Frome Museum
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March 3rd to May 2nd
Remembering the 40s
May 5th to June 13th
Radio, Gramophones and Camera Bygones.
from the early 1900s until present day.
Benjamin Baker exhibition is now
June 16th to July 24th
Born in Frome he was a talented Civil Engineer
Civil Aviation
July 27th to September 26th
Wilfred Watson
September 29th to winter closing
A talented Frome photographer in the late 19th early 20th century.
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.
Some links: Family research - Fussels Iron Works - Radstock Museum - Frome Society for Local Study - Warminster Museum - Somerset Museum Service - Frome Towntalk - Somerset Archaeology - Search for other Museums and Exhibitions
Download a PDF tour of the Museum here
Interview with Jennie O'Kane by Christine Meadows from Frome FM at a reduced quality, play or
download
Tues 16 June – Sat 24 July Tues – Sat 10.00 – 2.00 - Come to the Victorian Reading Room to dip into the press of the time, alongside books and periodicals on the art of engineering today. It was in this building that local people would have read of the engineering exploits of Benjamin Baker. Baker was born in Frome in 1840 and what is now the Frome Museum was, in his day, the Scientific and Literary Institute. Come along and read the original reports of the transportation of Cleopatra’s Needle from Alexandria to London & the grand opening of the Forth Bridge. Learn about Victorian pioneers of engineering and their modern day equivalents in the tranquil surroundings of the Victorian Reading Room.
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Visitors can view the Frome Timeline at the Museum, see sample here
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 the 3rd March 2009
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)
