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| Coordinates | 50°43′29″N2°55′57″W / 50.72481°N 2.93247°W /50.72481; -2.93247 |
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Lyme Regis Philpot Museum is situated in the town ofLyme Regis on theJurassic Coast inDorset,England. It is aregistered charity under English law.[1] It is built on the site of the former home of thepalaeontologistMary Anning,[2] which existed until 1826.
The museum building was commissioned in 1901 by Thomas Philpot, a relative of thePhilpot sisters, fossil collectors and friends of Anning[2] and built in 1902 by architect George Vialls, who also designed the nearby Guildhall (now the Town Hall).[3]
The collections and subject areas exhibited include fossils from the surrounding area dating from theJurassic period, geology, local maritime history, memorabilia, and writers associated with the town such asJane Austen andJohn Fowles. An ornate example ofCoade stone work, in the form ofammonites is set into the pavement outside the museum, reflecting both local history (specificallyEleanor Coade, the inventor of Coade stone) and the palaeontology for which Lyme Regis is well known.
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