Yorkshire Waterways Museum Explained
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum was a multi-award-winning museum in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]
Its mission was to 'Use the heritage, arts and environment of the Yorkshire waterways as a resource for learning and regeneration'. The museum also hosted a Tom Pudding hoist which is grade II listed. This allowed little tub boats carrying coal from South Yorkshire to be unloaded at Goole Docks and put into ocean-going vessels.[2]
Liquidation
In early May 2019 it was announced that, as a consequence of ongoing funding shortfalls, the museum and its associated charity, The Sobriety Project, were insolvent and that the museum would close on 15 May.[3] [4]
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Notes and References
- News: Mead. Helen. A day out with a difference - the docks in Goole. 7 November 2017. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 April 2016.
- Book: Pratt. Derek. Urban waterways : a window on to the waterways of England's towns and cities. 2012. Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 978-1-4081-4027-7. 49.
- News: Adams . Geraldine Kendall . Lack of funding tips Yorkshire Waterways Museum into insolvency . 26 May 2019 . Museums Journal . Museums Association . 9 May 2019.
- News: Winter . Phil . Much-loved museum calls in insolvency firm ahead of sudden closure . 26 May 2019 . Hull Live . Hull Daily Mail . 6 May 2019.
