Yorkshire Waterways Museum

The Yorkshire Waterways Museum was a multi-award-winning museum in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]

Yorkshire Waterways Museum

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.[2] This allowed little tub boats carrying coal from South Yorkshire to be unloaded at Goole Docks and put into ocean-going vessels.[3]

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.[4][5]

References
  1. Mead, Helen (23 April 2016). "A day out with a difference - the docks in Goole". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. Historic England. "Boat hoist on south side of South Dock  (Grade II*) (1083214)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. Pratt, Derek (2012). Urban waterways : a window on to the waterways of England's towns and cities. London: Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4081-4027-7.
  4. Adams, Geraldine Kendall (9 May 2019). "Lack of funding tips Yorkshire Waterways Museum into insolvency". Museums Journal. Museums Association. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. Winter, Phil (6 May 2019). "Much-loved museum calls in insolvency firm ahead of sudden closure". Hull Live. Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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