Frome Museum
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EXHIBITIONS BOOKED FOR 2010
Tuesday March 2nd to Saturday May 1st
Shops and Shopping in Frome 1900 to 1980s: Concentrating on Stony Street, Catherine Hill and Catherine Street.To include photos, adverts, billheads, documents, and artefacts.Also history of some of the shops i.e. Dykes, Knights, Llewellens and many more
Tuesday May 4th to Saturday June 27th
100th Anniversary of The Guides in Frome: Photos, artefacts, uniforms and stories
Tuesday June 29th to Saturday August 28th
The Arts & Crafts Show: Replica models and other crafts all made by local people.To include: Scale model of a house in Long Ground, an Edwardian dolls house, Titanic and other boats, planes, wooden cars, needlework and much more.
Tuesday August 31st to Saturday October 23rd
Costume Exhibition: From Museums own collection
Tuesday October 26th to Closing
Portway Chapel The First 100 years
An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the opening of Portway chapel on November 3rd 1910, To include photos, artefacts, documents, stories, the Chapel Banner and much more.
Frome Museum, in the historic market town of Frome, Somerset, houses a fascinating collection of local artefacts and sources of information, ranging from the Horner family to glass negatives from Singers Art Metal works.
It has a library, a collection of historic maps, photographs, and a range of local information leaflets and books.
It has many artefacts on display, from the ancient quern to the Marston House Fire Engine, a great favourite with children.
The Museum plans to enhance its permanent and temporary exhibitions and to increase the use of the building by local schools as well as the general public.
It will concentrate on improving the display of the collection of local crafts and industrial artefacts and the social history of Frome.
Recent acquisitions include; copies of tithe maps for most of the local area, pre-war scrap books kept by the Singer family, back numbers of Current Archaeology & research notes of the Knights Templar in Somerset.
Catherine Hill 1910
Tuesday March 2nd to Saturday May 1st: Shops and Shopping in Frome 1900 to 1980s
Tuesday May 4th to Saturday June 27th: 100th Anniversary of The Guides in Frome
Tuesday June 29th to Saturday August 28th: The Arts & Crafts Show
Tuesday August 31st to Saturday October 23rd: Costume Exhibition: From Museums own collection
Tuesday October 26th to Closing
Portway Chapel The First 100 years
Interview with Jennie O'Kane by Christine Meadows from Frome FM Here
Visitors can view the Frome Timeline at the Museum, see sample Here
Some links:
Family research - Fussels Iron Works - Radstock Museum - Frome Society for Local Study - Warminster Museum - Somerset Museum Service - Frome Towntalk - Somerset Archaeology
The Museum is normally open from 10am to 2pm, Tuesday - Saturday. Free entry but donations are appreciated. It is a good idea to email/ring to advise of a search before visiting.
+44 (0)1373 454611
NB. The Museum is closed from the end of November and opens on Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Frome Museum, 1 North Parade, Frome, Somerset BA11 1AT
Hon.
Patron, The Earl of Oxford & Asquith KCMG.
Reg.
Charity no. 266780. Reg. Museum no. 1985
Email: fromemuseum@tiscali.co.uk
Some of the display items, including the ancient quern
The Museum's aims are; To maintain, manage and enhance the museum's collection of artefacts and library resources in accordance with its collections management policy and to make these resources accessible to researchers and the general public. To provide a modern museum with an industrial focus.
There are many images and old documents in the Library section.
Right: Old house at the top of Gentle Street in1850, and far right The George Inn, Norton St. Philip. (15th Century)
Singer's image in entrance - Download a PDF tour of the Museum Here