Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a

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in the village of

Eyam Eyam () is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park. There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mined in the area by the Ro ...

, located in the

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Overview

Eyam Museum opened on 23 April 1994 as a small museum on a single level. A model of a Derbyshire

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mine was added in 2002. The museum is staffed by volunteers. It is located in Hawkhill Road. The museum's galleries present the history of Eyam since prehistoric times, with a special emphasis on the Plague that struck Eyam, known as the Eyam Plague, in 1665.

The Plague (1665)

The museum largely dedicated to Eyam's famous history as a plague village during the bubonic plague of 1665.

Gallery

File:Eyam Museum - geograph.org.uk - 863211.jpg, alt=Front entrance , Eyam Museum. File:Eyam Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1436180.jpg, alt=Eyam featuring the museum, Eyam in bloom: The museum sat nestled in amongst the daffodils of spring

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External links

Eyam Museum website
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Overview

The Plague (1665)

Gallery

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