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Wakefield Museum (West Yorkshire)

Description: Address: Wood Street / Wakefield WF1 2EW / England

Newest Review: ... artefacts that have been dug up during local excavations including Roman pottery and there is also a display showing archaeological finds from nearby Sandal Castle but there are also more modern displays of local glassware and other items that seem somewhat out of place. In a far corner of this same room there are even some paintings from local artists. The other ground floor room is the one ... more

... that I found the most interesting in the whole museum and the main reason why I was keen to pay a visit to this museum. This room contains the collections of Charles Waterton and the room is set out to resemble a South American rainforest. Born in 1865 ...more

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Wakefield Museum (West Yorkshire): Wakefield Museum, West Yorkshire (820 words)
by - written on 19/01/09 (Very useful, 150 readings)
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Although Wakefield is much smaller in size than its neighbours Leeds and Bradford it is still one of the principal cities in the region and it is therefore not surprising to learn that it has its own museum. Wakefield's museum is located right in the heart of the city centre, adjacent to the Town Hall and housed within a building that is almost as impressive architecturally as either The Town Hall or the County Hall. The building itself dates from the 1820's and has two different floors. In 2000 this museum was completely refurbished and since this date it has been fully accessible by disabled visitors with a lift to the upper floor. There is a ... Read the complete review

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