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词条 National Emergency Services Museum
释义

  1. Building

  2. Collection

  3. Gallery

  4. References

  5. External links

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The National Emergency Services Museum is a museum in Sheffield, England. Opened on 8 May 1984 as the Sheffield Fire and Police Museum, it was given its present name on 1 January 2014.

Building

The museum is based at a former combined police and fire station, opened in 1900 at the junction of West Bar and Tenter Street near the city centre. A notable feature is one of the few remaining Fire Brigade observation towers in the United Kingdom. Others include the headquarters of Liverpool Fire Brigade at Hatton Garden, Liverpool, and the now-closed Woolwich Fire Station.

Collection

The museum's collection covers law and order, and social history. The museum is a Registered Charity (1161866) run by volunteers, and is open on Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays and Mondays to Fridays during school holidays, Wednesdays to Fridays during term.[2]

It has a number of paintings on display, including one by Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough.[3]

Gallery

References

1. ^The Star (Sheffield) 8 January 2015 "Emergency helped give Sheffield museum a new lease of life"
2. ^Museum Website
3. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20110825114751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/galleries/collections/fire-and-police-museum-at-sheffield-523 BBC: Your Paintings] Fire and Police Museum at Sheffield

External links

  • Museum website
  • Entry in the 24 Hour Museum
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