1880 - JRN Towers - Curing Works - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain.
N 52° 36.101 E 001° 43.876
31U E 414075 N 5828718
JRN Tower Curing Works 1880 - An old Victorian Herring curing factory, now converted to a Museum called 'Time & Tide' featuring maritime & local history of Great Yarmouth life.
Waymark Code: WMGTYH
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/10/2013
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Discover Great Yarmouth's fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage. Visit the Time & Tide museum, housed in a converted Victorian herring curing works and take an exciting journey into the past.
"Time & Tide occupies the premises of the Tower Fish Curing Works, originally built c.1850 and enlarged in 1880. The works closed in 1988.
In 1998 the Tower Fish Curing Works were purchased for conversion into a museum - designed by Norwich architects Purcell Miller Tritton. £4.7 million* was spent on re-developing the site. The project took two years to complete and Time & Tide opened its doors to the public for the first time in July 2004.
In 2005 Time and Tide proved it was a museum of national significance when it became one of four finalists for the Gulbenkian Award - Museum of the Year. The following year the museum was a finalist in the Council of Europe’s Museum of the Year Award 2006.
The museum tells the story of Great Yarmouth and its herring industry and the lingering aroma of the smokehouse remains today." Text Source: (
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"Wander through a Victorian 'Row' and see inside a fisherman's home. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s quayside, take the wheel of a coastal Drifter and hear gripping tales of wreck and rescue on the high seas. Follow Great Yarmouth’s transformation from a sandbank to the present day, through times of boom and bust and war and peace.
Relax in the spacious courtyard beneath a spectacular canopy of sails, surrounded by historic fishing boats.
Lively hands-on displays, games, puzzles, free audio guides, film shows and children's activities bring the great story of Great Yarmouth vividly to life." Text Source: (
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Hours of Operation:
Mon 1 Apr 2013 - Thu 31 Oct 2013
Mon - Sun 09:30 to 16:30
Fri 1 Nov 2013 - Mon 31 Mar 2014
Mon - Fri 10:00 to 16:00 | Sat - Sun 12:00 to 16:00
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