Wayside Folk Museum
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The Wayside Folk Museum was a small private museum situated in the village of Zennor in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was the oldest private museum in Cornwall.{{cite web|title=Wayside Folk Museum|url=http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/attractions/waysidefolkmus/Welcome.html|publisher=Cornwall Online|accessdate=7 March 2015}}
The exhibition within the museum concentrates on the past lives, traditions and practices of the people of Zennor and Penwith. Displays includes the kitchen and parlour of a miller's cottage, a mill house, a blacksmith shop, exhibits on fishing, farming, mining, domestic life and archaeology.
The museum closed in 2015 due to retirement.
References
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External links
- [http://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk/Wayside-Museum-and-Trewey-Mill,-Zennor/Cornwall-Museums/ Wayside Museum and Trewey Mill] - Cornwall Museums
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Category:Local museums in Cornwall
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