Hunter House Museum

Investigate old Lanarkshire at Hunter House Museum Hunter House, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire

As a result of the spending cuts in 2011, the museum which opened several times a week during the summer months is now closed and discussions have been taking place with community organisations about its future. In the meantime, artefacts have been removed for safekeeping.

Hunter House was originally a small farmhouse, known as Long Calderwood, and is possibly the oldest building in East Kilbride .

The farmhouse was the birthplace and childhood home of two famous eighteenth century medical pioneers, William and John Hunter.

William Hunter, who was born in 1718, studied at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities , before moving to London, where he became well-known as a surgeon and obstetrician. His wealthy clients included members of the royal family.

William became a teacher of anatomy and surgery and opened his own medical school in 1768. As his reputation and wealth grew, his collection of anatomical specimens expanded to include works of art, as well as coins and books.

After his death in 1783, his collection was gifted to Glasgow University, forming the basis of the present Hunterian Museum there. William's younger brother, John, also went to London , firstly as an assistant in his brother's anatomy school.He then became an army surgeon, spending three years in France and Portugal, where he developed new ideas on the treatment of gunshot wounds. When John returned to England he set up in private practice, and by the 1780s was regarded as the leading teacher of surgery. He is today recognised as the founder of scientific surgery.

Hunter House Museum told the story of the childhood, life and work of the Hunter brothers.

 

Location

Maxwellton Road
Calderwood East Kilbride
East Kilbride
G74 3LW

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Contact and Booking

Telephone: 01355 261261
Telephone: 01355 261261
Web: Hunter House Museum

Facilities

Disabled Parking

Disabled Toilet

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Toilet

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Holiday Inn Glasgow - East Kilbride

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Hotels
Location:
East Kilbride (Map)

Holiday Inn Glasgow in East Kilbride offers guests a pleasant stay whilst they enjoy the nearby delights of Lanarkshire and Glasgow

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Macdonald Crutherland House Hotel

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Location:
East Kilbride (Map)

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Premier Inn East Kilbride (Central)

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Location:
East Kilbride (Map)
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Premier Inn East Kilbride (Nerston Toll)

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Hotels
Location:
East Kilbride (Map)

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Bed and Breakfast
Location:
East Kilbride (Map)

Lovely 3 bedroom bed and breakfast accommodation with self catering cottages also available

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"All By Myself"

music
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 10 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Enjoy and evening of song and laughter

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2h: 9m: 37s

shawland park bedroom
Type:
Comedy
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 09 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £6.00 Concession £4.50

Comedy based on one man's experiences of insomnia

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A Clockwork Orange

EK Village
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 22 February 2012 - Sat, 25 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £8.00 Concession £6.00

Come along and enjoy this fabulous play

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

theatre
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 15 February 2012 (7:30 pm) - Sat, 18 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £7.50 Concession £5.50

This tells the tale of a slave Pseudolus, and his attempts to win his freedom.

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A Night at the Musicals

Theatre
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 28 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £10.00

An evening of Broadway and West End classics.

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All By Myself

east kilbride village
Type:
Other
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 10 February 2012 - Sat, 11 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Enjoy this evening of laughter and song

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Silk Painting
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 22 January 2012 (10:00 am) - Sun, 05 February 2012 (8:00 pm)
Prices:
FREE

Exhibition of painting by Saffronhall Art Club

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Arttoons

EK Arts Centre
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 09 February 2012 (10:00 am) - Sun, 11 March 2012 (8:00 pm)
Prices:
FREE

An exhibition of work by Neil G Smith

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Band Night

Electric Guitar
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 04 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £5.00 Concession £4.00

Band Night

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Big Bird Bonanza

Calderglen
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, Calderglen Country Park and Langlands Moss Nature Reserve (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 12 February 2012 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Prices:
FREE

Informal event all about birds

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Botanical Illustration

painting
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 17 March 2012 - Sun, 15 April 2012
Prices:
FREE

An exhibition of botanical paintings

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Classic Cars

Classic Cars
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, National Museum of Rural Life (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 06 May 2012 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Prices:
Adult £6.50 Child £3 (Under 5 free) Concession £5.50

Your chance to see more than 250 classic cars

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Colin Scougall Sings The Movies

Cinema Film Reel
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 31 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £10.00 Concession £8.00

Enjoy listening to this award winning vocalist

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Confusions

East Kilbride
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 15 February 2012 - Sat, 18 February 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Enjoy these 5 short plays

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Craig McMurdo

Music
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 12 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £10.00 Concession £8.00

Enjoy the music of Craig McMurdo

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Divas

Music
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 25 April 2012 - Thu, 26 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £15.00

Three of Glasgow's top female performers return to East Kilbride with Diva's

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Double Nugget

Theatre
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 02 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Random Accomplice Present Double Nugget

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East Kilbride Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents…The Pirates of Penzance

Theatre
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Village Theatre (Map)
Dates:
Tue, 13 March 2012 - Sat, 17 March 2012
Prices:
Adult from £10 Concession from £8

The Village Theatre will be hosting the East Kilbride Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s fantastic show, 'The Pirates of Penzance' this March.

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February Willow Harvest

February Willow Harvest
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, National Museum of Rural Life (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 05 February 2012 (10:30 am - 2:30 pm)

Help us harvest this year's crop

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Go Wild in Spring

National Museum of Rural Life
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, National Museum of Rural Life (Map)
Dates:
Mon, 02 April 2012 (11:00 am) - Fri, 13 April 2012 (4:00 pm)
Prices:
Adult £6.50 Child £3 (Under 5 free) Concession £5.50

Come along and take part in outdoor activities

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Good Things

Theatre Mask
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 26 April 2012 - Sat, 28 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Poignant and hilarious play

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Good Things

comedy
Type:
Comedy
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 26 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00

Poignant and hilarious play

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Heavy Horse Show

heavy horse
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, National Museum of Rural Life (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 15 July 2012 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Prices:
Adult £6.50 Child £3.00 Concession £5.50

Come along to the biggest heavy horse show

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Mammals of Calderglen Country Park

Calderglen Country Park
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, Calderglen Country Park and Langlands Moss Nature Reserve (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 04 March 2012 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Prices:
FREE

Come along and see this event all about wild mammals.

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Me and My Girl

girl
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Mon, 27 February 2012 - Sat, 03 March 2012

Audiences are sure to be entertained with this production

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Mothers Day High Teas in the Arts Cafe

Scone
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 18 March 2012 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

Bring your mother along to enjoy afternoon tea in the Arts Cafe

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Peter Morrison

music
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 14 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £12.00 Concession £11.00

Peter Morrison - Scotland's singing star

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Roll Out The Beryl

Laughter
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 14 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

You will be introduced to some of Beryl's best loved characters

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San Boa Martial Arts Neji and Taiji Quan

East Kilbride
Type:
Sport and Leisure
Location:
East Kilbride, John Wright Sports Centre (Map)
Dates:
Mon, 10 January 2011 - Tue, 18 December 2012

Come along and learn martial arts

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Sound Exposed

electric guitar
Type:
Other
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 21 April 2012 (10:00 am) - Sun, 20 May 2012 (8:00 pm)
Prices:
FREE

Come along and see this exhibition of some of the best music photography in Scotland

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Stepping Out

Dance
Type:
Comedy
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 07 March 2012 - Sat, 10 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Your dreams are just a step away

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Stick Granny on the Roof-Rack

Carol
Type:
Comedy
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Sat, 03 March 2012

Comedy drama by multi award winning playwright Rona Munro

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Summer Ranger Walk

Summer Walk
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, National Museum of Rural Life (Map)
Dates:
Sun, 13 May 2012 - Sun, 12 August 2012
Prices:
Adult £6.50 Child £3 (under 5 free) Concession £5.50

Take a stroll around Wester Kittochside

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Tenement Tales

The Tenement
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 22 March 2012 - Sat, 24 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Part of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture's Young at Heart Festival

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The Attic

children
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 01 March 2012

Blow away the cobwebs with this production

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The Detours and Support

Theatre
Type:
Music
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 30 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £5.00 Concession £4.00

Enjoy a night of music with The Detours and Support

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The Dixie Swim Club

swimming
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Wed, 04 April 2012 - Sat, 07 April 2012
Prices:
Adult £9.00 Concession £7.00

Come along and see this hilarious and touching comedy

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The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry

Rural Water
Type:
Family
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Thu, 22 March 2012 - Sat, 24 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £8.00 Concession £6.00

East Kilbride Arts Centres Drama groups present this modern reworking

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Titus Andronicus

shakespeare
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 10 February 2012 (7:30 pm) - Sat, 11 February 2012
Mon, 05 March 2012 (7:30 pm) - Tue, 06 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £8.00 Concession £6.00

Stowaways present Titus Andronicus

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Titus Andronicus

shakespeare
Type:
Theatre
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Fri, 10 February 2012 (7:30 pm) - Sat, 11 February 2012
Mon, 05 March 2012 (7:30 pm) - Tue, 06 March 2012
Prices:
Adult £8.00 Concession £6.00

Stowaways present Titus Andronicus

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Young At Heart Festival - Tom Poulson & Chris Baxter Trumpet & Piano Duo

Young at Heart Festival
Type:
Festivals & Gala Days
Location:
East Kilbride, East Kilbride Arts Centre (Map)
Dates:
Mon, 19 March 2012
Prices:
FREE

Enjoy a fantastic trumpet and piano duo from Tom Poulson and Chris Baxter at the East Kilbride Arts Centre this March.

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