The display and the collection are housed in the Speirs Centre, a fine building which opened as Alloa Public Baths and Gymnasium in 1898. The eclectic collection includes items of archaeological, social and industrial history relating to Clackmannanshire, including W & J A Bailey’s Alloa Pottery; material from the Alloa Glass work, probably the oldest glassworks in Europe still working on the same site; artefacts from Paton and Baldwin’s Kilncraigs wool-spinning mill and weaving looms related to the weaving industry of the Hillfoot towns and villages. There is also an expanding art collection, including works by the Alloa-born artist David Allan and 19th and 20th century Scottish artists.

The small exhibition gallery is usually open from Tuesday – Thursday 1.30 to 5.00 and by appointment. The Museum and Heritage Service also provides an outreach service, including lectures, visits, loans and reminiscence boxes on the Victorians, old toys, the Second World War and the Fifties and Sixties.

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The archaeological material includes Prehistoric, medieval and later artefacts, including a gold finger ring found near Kennet and assemblages from excavations at Sauchie Tower. There is a substantial collection of W & J A Bailey's Alloa Pottery, which...

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Keywords
Archaeology, Coins & medals, Costume & textiles, Fine art, Industry & commerce, Natural sciences, Social history

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Clackmannanshire Council Museum & Heritage Service

Speirs Centre
29 Primrose Street
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
FK10 1JJ

Tel: 01259 216913

Email:
museum@clacks.gov.uk

For more information visit:
http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/dyna/mu...

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