Alternative names Maritime Museum Official name Maritime Museum Reference no. 1289088 Architectural style Palladian architecture | Renovated 1983–84 Designated 22 December 1953 Phone +44 1524 382264 Architect Richard Gillow | |
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Address Custom House, St George's Quay, Lancaster LA1 1RB, UK Hours Closed now Monday12:30–4PMTuesday12:30–4PMWednesday12:30–4PMThursday12:30–4PMFriday12:30–4PMSaturday12:30–4PMSunday12:30–4PM Similar Lancaster City Museum, Judges' Lodgings - Lancaster, Williamson Park - Lancaster, Fleetwood Museum, Lancaster Castle | ||
The launch of host maritime museum lancaster june 2010
The Custom House, Lancaster is a grade II* listed building located on St Georges Quay, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The architect was Richard Gillow of the Gillow furniture making family. Designed in 1764 for the Port Commissioners, it was used for its original purpose until 1882 when the Customs were transferred to Barrow-in-Furness.
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Lancaster Maritime Museum
The Custom House has housed the Lancaster Maritime Museum since 1985. Adjacent to the Custom House is a later bonded warehouse, which forms part of the Maritime Museum.
The museum's exhibits include local fishing vessels, ship models, area merchants and trade, including the slave trade, the Lancaster Canal, area fishing industry, the development of the local ports of Glasson, Heysham, Sunderland Point, and Morecambe, and the social and natural history of Morecambe Bay.