Crewkerne and District Museum

Crewkerne and District Museum
Location within Somerset
Established 2000
Location Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°53′07″N 2°47′42″W / 50.8854°N 2.7951°W / 50.8854; -2.7951
Type Local museum
President Roger Rousell
Website Museum web site

Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room.[1]

The museum opened in 2000 in an old house with an 18th-century frontage. It was restored with the help of grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Somerset County Council, South Somerset District Council and Crewkerne Town Council.[1]

The development of Crewkerne during the 18th and 19th centuries, with particular emphasis on the flax and linen industry is illustrated with a permanent display.[2] Other collections relate to local archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Music, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War.[3]

In the summer of 2010 a travelling exhibition Treasures from the Earth was hosted by the museum, with a series of archaeology themed events. Local materials, specific to Crewkerene were added including Roman coins and brooches and information on and pictures of the mosaics found at nearby Lopen[4] and Dinnington.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crewkerne Heritage Centre". Communigate. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Crewkerne Heritage Centre". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Crewkerne Museum". Culture 24. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "The discovery: Excavation and location". Lopen Roman Mosaic. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Time Team Special 27: Dinnington, Somerset (The Big Roman Villa).". Time Team. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
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