AN appeal is being launched to help save a museum which celebrates Malton’s link with Charles Dickens.
The Counting House Museum in Chancery Lane, said to be Dickens’ inspiration for Scrooge’s office, closed on December 16, with the lease reverting back to the Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estate in April next year.
However, Malton Town Council and the Malton and Norton Area Partnership has now pledged £2,000 towards the cost of securing the future of the museum, which is run by the Charles Dickens (Malton) Society, if further support can be found.
The museum houses displays about Dickens, his life, family and colleagues, along with a collection of artefacts and pictures.
To help save the museum, or volunteer, email Linda McCarthy at enquiries@dickenssocietymalton.co.uk
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