- Wikidata identifier:
- Q18962174
- Also known as:
- The Almonry Heritage Centre, Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre
- Instance of:
- museum; local authority museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 830
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q18962174/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Archaeology Collection
The collection consists mainly of material excavated by the Vale of Evesham Historical society. It includes Neolithic material, quantities of material from Romano-British and Saxon to late Medieval times, and material excavated from Evesham Abbey by the Rudge family in the 1830s. The collection includes the “Great Chair” of Evesham Abbey, a unique and massive throne of carved oak dating from the 14th.C. The museum has grave goods from early 6th.C. Saxon burials at Beckford (Glos.), and Broadway (Worcs.), and from a late 6th./early7th.C. grave at Fairfield (near Evesham). The collection includes Neolithic material, quantities of material from Romano-British to late Medieval times, and material excavated from Evesham Abbey by the Rudge family in the 1830s. The collection includes the “Great Chair” of Evesham Abbey, a unique and massive throne of carved oak dating from the 14th C.
Subjects
Archaeology (cemeteries); Archaeology; Viking; Archaeology (settlement); Roman Empire; Western European
Geology Collection
A collection of fossils and minerals collected in the area.
Subjects
Fossils; Geology; Minerals
Music Collection
The collection reflects aspects of the history of the Evesham area.
Subjects
Music; Western European
Personalia Collection
The collection reflects aspects of the history of the Evesham area.
Subjects
Personalia; People; Western European
Photographic Collection
The photographs are mainly of local topographical interest.
Subjects
Photographic equipment; Photography; Western European
Archives Collection
The collections include a 14th.C. illuminated psalter, and a copy of the rare “Matthew” bible printed in 1537.
Subjects
Documents (historic); Archives; Western European
Arms and Armour Collection
The collection reflects aspects of the history of the Evesham area.
Subjects
Costume (leisurewear); Costume (uniform/regalia); Textiles; Arms and Armour; Costume and Textile; Western European
Science and Industry Collection
Local industries such as those of the blacksmith, cobbler and wheelwright are well covered. There is a particularly good set of wheelwright’s tools from a business on Merstow Green Other industries covered include those of the blacksmith and cobbler.
Subjects
Industry and Commerce; Science and Industry; Metal working; Western European
Social History Collection
The collection consists of domestic, craft, commercial and civic items, printed ephemera and pictures, covering the period from the 16th. to the 20th C.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC