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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)

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Singer's image in entrance - Download a PDF tour of the Museum Here


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