Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre
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The museum was established in 1976 by David Florence and Phyllis Mapley[1][2] and was known as the Tithe Barn Museum & Art Centre.[3] The museum had exhibits relating to Swanage and Purbeck, including geology, local history, archaeology, maritime and stone quarrying.[4]
The tithe barn is Grade II listed and is built of Purbeck stone.[5] The listing entry describes the barn as 18th-century, although the local historian David Lewer attributed it to the 16th-century.[6] The museum was held on a 99-year peppercorn lease.[7] Since the museum vacated the tithe barn in 2005, it has become a private residence.