- Myreton Motor Museum
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Coordinates: 56°00′14″N 2°49′37″W / 56.004°N 2.827°W
Myreton Motor Museum 
Established 1966 Location Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland Type Transport Museum Nearest car park On-site (free) Website www.myretonmotormuseum.co.uk The Myreton Motor Museum is a museum located near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, which has a motoring history collection which covers most of the twentieth century.
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Collection
The museum holds a collection commercial vehicles, cars, motor cycles, bicycles, motoring memorabilia and toy cars dating back to the turn of the twentieth century.[1] A notable exhibit in the museum is the 1989 Jaguar XJS which the British Member of Parliament Sir Menzies Campbell donated to it in 2006, to fulfil a commitment on environmental grounds that he had made during his successful campaign to be elected as leader of the Liberal Democrats political party.[2]
History
The museum was established in 1966 by the late Willie Dale.[3]
References
- ^ "Myreton Motor Museum". Aberlady Community Association. http://www.aberlady.org/Myreton.html. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ "Campaign Promise Kept: U.K. Rep Donates Jaguar To Avoid Gas-Guzzler Controversy". Edmunds Inc. 2006-05-02. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=114932. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ "Myreton Motor Museum". Undiscovered Scotland. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.com/aberlady/myreton/index.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
External links
Categories:- Museums in East Lothian
- Automobile museums in Scotland
- United Kingdom museum stubs
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