Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums

The Friends association, Scottish Charity No. 21821, was founded in 1991 to support the establishment and running of a museums service for East Dumfriesshire.

Fruitful discussions with the then Annandale and Eskdale Council led to the opening of the Historic Resources Centre (now Annan Museum) in Bank Street, Annan in 1995.

An initial donation from the Royal Bank of Scotland and constant fundraising have enabled the Friends to support the Centre by helping to purchase paintings, photographs, books and archival documents, and by contributing to the costs of material for exhibitions. Members help to man the Curator's exhibitions.

The Friends also arrange an annual series of talks by leading experts, take excursions to historic sites, and publish books on local subjects such as "By Royal Command" by Margery Wilkins on the artist W.E. Lockhart, and "The Sandstone Heritage of Dumfriesshire" by Jim Hawkins.

Books published by the Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums

Available from: The Secretary, Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums, Achill, Back of the Hill, Annan, Dumfriesshire DG12 6SB.

Cheques to be made payable to "Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums"

THE HERITAGE OF THE SOLWAY FIRTH
An illustrated account of Solway Firth fishing and coastal traffic 1817 – 1992 By James Irving Hawkins

- 2006 124 pages.
- Printed in A4 format between semi hard covers.

Price: £12.00
Available from Annan Museum or by mail order (postal charges apply) - download a mail order form (PDF file, 80kb)

BY ROYAL COMMAND
William Ewart Lockhart RSA RSW
Margery A. Wilkins

- 1998 59 pages.
- 12 colour, 19 b & w illustrations.

Price: £6.50 (incl. UK postage)

THE SANDSTONE HERITAGE OF DUMFRIESSHIRE
James Irving Hawkins

- 2001 vii + 80 pages.
- 50 colour, 40 b & w illustrations.

Price: £8.50 (incl. UK postage)
Price: $15.00 (incl. postage to America)

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