable to the on-going success of this project. In addition to…
Read MoreTrue’s Yard – Exhibition Hall Redecoration
The Exhibition Hall has been under renovation in recent days as we change our theme from The Royal Family, to images of the famous 1st World War. We would like to thank all the people who have donated True’s Yard images of the Royal Family, all images ranging from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II all…
Read MoreTrue’s Yard- The Cottages
One of True’s Yard’s attractions is the cottages. There are only two remaining cottages, cottages 5 and 6, of the original six built in 1790. Cottages 1, 2, 3, and 4 were demolished in 1937 in the slum clearances. Below shows a picture of cottages 5 and 6 before restoration, and once they have been…
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Children’s book about the History of King’s Lynn
One of the Silver Jubilee Appeal funded projects is the creation of a children’s book about the History of King’s Lynn. There a number of books available on this subject, but none which are accessible to a younger audience. Readers will be guided through a timeline of the town’s history by Nick and Margaret, illustrated…
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Important Information Museum Opening hours: 10am – 4pm(School groups can visit from 9:30am)A risk assessment is available on request
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Heritage Lottery Fund Project
Because items within the collection require different environments for their preservation, each of the three attic storage areas have been designated to store specific types of material. Items have been moved into the appropriate stores. The addition of dataloggers, to monitor the environment, and a dehumidifier to the store containing the most sensitive material will…
Read MoreAdmission Prices
Adults £3.50
Seniors (over 60) £3.00
Children (under 5′s go free) £1.50
Family (2 adults + 2 children) £6.50
Research Centre Free
We welcome all assistance dogs, water is available on request