Description
Catch up with the past at Exmouth Museum. Learn the story of the town and the people who, lived, worked and died there, some famous, some infamous, but all important. They made bricks, built ships and survived disasters. The displays in the cottage and the stable tell it all. As well as other artefacts and documents the Museum has a large number of photographs and a small collection of oil paintings and watercolours. Exhibits include a 1940s Sitting Room, a Victorian Kitchen, Wartime, the Beach, Children's Toys, Railways, Shipping, Antique Lace, the Post Office, Schools, World War II in Exmouth, cigarette cards and Commemorative China. For the children they have Quiz Sheets and the popular 'Find the Cat' trail.
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Exmouth Docks: Memories of a Happy Holiday: Exmouth Docks, Devon by H. F. Morley Date painted: 1955 Tempera on card, 14.5 x 25 cm
Clapps Cafe: Situated on the corner of Rolle Street and the Strand Gardens this was a favourite meeting place for Exmothians. Visit the Museum to see more photographs of Exmouth Past and Present.
EXMOUTH'S V.C.s: Rex Warneford won the Victoria Cross for being the first pilot to shoot down a Zeppelin. Richard Sandford was a Submarine commander in the First World War and won a Victoria Cross for the daring raid on Zeebrugge in 1918. See their stories at the Museum.
Clock Tower: The clock tower was erected to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign and stands prominently on the seafront. The clock was wound by hand by a Council employee but the mechanism was replaced and the original movement is now on display and working in the Museum.
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