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Social History Collection

Local and domestic items including items from local societies and associations, including Diss Cycling Club and Diss Volunteers, domestic items, children’s toys, items from local schools, items associated with Diss in wartime.

Subjects

Social History

Science and Industry Collection

Collections relating to local trades and industries, including products and materials from Aldrich Bros, brush and matting manufacturers, and Youngs engineering.

Subjects

Science and Industry

Photographic Collection

Local photographs including some by Cleer Algar of Diss.

Subjects

Photography

Costume and Textile Collection

Small collection of costume including a uniform of the Diss Volunteers.

Subjects

Costume and Textile

Geology Collection

Small collection of local geology, including a core sample from the bank of Diss Mere.

Subjects

Geology

Archaeology Collection

Small collection of local archaeology including worked flints and Roman coins.

Subjects

Archaeology

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

The purpose of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is to present the story and historical context of the artists and craftworkers who lived and worked in Ditchling and its surrounding communities since 1900.

This is to be achieved through the acquisition, organisation, preservation, and interpretation of relevant and related objects and information, and their deployment for public display, research and learning.

In addition, the Museum will hold selected objects collected by the Bourne sisters, founders of Ditchling Museum, which reflect their diverse collecting practice.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: 2019

Licence: CC BY-NC

The collection currently consists of objects resulting from the collecting practices of Joanna and Hilary Bourne when the museum was established in 1985, and items subsequently acquired by gift, purchase, bequest. Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (formerly Ditchling Museum) was registered in August 2000; prior to this there was no collecting policy.

20th century fine art, applied art and crafts

Collection of works of international importance made by the artists and craftsmen of the Guild of St Joseph & St. Dominic: Desmond Chute, Joseph Cribb, Eric Gill, Philip Hagreen, David Jones, Bernard Brocklehurst & Valentine KilBride, George Maxwell, Hilary Pepler, Dunstan Pruden, Noel Tabbernor, Kenneth Eager, Jenny KilBride, Ewan Clayton, Edgar Holloway, John Maxwell.

These works include silverwork, sculpture, stonework, wood carving, engraving, weaving, printing and lettering

• Collection of fine art by Ditchling artists: Charles Knight, Amy Sawyer, Frank Brangwyn, Louis Ginnett, Laurence Christie.
• Small collection of work relating to Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada.
• Large collection of weaving by Ethel Mairet (and students of Gospels workshop) and Hilary Bourne.
• Representative collection of works of calligraphy by Edward Johnston.
• Working drawings by Eric Gill, Joseph Cribb, Kenneth Eager.

Archaeology

A small collection of archaeological material from Ditchling and the surrounding area including coins, pottery, flints and glass.

Rare books and archival material (primary sources)

• Comprehensive collection of work by private press St. Dominic’s Press and Ditchling Press including pamphlets, labels, cards and posters.
• Evan Gill collection; includes a comprehensive collection of works (St Dominic’s Press books, correspondence, juvenilia, ephemera by Eric Gill).
• Small collection of private press books such as Golden Cockerell Press containing wood engravings by Eric Gill
• Diaries, work books, letters relating to the work of Guild members and associates
• Photograph albums/books made/owned/inscribed by Guild members and associates

Documentary material (secondary sources)

• Information books and ephemera about art and craft, and biographical information on Guild members, Ditchling artists, and associates
• Correspondence, written records (including reminiscences), relating to Ditchling Maps, estate agents details and architectural plans
• Posters, leaflets and programmes of Ditchling events from 18oos until the present day
• Printed materials, local newspaper cuttings
• Books relating to Ditchling and Sussex history
• General children’s books dating from Victorian times to current local authors and illustrators

Clothing collection

• Eric Gill’s work smock
• Petra Tegetmeier’s (nee Gill) hand woven and sewn wedding dress A small collection of hand woven, hand dyed, hand sewn garments made by Ethel Mairet, Hilary Bourne and Valentine KilBride
• A small collection of Ditchling shepherds smocks
• A small collection of generic historic clothing collected by Hilary Bourne

Geology

A very small collection of geological specimens including a shepherd’s crown, an ammonite and iron pyrite.

Photographic images

A collection of original and copied photographic images on paper, glass negatives, 35mm transparencies, postcards, showing:

• Members of The Guild of St Joseph & St Dominic, and their Ditchling artist/craftspeople associates
• Work by members of The Guild of St Joseph & St Dominic, and their Ditchling artists/craftspeople associates
• Topography of Ditchling village
• Ditchling people and village events
• Museum events
• Photographic prints and glass negatives of Victorian portraits with no known Ditchling provenance

Social history

• Small collection of (largely Victorian and early 20th century) objects with a Ditchling provenance
• Collection of generic domestic objects (largely Victorian and early 20h century) with no Ditchling provenance

Sound and film archive

• Collection of 35mm film and videotapes of village events
• Collection of recordings, reminiscences and oral history interviews relating to artists and crafts people of Ditchling
• Collection of recordings, reminiscences and oral history interviews relating to Ditchling events/village life

Tools and equipment

• Collection of tools and equipment used by the artists and craftspeople of Ditchling to make their work eg; Edward Johnston’s desk, Joseph Cribb’s stone and wood carving tools, Dunstan Pruden’s work bench, Stanhope Press used by St Dominic’s Press
• Tools relating to agricultural occupations.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: 2019

Licence: CC BY-NC

The Historical Diving Society was established in 1990 and The Diving Museum, which is wholly owned by the Historical Diving Society, in 2011.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: 2020

Licence: CC BY-NC

The Society owns a wide collection of artefacts and literature ranging from diving-related toys to diving bells, and from diving company catalogues to scientific publications on diving research. They cover all aspects of diving: sport, scientific, commercial, archaeological, naval, entertainment, and diving history.

A major part of the John Bevan Collection, which was previously on display in the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre at Charlestown, in Cornwall, was loaned to us in order to establish The Diving Museum. This included most of the outside exhibits, such as diving bells, a 1930s atmospheric diving suit, a two-man swimmer delivery vehicle designed for the Royal Navy, and two compression chambers which were from the Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory. John’s collection has since been formally donated to The Diving Museum. The RN Diving Branch loaned several types of underwater breathing apparatus, and the National Museum of the Royal Navy loaned a selection of important historical items and artwork originally from the Siebe Gorman Diving Museum. They also loaned us and then passed to our collection a JIM atmospheric diving suit and a wooden scale model of Argonaut Junior, a 3-wheeled seabed vehicle originally made in 1894 in America, which incorporated an airlock. Many diving-related organisations, members of the Historical Diving Society and other individuals have donated or loaned a wide variety of diving equipment and accessories, in particular, the late Bob Campbell’s important collection of SCUBA regulators has been donated to The Diving Museum. Other important donations include a 3-metre scale model of the wreck of HMS Edinburgh made for the film Gold from the Deep donated by Rick Wharton; another atmospheric diving suit, a Newt Suit, and a fully equipped saturation diver and bellman were donated by Subsea 7; and QinetiQ have donated a large quantity of diving equipment that had been used for evaluation purposes over many years. Military medals and ephemera relating to Lt. W. Bailey, Cdr. L. Crabb and Stoker Sydney Knowles, famous divers from WW2, have been loaned by their respective families and, in the case of Cdr. Crabb’s medal, by the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

A large number of books have been donated and The Historical Diving Society now has an extensive reference and research library of some 5000 books, documents and photographs. Our archives include Royal Naval diver training records going back to 1921, several personal divers’ logs, commercial diving equipment catalogues and scientific publications on diving research. We also have about 500 films and videos, and about 2500 items of diving apparatus and related items.

We use a database for cataloguing, managing, and tracking all objects, in which every object is given a unique number. Each entry includes a 1-line description and if necessary additional notes which can be considerably longer, as well as other details of the item and of its acquisition. In January 2023 the total number of items recorded exceeded 9000.

All our paper and film artefacts are kept in our concrete storeroom familiarly known as The Bunker, a Second World War Air Raid Precaution Centre now owned by the HDS, which has a suitable and stable environment. It is located about a mile from The Diving Museum.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: 2020

Licence: CC BY-NC

Science and Industry Collection

The history and ongoing development of the Barrow shipyard features heavily in this collection and particularly the long associated firm of Vickers. Collections represent the wide range of work carried out by the Yard from shipbuilding to general engineering. In addition to a number of items of machinery, there is a collection of ship models dating from 1873 (first launch date from the shipyard) to the 1950s. The town has been associated with submarine building since 1901 and this theme is a particular focus for future collecting. The other key industries that influenced the growth and development of the town in the 19th century, iron mining and iron and steel production, are also featured. The history of iron mining ranges from that carried out by the Cistercian Monks at Furness Abbey to the boom in the late 19th century and decline around the 1960s. Steel production began in the area around 1700 and again a small but developing collection traces its history and the lives of the steelworkers and key personalities of the industry. The various other local industries of the 19th-20th centuries also feature in the collections including the Jute Works and shipbreaking depot.

Subjects

Science and Industry

Maritime Collection

The museum has acquired material relating to the development of the port and docks, which played a key part in the town’s development. In addition to documentary evidence, the museum has several boats with local connections; ‘Nance’, a 1913 Morecambe Bay prawner on permanent display; the’ White Rose’ racing yacht (1887); the ‘Herbert Leigh’ lifeboat that served in the 1950s; and the ‘Banshee’, a 1866 pilot boat/prawner. There is also a selection of souvenirs from ships and shipyards.

Subjects

Maritime

Photographic Collection

The Vickers Photographic Archive consists of over 7000 glass and film negatives and also around 100 16mm films ranging from 1878 to 1972.

Subjects

Photographic equipment

Transport Collection

There is a small collection linked to the development and operation of the Furness Railway, including material associated with the daily lives of the railway workers and key figures in its history.

Subjects

Transport

Ethnography Collection

The museum acquired some ethnographic material early on in its history and these are included in a very small collection of foreign items (mainly African and Indian weapons). The items were collected as souvenirs by local people from around the British Empire before the First World War and this collection is effectively closed.

Subjects

Ethnography

Geology Collection

The Museum Service holds a large number of local rock, mineral and small fossil specimens, some having a connection with the industrial development of the area and other collections representing some of the earliest types of animals (mainly invertebrates) and plants found in the Barrow area and also the rich mineral deposits.

Subjects

Geology

Archaeology Collection

The majority of the collection is Prehistoric in date, from Late Mesolithic to Iron Age, mostly of local origin and chance finds, but with some excavated material. Objects include human and animal bone, burial urns, a large quantity of stone tools (mostly Langdale axes. Smaller amounts of bronze items and objects from the Roman and Medieval periods also feature.

Subjects

Archaeology

Biology Collection

A collection of mounted birds and mammals, many of local origin and acquired in the early 20th century, including work by local taxidermist G. H. Murray of Carnforth. There are also birds’ eggs, shells (freshwater and marine molluscs), insects (particularly butterflies), sub fossil remains and coral.

Subjects

Biology

Fine Art Collection

Oils, watercolours, drawings and prints, mainly by locally associated artists including George Romney. Many of the works are 19th-20th century, but with some earlier examples. There are also a small number of other British and non-British works represented.

Subjects

Fine Art

Social History Collection

An extensive collection of local and social history covering a broad range of subjects and mainly late 19th and 20th centuries. The strengths of the collections are local trade and commerce, particularly the local Co-op Movement, domestic items, healthcare, entertainment, education and costume.

Subjects

Social History

Oral History Collection

The museum is in the process of developing an oral history archive of recording connected to the experiences of the shipyard workers and their various trades.

Subjects

Oral history

Agriculture Collection

An insignificant collection, mainly of smaller-sized items rather than any large machinery or equipment.

Subjects

Agriculture

Arms and Armour Collection

A small collection of firearms and edged weapons, not a priority for development.

Subjects

Arms and Armour

Costume and Textile Collection

A small collection of mainly W.W.II uniform and some general costumes.

Subjects

Costume and Textile

Decorative and Applied Art Collection

Some furniture, ceramics and glassware.

Subjects

Decorative and Applied Arts

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

Local and Social History

Collection comprises a small number of archaeology, fine art, and geological objects and photographs and archival material relating to the history of Dorchester from prehistory to present. The Collection includes 148 items of prehistoric flints and hand axes, pottery sherds, medieval tiles from the Abbey, and cannon balls; 85 Roman and modern pre-decimal coins; 17 fossils; 42 watercolours and prints; 18 early photographs and 200 archival items.

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

Under the terms of Dora Gordine’s will, and appropriate deeds from Lloyds Bank to Kingston University, Dorich House and its land were transferred to the University in 1994. In the same year, under a Deed of Disposition of Chattels, the collections were transferred to Kingston University.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: Not known

Licence: CC BY-NC

Dorich House, completed to Gordine’s design in 1936, is the museum’s largest exhibit. It is the sole remaining example of an artist’s studio house in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and one of a few studio house museums dedicated to the work of a woman artist.

The museum collection, formally established on 20 July 1994, falls into the following main categories:

• Sculpture, drawings, and paintings by Dora Gordine
• Russian fine and applied art collected by Gordine and her husband the Hon. Richard Hare
• Furniture owned by Gordine and Hare and used at Dorich House
• Books and publications owned by Gordine and Hare during their lives at Dorich House
• Archive material (photographs, publications, exhibition catalogues, press cuttings) relating to the lives and work of Gordine and Hare

Collections mainly cover the lifetimes of Gordine (1895-1991), Hare (1907-1966) and Dorich House (designed 1935, completed 1936). The Russian art collection dates from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The museum collections also include archive material related to the setting up of the museum, along with further research material and oral history accumulated since 1994.

Gordine was born in Latvia and lived in Liepāja, Tallinn, Paris, Johor, and London. She exhibited her work internationally and visited the United States with her husband on academic business. Hare was a Russian specialist, formerly a diplomat and later an academic, writer, and translator. These geographical areas are represented in the collections.

Sculpture, drawings, and paintings of Dora Gordine. The collection contains more than 160 sculptures both in plaster and in finished bronze, including generic heads, portrait heads and figures.

Russian fine and applied art. The Russian collection includes porcelain figurines, tableware, and Easter eggs; painted and gilded icons; paintings and engravings; lacquerware, metalwork, and furniture.

Books and other publications. A selection of books and publications found at Dorich House at the time of Gordine’s death are included in the museum collection, among them, personal copies autographed to Gordine by the authors and publications illustrating the interests of both Gordine and Hare.

Archive material and photographs. The archive contains: personal memorabilia of Gordine and Hare; correspondence and copies of correspondence (where the originals are held elsewhere) to and from Gordine and Hare and others; exhibition catalogues; press cuttings, photographs and research material collected by curatorial staff; files relating to the transfer of Dorich House to Kingston University and the setting up of Dorich House Museum.

Source: Collection development policy

Date:

Licence: CC BY-NC

Archaeology Collection

This collection reflects the rich archaeological heritage of Dorset. Important collections presented to the museum include those of: Cunnington (1880s); Moule (1880-1900); Warne (1880); and Hall and Bean (1982). The prehistoric and Roman collections are particularly strong. The archaeology of the iron age hillfort of Maiden Castle, excavated primarily by Sir Mortimer Wheeler, is a strength of the museum. There are finds from many major excavations in Dorchester and rural Dorset, such as the evidence for the neolithic henge monument at Maumbury Rings, subsequently a Roman amphitheatre (and latterly a 17th century gun emplacement); artefacts from the huge late neolithic palisade enclosure which underlies Dorchester; finds from prehistoric excavations elsewhere in the county; finds from the Roman town of Durnovaria, which underlies modern Dorchester, and the many Dorset rural Roman settlements and villas; Saxon finds from cemeteries such as Poundbury; and medieval material from the county. In addition, there is a fine range of artefacts discovered as stray finds, especially perhaps bronze age metalwork. There are complete Roman mosaic pavements lifted from town houses excavated in Dorchester and from Dewlish Roman villa.

Subjects

Archaeology

Geology Collection

This is another large collection, mainly contributed by: Mansel-Pleydell (1902); Lang (1950s); Brokenshire (1980s); and Ensom (1980s). The collection includes a substantial amount of fossil material and a smaller number of rock and mineral specimens. Notable individual items include: a paddle of a pliosaur found at Kimmeridge; and an ichthyosaur from the Lower Lias rocks of Lyme Regis.

Subjects

Geology

Social History Collection

The large collection of social history material has grown with the addition of several major collections such as the Moule material; and the Skyrme collection of agricultural and domestic implements (1970). There are items relating to rural industries such as thatching, ditching, smithing and gamekeeping, as well as from domestic life.

Subjects

Social History

Biology Collection

Important natural history collections include those of Mansel-Pleydell (1902); Miss Paine (1899); C D Day (1952); F H Haines (1940s); H Moore (1950s) and the Richardsons (1930s). The biology science collection includes mammals, birds, eggs, osteology, entomology, molluscs, marine specimens and herbaria. Notably, there is a mounted Great Bustard, the largest British land bird, extinct in this country since 1810.

Subjects

Biology

Photographic Collection

The photographic collection is extensive and has a wide range of images covering the topography of Dorset, the lives and work of its people, special events and notable personalities.

Subjects

Photography

Fine Art Collection

There is a large collection of topographical watercolours presented by the Moule family.

Subjects

Fine Art

Decorative and Applied Art Collection

There is a small collection of furniture, clocks, etc.

Subjects

Decorative and Applied Arts

Transport Collection

There is a butcher’s cart from Cerne Abbas from c.1919.

Subjects

Transport

Archives Collection

There is an major library and archive collection relating to Dorset studies. The library houses the largest collection of books on Dorset and contains early Ordnance Survey maps, trade directories, catalogues and other ephemera. The collection of Thomas Hardy material comprises books, letters, manuscripts and artefacts. The Thomas Hardy Memorial Collection was presented to the museum in 1937. Other significant holdings are those of William Barnes (1900 and 1957), Dorset poet, scholar and priest, and Sylvia Townsend Warner (1980).

Subjects

Archives

Other

Arms and Armour; Costume and Textile; Maritime; Medals; Medicine; Music; Numismatics; Oral History

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

Social History

This is the largest single part of the collection, totalling 7000 items. Under this general heading is included all artefacts made or used within the Dover District including locally made watches and ceramics, local tools, agriculture, ephemera, personalia, oral history, music and medicine. There are models and replicas, including a wonderful set of scale models showing the development of the town and port of Dover from the Roman times up to 1990; the Victorian rebuilding of the town. Other outstanding collections include Ronald Stocks Loan collection of Weights & Measures. Certain areas are particularly strong e.g. Regulations and Control (includes Local Authority material such as seals, badges, and material from local Fire and Police Services, Customs and Excise etc.).

Fine Art

The Museum holds a large and particularly good collection of oil paintings, prints, drawings, watercolours and photographs of Dover numbering approximately 1,000 framed items and approximately 20,000 unframed items. The Museum also holds a very small collection of pictures that do not depict local scenes.

Archaeology

Dover Museum has a collection of around 4000 objects and around 15000 bulk archaeological samples. The collection is particularly strong in relation to the Bronze Age. Loans include Anglo-Saxon finds from the Buckland Cemetery excavation (on loan from the British Museum) and the Dover Bronze Age Boat, the world’s oldest known seagoing boat, on loan from the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust.

Ancient Egyptian Collection

Some 26 ancient Egyptian objects appear in the old accession registers, but an unclear part thereof was lost through decay and shelling in 1942-3; at least three items survive, and more may be waiting to be traced. Therefore, any information presented here about the collection must be viewed as preliminary. Although the archaeology collection is currently being reorganized, as Dover Museum is a local history museum, none of the objects is on display and access is therefore problematic. Classes of objects represented in the collection include: jewellery; metal figure; animal remains (mummies); human remains (mummies, fragmentary); papyrus; pottery; relief sculpture; shabtis; textile; wooden figure.

Subjects

Ancient civilizations; Antiquity; Egyptology

Transport

The museum holds around 200 transport-related items.

Arms and Armour

Dover has a long and important military history, which is not well reflected in its collections. A few excellent pieces of uniform, and important material from the First World War Zeebrugge Raid conducted by the Dover Patrol, together with a number of military prints and a large collection of plans of the construction of the Western Heights Defences are the most significant items.

Archives

The local ephemera collection is an outstanding collection area, totalling 10,000 items.

Photographic

One of the most significant parts of the collection are the local photographs, totalling over 44,000 images.

Science and Industry

Particularly strong areas include some manufacturing industries e.g. food, drink, tobacco goods and engineering.

Ethnography

Dover Museum has a small collection of approximately 200 items of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics, furniture, costume and sculpture; some pieces are of outstanding quality. There is also a very small and unimpressive and poorly documented collection of ethnographic material numbering less than 100 items.

Numismatics

Dover Museum has a small but good collection of coins and medals spanning the Iron Age to Modern period, consisting of about 3000 items. The major gap in the collection is local tokens. The Museum also possesses 2 large 13th Century silver penny hoards.

Costume/textiles

The Museum has a very small collection of costume. It does, however, have a good collection of 19th Century local samplers. <

Maritime

The museum holds material relating to the history of the Cinque Ports and Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports within the collecting area and material relating to local Customs and Excise smuggling.

Biology

Up until the destruction of large parts of the Museum Collection in 1942, the Museum had a large and varied collection of zoological specimens including many fine examples presented by Lord Rothschild. With the exception of The Sloper Collection, a cased collection of c.2000 European Butterflies and Moths, a Polar Bear, and the cased head of a lion, very little else remains.

Geology

The Geological Collections was once large, but much was destroyed during the war. The present collection of 1825 items, most of which were formed by the Walton Collection, include many non-local fossils, probably British. Must of the material is only of moderate quality and very poorly documented.

Decorative/applied Art

After the War the Museum received a generous donation of furniture and paintings from the Lady Cory Bequest. There are approximately 300 pieces of furniture in the collection, mainly of nineteenth century date and including many pieces with Berlin Wood Work panels and seats. In addition, there are a number of earlier seventeenth and eighteenth century pieces. The Museum also has a small collection of over 1000 Ceramics, but many are of excellent quality and include many 18th Century pieces.

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

Down County Museum’s collection was created in 1981 and consists mainly of objects donated by members of the public. These include items relating to the social, cultural, political, and economic history of County Down such as archaeological, geological, ecclesiastical, numismatic, and natural history collections as well as documents, photographs, agricultural items, fine and applied art and objects relating to the history of the Old County Gaol of Down, in which the museum is situated.

This collection, obtained largely by public donation between 1981-2000 forms the basis of the permanent exhibitions in the Governor’s Residence and the Cell Block extension.

The construction of the Cell Block Extension in 2015 facilitated the reorganisation of the collection’s storage, providing an additional onsite collections store that is currently used for large industrial and agricultural items.

Source: Collection development policy

Date: Not known

Licence: CC BY-NC

The collection currently comprises over 13,000 individual items ranging from prehistoric flint to contemporary art. Notable collections include the fine art collection, textile collection, medical collection, 1798 collection and the agricultural collection.

In addition, there is a large photographic archive of approx. 50,000 photographs, negatives, and slides.

Source: Collection development policy

Date:

Licence: CC BY-NC

Personalia Collection

The collection consists of material relating to Dr Johnson and his circle of friends. There is a library of about 2,000 books, 100 prints, 20 oil paintings, 20 watercolours, period furniture, 50 manuscripts and a selection of personal items mainly silver or ceramics. Printed material and manuscripts include pieces written by or about Johnson or to celebrate his work, about his work, his family and his circle, images cover Johnson, his circle and places or buildings associated with his life. There is material relating to the Johnson Club, the Johnson Society and other organisations devoted to his memory. Items of furniture have also been collected to furnish the rooms appropriately.

Subjects

Literature; Architecture

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC

Archaeology Collection

The archaeology relates mainly to the salt extraction industry, and includes Iron Age and Romano-British material.

Subjects

Archaeology; Archaeology (settlement)

Costume and Textile Collection

This small collection consists of Victorian costume and accessories.

Subjects

Costume (leisurewear); Costume and Textile

Social History Collection

The recent past of the town and its inhabitants is reflected through personal possessions, small-scale household utensils and other items. A collection of local artefacts.

Subjects

People (society); Home economics; Social History

Photographic Collection

This consists mainly of monochrome photographs of the 19th. and 20th. C., together with a recent gift of 35mm. colour slides of Droitwich. A collection of photographs and more recent colour slides of Droitwich.

Subjects

Photography

Archives Collection

The archive material mainly relates to the history of the Spa, including plans and maps. The archive material mainly relates to the history of the Spa.

Subjects

Documents (historic); Archives

Source: Cornucopia

Date: Not known, but before 2015

Licence: CC BY-NC