Museums · South East England
Portland Museum, Dorset
Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages,
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages, which have both been Grade II Listed since 1951. One of the museum's cottages, Avice's Cottage, is featured in Thomas Hardy's 1897 novel The Well-Beloved, as the home of three generations of "Avices" – the novel's heroines. Portland Museum was founded by Marie Stopes, who purchased the museum's two cottages, then derelict, in 1929. She then donated them to Portland as a museum which opened in 1930. Stopes was the first honorary curator and continued her association with the museum until her death in 1958.
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From the Wikipedia article
Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages, which have both been Grade II Listed since 1951. One of the museum's cottages, Avice's Cottage, is featured in Thomas Hardy's 1897 novel The Well-Beloved, as the home of three generations of "Avices" – the novel's heroines.
Portland Museum was founded by Marie Stopes, who purchased the museum's two cottages, then derelict, in 1929. She then donated them to Portland as a museum which opened in 1930. Stopes was the first honorary curator and continued her association with the museum until her death in 1958.
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Description
, 0.6 metres (2 feet) across, outside Portland Museum.]] The museum has four distinct themes; the history of Portland stone, the Jurassic Coast, shipwrecks around Portland's coast and famous people linked with the island. It also displays examples of the island's archaeology from the Stone Ages onwards. The Marie Stopes Cottage features a small exhibition about Stopes and a display of items connected to Hardy. A "Victorian Corner" displays the wedding dress of a local girl and objects that would have been found in a Victorian parlour. The top-floor of the cottage contains the Maritime Room. The garden has a collection of local fossils and artifacts, including the casing of a World War II…
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- Coordinates
- 50.5410, -2.4300
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Portland
- Postcode
- DT5 1HS
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Phone
- +44 1305 821804
- Official site
- www.portlandmuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Portland Museum, Dorset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Portland Museum, Dorset?
- Portland Museum, Dorset is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.5410°, -2.4300°.
- Is Portland Museum, Dorset wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Portland Museum, Dorset. Check ahead for specific facilities.