- Wikidata identifier:
- Q47486809
- Also known as:
- Norris Library and Museum, Norris Museum
- Instance of:
- local museum; local authority museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 569
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q47486809/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Geology
Local geology and palaeontology from the Oxford Clay and river gravels, including the remains of mammoths. Of particular interest is the Glatton Ichthyosaur, the large part of the skeleton and life-size model of 160 million-year-old marine reptile.
Archaeology
Local archaeology of all periods, particularly strong Roman collections from sites including the Roman town of Godmanchester; Saxon and Medieval; Small collection of Tudor and Stuart material. Some material from the archaeology collection is now on display at St Neots Museum.
Local and Social History
The social history collections reflect the history of St Ives and the local area, including Fen skates, lace making equipment, clay tobacco pipes, domestic items, medical, and craft tools.; Collection of local 17th-century trade tokens. The library includes printed books and pamphlets, newspapers (with some albums of cuttings), a large manuscript collection, and maps. Local prints, watercolours and drawings with some easel paintings, mainly topographical. Collection of local photographs showing people, events, and scenes in St Ives and the surrounding.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC