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Lyme Regis Museum sets out to reflect the history of one of Dorset’s most fascinating towns, as John Newth has been finding out

Published in November ’20

The spiral staircase, with its mouldings and other ornate decoration, leads to the first-floor galleries and an art exhibition space on the second floor

LYME Regis is one of the most attractive towns in Dorset, but it also punches above its weight in terms of its eventful history, its scientific importance and the men and women of distinction who have visited or lived in the town. Small wonder, then, that its museum, although comparatively the size of a pint pot, accommodates at least a quart’s worth
of interest.
It used to be known as the Philpot Museum in honour of Thomas Philpot, who decided to build the town a …

 

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