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The Lyme Regis Museum (also previously known as The Philpot Museum〔(The Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis ), Culture24, UK.〕) is a local museum in the town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. The museum building was commissioned in 1901 by Thomas Philpot, a relative of the fossil collector Elizabeth Philpot, hence the name.〔(About the Museum ), Lyme Regis Museum.〕 The architect of the building was George Vialls, who also designed the nearby Guildhall (now the Town Hall).〔(The Lyme Regis Museum ), (Lyme Regis ), Dorset, UK.〕 It is built on the site of the birthplace and home of the fossil hunter Mary Anning. The family also ran a shop here. The collections and subject areas exhibited include fossils from the surrounding area dating from the Jurassic period, geology, local maritime history, memorabilia, and writers associated with the town such as Jane Austen and John Fowles. The curator at the museum is Mary Godwin.〔Chris Broughton, (Curator's Choice: Mary Godwin of the Philpott Museum chooses a dinosaur dung coprolite table ), Culture24, UK, 1 March 2009.〕 An ornate example of Coade stone work, in the form of ammonites is set into the pavement outside the museum, reflecting both local history (specifically Eleanor Coade, the inventor of Coade stone) and the palaeontology for which Lyme Regis is well-known. == See also== * Dinosaurland Fossil Museum 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lyme Regis Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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