Prescot Museum's Archive of Events and Exhibitions
Ingenious Timekeepers | Knowsley's Sporting Heritage | Heritage Days | Lost Time Exhibition | Wacky Widgets, Weird and Ingenious Inventions | The Way We Watched | Off The Rack | Halewoods Heritage | Megaphones & Magnetos|River Alt
2007 - Ingenious Timekeepers
You can set your watch by it - at Prescot museum there is always time for fun!
Visitors have been getting a real feel for times gone by as the museum showcases its collection of some of the most interesting time keeping equipment in history.
The museum has also been welcoming parties of school children who have been taking the time to visit the exhibition and try making clocks of their own.
There are some fantastic gems in this latest exhibition, Ingenious Timekeepers, which gives visitors the chance to take a peek at some fine examples of long case clocks, turret clocks, watches, chronometers and other artefacts.
There are a huge range of watches on display from 1580 right up to 1970, many of them made in and around the North West.
Visitors are also invited to clock in to the exhibition using a genuine clocking in clock from the Local History Collection of Knowsley Borough Museum and Heritage Service.
The exhibition offers visitors the chance to marvel at the artistry and ingenuity of the clock and watch makers who plied their trade in the local area. As well as clocks and watches there will be displays of the tools of the trade.
Ingenious Timekeepers runs at Prescot Museum until November 26th 2007.
Admission to Prescot Museum and the exhibition is free. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-1pm and 2-5pm and Sundays 2-5pm.
PHOTO: Youngsters from Evelyn Primary in Prescot take a closer look at the artefacts in the Ingenious Timekeepers exhibition at the museum. Pictured are Hannah Duddle, 11, and Niall Corness, 10.
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2007 - Knowsley's Sporting Heritage
Knowsley has an amazing sporting heritage which is celebrated in this Prescot Museum exhibition.
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2007 - Heritage Days
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2008– Lost Time
In conjunction with the Antiquarian Horological Society we will host an exhibition showcasing some of the finest examples of chronometers from around the world. Highlights of the exhibition include items loaned from the National Maritime Museum and the British Museum.
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2008 – Wacky Widgets, Weird and Ingenious Inventions
This is an exhibition of weird and wonderful models of ideas submitted to the Patent Office over the last 150 years. Ever wondered what a machine for smoking 2 cigarettes at once would look like? Are you looking for a device to stop soup getting in your moustache? This is the exhibition for you!
2008 – The Way We Watched
Do you remember the Wooden-tops? Did you used to Watch with Mother? Who was you favourite flump? If these are questions you often ask yourself, come along to this latest exhibition to find out some more. Exploring children’s television from the 1950’s, to the 1990’s, this exhibition has something for everyone.
2008 – Off The Rack
Come and see the finest examples of clothing and costume all from the museums own collection. This exhibition gives visitors a chance to see items rarely on view to the public. Items on show date from the 18th century right up to the 1960’s.
2008 – Halewood’s Heritage
This small temporary display will use material discovered during our Unlocking Knowsley’s Hidden Gems project. As well as artefacts and information relating to the history of Halewood, the exhibition will include material produced by the local community in Halewood.
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Knowsley's Sporting Heritage
Knowsley has an amazing sporting heritage which is celebrated in this Prescot Museum exhibition.
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2009 Megaphones and Magnetos: A History of the British Motorcycle
Prescot Museum is hosting a nostalgic exhibition charting the history of the British motorcycle industry from its origins in the late 19th Century through its years of domination, collapse and recovery.
The displays include a British motorcycles from the early 1900s up until the 1960s heyday, riding gear, accessories and owners manuals. Archive footage and recordings allow you to immerse yourself in the evocative sights and sounds of classic racing machinery from the 1950s and 60s.
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2010 The Alt Project
The Alt Project aims to bring together the writing, artwork and memories of people who live, grow up and work along the path of the River Alt. Local poet and teacher Lisa Hannah has collected the reminiscences of residents, and captured the ever-changing spirit of the Alt in a collection of nine poems.
The River Alt runs from Hag Plantation in Huyton through Croxteth Park, roughly following the M57, south of Kirkby and Maghull, before it empties into the Irish Sea, near the edge of the Mersey Estuary, where it marks the northern end of Crosby Beach.
This diverse exhibition charts the wildlife of the area, and the historic events the river has witnessed over thousands of years.
There are half term activities along with talks and presentations supporting the exhibition. Please look at our EVENTS page for further details and how to book your place.
