Museums · Scottish Lowlands
Seven Stories
Seven Stories — museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, 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
- Byker · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Seven Stories is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2005. Wikidata describes it as: "museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.9747°, -1.5919°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books is a museum and visitor centre dedicated to children's literature and based in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, close to the city's regenerated Quayside. The renovated Victorian mill in which it is housed has seven levels. It is the first and only museum in the UK wholly devoted to the art of British children's books. Their archive is housed in a separate building in Felling.
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Background
History
Seven Stories opened in August 2005 after a £6.5 million conversion from a former granary building. In March 2006, the centre received the Centre Vision Award, the Civic Trust's national award for best practice in town centre regeneration. Seven Stories celebrated their fifth birthday in August 2010 with an exclusive golden ticket event with popular children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson. In September 2010, Seven Stories purchased several original typescripts by Enid Blyton, making Seven Stories the largest public collector of Blyton material. The purchase was made possible by special funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, and two private donations. In 2010,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9747, -1.5919
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 2PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Phone
- +44 300 330 1095
- Established
- 2005
- Nearest railway station
- Byker — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.sevenstories.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7457480 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Seven Stories (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Centre for Children's Books, Lime Street - geograph.org.uk - 1777745.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seven Stories?
- Seven Stories is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 2PN), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Seven Stories built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- How do I get to Seven Stories?
- The nearest railway station is Byker, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 2PN.