Southwold's
unique cottage museum is dedicated to the local and
natural history of this corner of Suffolk. Owned and
managed by the Southwold Museum & Historical Society,
this tiny building houses an astonishing collection
of objects, paintings, photographs, models and wildlife
exhibits.
The
whole span of history is here, from fossil remains
through sea battles, the development of the town's
architecture, its industries and artistic life, the
rise and fall of its railway, its famous land-locked
lighthouse, its ever-changing coastline... to the
20th century transformation of this busy fishing community
into a prosperous seaside resort.
In 2008, the museum reopened after a major rebuilding
and redesign programme funded by the Heritage
Lottery Fund with generous support from the Southwold
Trust and the Adnams
Charity. The Southwold Museum has now been brought
impressively into the 21st Century with interactive
displays, equal-access facilities, automated climate-control
and much enhanced display space. Yet at the same time
it retains the intimacy and charm that have made it
such a well loved local institution for more than seventy
years.
This
website is designed as a virtual version of
the museum itself. Please feel free to wander
round it as your curiosity leads you. There
are lots of diversions and most of the images
are 'clickable', many of them with links which
open up interesting new avenues to explore.
Please report any problems with this
website here.
SOUTHWOLD
MUSEUM HIGHLY COMMENDED IN NATIONAL
AWARD click
here
OUR
COLLECTING AREA
The
museum's collecting policy covers Southwold
and its surrounding area, including
the villages of Reydon, Wrentham, Wangford,
Easton Bavents, Covehithe, Frostenden,
Blythburgh, Walberswick, Wenhaston,
Henham, Uggeshall and South Cove.
