Museums · Central Scotland
Low Parks Museum
Low Parks Museum — museum in Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Hamilton Central · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Low Parks Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1967. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Address: ML3 6BJ. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 55.7795°, -4.0354°.
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Heritage listing
The Low Parks Museum is located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland and traces the local history of South Lanarkshire through numerous exhibits on provincial industries and events of local historical importance.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Low Parks Museum is located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland and traces the local history of South Lanarkshire through numerous exhibits on provincial industries and events of local historical importance.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Low Parks Museum first opened on 3 November 1967 as the Hamilton District Museum, and is housed within two historic buildings, both closely linked to the history of Hamilton and its Dukes throughout the years. The Museum is located next to the site of Hamilton Palace, demolished in 1927, and the history of the buildings is directly linked to the palace. The first of these buildings, now known as Portland, was designed by the architect James Smith and built in 1696 as the private home of David Crawford, secretary and lawyer to Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, and was sited near the foot of the 'Hietoun' close to the precincts of Hamilton Palace. It is believed to be the oldest…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7795, -4.0354
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML3 6BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Hamilton Central — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.slleisureandculture.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16840881 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hamilton Low Parks Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: LowParksMuseum.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Low Parks Museum?
- Low Parks Museum is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML3 6BJ).
- When was Low Parks Museum built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Is Low Parks Museum a listed building?
- Low Parks Museum is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Low Parks Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hamilton Central, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ML3 6BJ.