- Wikidata identifier:
- Q20704233
- Also known as:
- Kington Museum
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 752
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q20704233/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Social History Collection
The collection dates mainly from the Victorian and Edwardian period. There is a significant quantity of militaria from both World Wars, including Civil Defence items, etc. The collection includes many household and domestic items, mainly from the Victorian and Edwardian period.
Subjects
Civil defence; People (society); Social History; Home economics; Life in wartime; People
Costume and Textile Collection
Costume, samplers and embroidery. The collection includes costume, samplers and embroidery.
Subjects
Costume (leisurewear); Textiles; Costume and Textile
Decorative and Applied Art Collection
A small collection of decorative china.
Subjects
Ceramics; Decorative and Applied Arts
Geology Collection
There is a small collection of local fossils.
Subjects
Fossils; Geology
Science and Industry Collection
There is material from Kington Foundry around 1900, from the 1820 horse drawn Tramroad, and from the railway. There are also tools from a variety of trades such as blacksmiths, plumbers, and carpenters. There is a small group of objects of local origin.
Subjects
Industry and commerce; Iron and steel manufacture; Science and Industry; Wood; Trams; Metal working; Railways (national)
Archaeology Collection
There are some items of Romano-British pottery, some medieval roof tiles, and some clay pipe bowls and stems. This is a small collection of local material.
Subjects
Archaeology; Archaeology (settlement); Roman Empire
Photographic Collection
Photographs and postcards date mainly from around 1900. Photographs and postcards date mainly from around 1900 and show townscapes, local people, the railway, etc.
Subjects
Photography
Other
Agriculture; Archives; Arms and Armour; Medicine; Music; Western European; Coins and Medals; Numismatics; Personalia; Transport; Maritime
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC