# Hunter House Museum

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For other places, see [Hunter House Museum (disambiguation)](/source/Hunter_House_Museum_(disambiguation)).

**Hunter House Museum** was a [museum](/source/Museum) in [Calderwood](/source/Calderwood,_East_Kilbride), [East Kilbride](/source/East_Kilbride), [South Lanarkshire](/source/South_Lanarkshire), [Scotland](/source/Scotland).

## Description

Hunter House forms part of the original Long Calderwood Farm, purchased in the early 18th Century by John Hunter, father of [William Hunter](/source/William_Hunter_(anatomist)) FRS (1718–1783) who became a leading anatomist, and [John Hunter](/source/John_Hunter_(surgeon)) FRS (1728–1793), a physician and surgeon. The landholding itself has considerably earlier origins.[1] Between the 1940s and 1960s the surrounding land was swallowed up by housing after East Kilbride was designated Scotland's first [new town](/source/New_towns_in_the_United_Kingdom) to alleviate serious housing issues, primarily in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow).[2]

The museum, which contained exhibits relating to the medical pioneer brothers and also covered the [local history](/source/Local_history) of East Kilbride,[3][4] closed in February 2011 due to funding cuts in South Lanarkshire.[5] The artefacts which were within the museum were removed for safekeeping. William Hunter's main collection can be found at the [Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery](/source/Hunterian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery), which is part of [Glasgow University](/source/Glasgow_University). John Hunter's main collection is displayed at the [Hunterian Museum](/source/Hunterian_Museum,_London) at the [Royal College of Surgeons](/source/Royal_College_of_Surgeons) in [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England).[6]

Calderwood Baptist Church, based at the adjacent property, was one of four applicants to use the building, and in November 2011 they took ownership.[5] The building was renovated and reopened in 2013, being used for a multitude of purposes including a community cafe run by volunteers.[7]

## See also

- [List of Category A listed buildings in South Lanarkshire](/source/List_of_Category_A_listed_buildings_in_South_Lanarkshire)
- [List of listed buildings in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire](/source/List_of_listed_buildings_in_East_Kilbride,_South_Lanarkshire)

## References

1. [East Kilbride, Maxwellton Road, Hunter House](https://canmore.org.uk/site/171595/east-kilbride-maxwellton-road-hunter-house), [Canmore](/source/Canmore_(database))

1. [East Kilbride - old and new](https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200165/local_and_family_history/615/east_kilbride_-_old_and_new), [South Lanarkshire Council](/source/South_Lanarkshire_Council)

1. [Hunter House Museum](http://www.activitypoint.co.uk/websites/123reg/LinuxPackage21/ac/ti/vi/activitypoint.co.uk/public_html/cgi-bin/list.cgi?r=eastkilbride&e=1774%28HunterHouseMuseum%29), Activity Point: Activities & Attractions in Scotland

1. [Hunter House Museum](http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,SIG49440Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110411134538/http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,SIG49440Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html) 11 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, VisitScotland

1. Lawn, Pamela (9 April 2013). ["New chapter for Hunter House as church takes ownership of site"](http://news.stv.tv/west-central/220812-william-and-john-hunters-house-re-opened-by-calderwood-church/). *STV News*. Retrieved 2 February 2016.[dead link]

1. [Medical Pioneers of Hunter House](http://www.visitlanarkshire.com/attractions/historic-heritage/Hunter-House-Museum/), Visit Lanarkshire

1. ["Hunter House"](https://www.calderwoodbaptist.co.uk/Groups/271192/Hunter_House.aspx#History). *www.calderwoodbaptist.co.uk*. Calderwood Baptist Church. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

## External links

- [Hunter House](https://www.visitlanarkshire.com/things-to-see-and-do/hunter-house-cafe/) at www.visitlanarkshire.com
- [Hunter House Museum website](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130109174326/http%3A//www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/directory_record/56818/hunter_house_museum) (Last accessed 5 May 13).

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