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New Exhibition 🌿Nature has never been more impo New Exhibition 🌿Nature has never been more important in our lives. We are delighted to announce that, alongside our reopening on 12 August, we are opening a brand new art exhibition, ‘The Arborealists’🌳. More than 50 artworks will be on display, that together will transport you to the beautiful and versatile landscapes of ancient woodland sites on Exmoor and Dartmoor 🍃 #TogetherAgainSWHT Images: Fiona McIntyre -Twisting Oaks and Granite, Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor Claire Cansick - Culbone Wood Fernery with Whitebeams, Exmoor Philippa Beale - Badgeworthy Oak Wood, Exmoor Abi Kremer - Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor @lovedartmoor @exmoor_national_park @mcintyre6381 @clairecansick @philippa.beale #AbiKremer #TheArborealists #TheMuseumofSomerset #VisitTaunton #VisitSomerset #DartmoorNationalPark #Dartmoor #Exmoor #ExmoorNationalPark #Arborealists #ArtofTrees #ArtinNature #Taunton #TauntonSomerset
🎉 We are delighted to announce that we will be 🎉 We are delighted to announce that we will be reopening our doors again on Wednesday 12 August. We can’t wait to see you all and for our museum to come back to life once more! 🎉 As you can imagine, we have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that when our doors open it is as safe as possible. There will be some changes, not least of all, revised opening times, and you will need to book ahead of your visit - advance booking will be available on our website from Monday 3 August. All the information you need before your visit is available on our website (#linkinbio), and we will be posting more information here over the next few days. See you soon! #MuseumofSomerset #Somerset #TauntonSomerset #MuseumReopening #reopening #TogetherAgainSWHT @visit_taunton @visitsomersetuk
Congratulations to Shannon (age 12) from Wellingto Congratulations to Shannon (age 12) from Wellington, who has won an international dinosaur-themed art competition run by the Dinosaur University in Australia! 🦖🦕 There were 3 categories: 5-8 year olds, 9-12 year olds and people’s choice (voted via Facebook). Shannon won the 9-12 category for her 3d Ichthyosaur skeleton based on our 'Poppy' find. Shannon did some research on the real find to go along with her art. The judges said: 'Congratulations, Shannon, on winning the 9-12 year age group in the Dinosaur University Mary Anning Art Prize, with this delightful Ichthyosaur. Your work showed a great deal of insight into something recently found in your local area, and the judges were impressed by the main work, and the telling of the story.' ⭐️ Well done Shannon from everyone at The Museum of Somerset! ⭐️👏👏 #icthyosaur #MusuemofSomerset #SWHTDiscovery #ArtCompetition #DinosaurUniversity #ArtPrize
Did you DYB, DYB, DYB? We’d love to read your m Did you DYB, DYB, DYB? We’d love to read your memories ⚜️. Were you a Cub, Scout or Guide and what were the things you liked most about being part of the pack ? What was your woggle made of? Do you remember which badges you were awarded? Our normal reminiscence sessions within the community have had to cease during this period of shielding for our most vulnerable. We are keen to help and provide some activities that are safe to use and enjoy during this difficult time. ‘Somerset during World War Two’ is our first interactive DVD to encourage reminiscence with an image rich resource that is easy to use, just pop it in a DVD player. You can guess the object, listen to real oral archive recordings from other Somerset residents and take part in the evacuee journey from the city to the country. Learn, listen, see and talk about rationing, evacuees, the Home Guard and much more. Although this free DVD doesn’t provide the full experience of our usual sessions it is a great introduction to the history of Somerset and the type of experience, we can offer you when it is safe to do so. If you are a care home or shielding group and would like a copy, request yours on our website (#linkinthebio) #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel #Reminiscence #ReminiscencePhotograpy #MuseumofSomerset #SchoolMemories #Somerset #Devon #MuseumFromHome #ChildhoodMemories @scouts #Scouts #Scout #Woggle Image: S.W. Kenyon collection (South West Heritage Trust, SHC: A/DQN)
Do you remember sitting in a classroom on a hot su Do you remember sitting in a classroom on a hot summer’s day? We’d love to read your memories of school. 👩‍🏫 With our children slowly returning to school, what was it like back in your day? Did you have a wooden desk with an inkwell? Did you have a real blackboard with chalk? Our normal reminiscence sessions within the community have had to cease during this period of shielding for our most vulnerable. We are keen to help and provide some activities that are safe to use and enjoy during this difficult time. ‘Somerset during World War Two’ is our first interactive DVD to encourage reminiscence with an image rich resource that is easy to use, just pop it in a DVD player. You can guess the object, listen to real oral archive recordings from other Somerset residents and take part in the evacuee journey from the city to the country. Learn, listen, see and talk about rationing, evacuees, the Home Guard and much more. Although this free DVD doesn’t provide the full experience of our usual sessions it is a great introduction to the history of Somerset and the type of experience, we can offer you when it is safe to do so. If you are a care home or shielding group and would like a copy, request yours on our website (#linkinthebio) #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel #Reminiscence #ReminiscencePhotograpy #MuseumofSomerset #SchoolMemories #Somerset #Devon #MuseumFromHome #ChildhoodMemories #MemoriesofSchool #School #SchoolDesk #Blackboard Image: S.W. Kenyon collection (South West Heritage Trust, SHC: A/DQN)
On Paul Street, Taunton, opposite the library, is On Paul Street, Taunton, opposite the library, is the site of the Mechanics' Institute which was established in 1830. Mechanic Institutes were common at this time in towns throughout Britain. Often established through philanthropy, they were an early form of adult education and provided an alternative to drinking and gambling. They also served as a way for developments in science and technology to be shared with the general population. The inaugural lecture was given by Andrew Crosse who famously experimented with electricity at his home at Fyne Court, just outside of Taunton. He was a controversial figure who at one time believed he had created life by passing electrical currents through minerals. It has been suggested that his electrical experiments, some of which involved trying to capture the power of lightening, had been one of the influences on Mary Shelley when she wrote the novel Frankenstein. She had attended at least one of his lectures in London. #taunton ##somerset #heritage #towntour #history #science #experiments #volunteers @visit_taunton
What was your favourite sweet when you were little What was your favourite sweet when you were little? 🍬 We’d love to read your memories. Sweet rationing ended in 1953, it must have been a bit like shops opening after Covid-19 restrictions, there were even queues! What could you buy for a penny? What was your pocket money? Our normal reminiscence sessions within the community have had to cease during this period of shielding for our most vulnerable. We are keen to help and provide some activities that are safe to use and enjoy during this difficult time. ‘Somerset during World War Two’ is our first interactive DVD to encourage reminiscence with an image rich resource that is easy to use, just pop it in a DVD player. You can guess the object, listen to real oral archive recordings from other Somerset residents and take part in the evacuee journey from the city to the country. Learn, listen, see and talk about rationing, evacuees, the Home Guard and much more. Although this free DVD doesn’t provide the full experience of our usual sessions it is a great introduction to the history of Somerset and the type of experience, we can offer you when it is safe to do so. If you are a care home or shielding group and would like a copy, request yours on our website (search South West Heritage Trust Heritage Reminiscence in Somerset). #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel #Reminiscence #ReminiscencePhotograpy #MuseumofSomerset #SweetShop #Sweets #ChildhoodSweets #Somerset #Devon #MuseumFromHome #ChildhoodMemories #SweetieJars #SweetJars #PickandMix #PickandMixSweets IMAGE: From the S.W. Kenyon collection (South West Heritage Trust, SHC: A/DQN)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW (Link in the bio!) 🎟🎼🤩 We're very excited to be hosting As I Roved Out: Somerset Folk Songs presented by the very talented musical duo: GreenMatthews. This online concert will be brought to you LIVE via Zoom. Find out more on our website (Link in the bio) #OnlineEvent #MuseumAtHome #SomersetFolkMusic #FolkMusic #FolkMusicians #SomersetFolk #CecilSharp #FolkSong #TraditionalMusic #LiveMusic #linkinbio
From 1901, every 8 minutes, an electric tram servi From 1901, every 8 minutes, an electric tram service ran from the bottom of East Reach to the Taunton Railway Station. In 1909 the route was extended to terminate on Kingston Road, Rowbarton. The tramway was run by a private company, the Taunton Electric Traction Company, but was bedevilled with financial problems during its 20 years of operation. The 550 volts it required came from a new electricity generating station in St James Street but, in 1921, the council cut off the tram company's electricity supply for failure to pay for their bills following a dispute over the price. This marked the end of the Taunton tram service. Most tramways elsewhere were council run and lasted a lot longer. Some of the cast iron tram poles or 'standards' that carried the overhead line, were converted into lamp posts before eventually taken down. The last one being removed from its site on Greenway Avenue in 2015. #taunton #somerset #heritage #transport #localhistory #transporthistory #museumsinlockdown #volunteers #oldphotos @visit_taunton
We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you back 👋 and are working on plans to make that possible.This month (July) our team is returning to site to make preparations. It’s expected that public reopening will follow in early August 🥳. We’re keen to make the right decisions for our visitors. It would greatly help our planning if you could complete the questionnaire on our website MUSEUMOFSOMERSET.ORG.UK / link in the bio. Thank you, and we hope to see you soon 😊 #museumofsomerset #visitorsurvey #reopening #somersetday365 #somerset #visitsomerset #togetheragain
Did you have a favourite book as a child? 📚 We Did you have a favourite book as a child? 📚 We’d love to hear your memories - comment below 👇! Books and puzzles have been best sellers during lockdown, and they don’t need charging or batteries! Did books help you to learn another language? Did you get books from the library? Our normal reminiscence sessions within the community have had to cease during this period of shielding for our most vulnerable. We are keen to help and provide some activities that are safe to use and enjoy during this difficult time. ‘Somerset during World War Two’ is our first interactive DVD to encourage reminiscence with an image rich resource that is easy to use, just pop it in a DVD player. You can guess the object, listen to real oral archive recordings from other Somerset residents and take part in the evacuee journey from the city to the country. Learn, listen, see and talk about rationing, evacuees, the Home Guard and much more. Although this free DVD doesn’t provide the full experience of our usual sessions it is a great introduction to the history of Somerset and the type of experience, we can offer you when it is safe to do so. If you are a Somerset-based care home or shielding group and would like a copy, request yours on our website (Link In the Bio) IMAGE: from the S.W. Kenyon collection (South West Heritage Trust, SHC: A/DQN) #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel #Reminiscence #ReminiscencePhotograpy #MuseumofSomerset #BookLoversOfInstagram #BookLovers #Somerset #Devon #MuseumFromHome #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel #childrensbooks #FavouriteChildhoodBooks #ChildhoodMemories
This week's Town Tour highlight begins early one m This week's Town Tour highlight begins early one morning in 1879, when the guests of the White Hart Inn, East Reach were woken by a man who had no clothing other than a rug wrapped round his waist. Strips of blankets were subsequently found in Gaol Lane and eight constables set off in pursuit. They discovered Thomas Bevan in hiding at Lambrook Farm, having escaped from Wilton Gaol. The House of Correction at Wilton was completed by March 1756 and subsequently enlarged in 1815 and again in 1843 when it was given the status of County Gaol. On average, the gaol housed 100 prisoners at any one time, who would be expected to rise at 5.45 am each day and work from 6.30-7.30am, 9am-1pm, 2-6pm and 7-8pm with breaks in between for chapel and rest. No drinking, smoking or gaming was permitted, nor were books or printed papers without prior permission. Silence was the order of the day; any prisoner found talking or even making signals lost the right to visitors. Many of the prisoners died of disease and old age and are buried nearby at Wilton church. #taunton #somerset #tauntonsomerset #history #heritage #historicbuildings #heritagetrail #crimeandpunishment #socialhistory #prisonbreak #prisonhistory #museum ##museumsinlockdown
Free school milk, remember that? We’d love to r Free school milk, remember that? We’d love to read your memories. With free school meals vouchers back in the news, did you enjoy your daily bottle of milk when you were small? Was it cold to drink in the winter? Were you a milk monitor? Our normal reminiscence sessions within the community have had to cease during this period of shielding for our most vulnerable. We are keen to help and provide some activities that are safe to use and enjoy during this difficult time. ‘Somerset during World War Two’ is our first interactive DVD to encourage reminiscence with an image rich resource that is easy to use, just pop it in a DVD player. You can guess the object, listen to real oral archive recordings from other Somerset residents and take part in the evacuee journey from the city to the country. Learn, listen, see and talk about rationing, evacuees, the Home Guard and much more. Although this free DVD doesn’t provide the full experience of our usual sessions it is a great introduction to the history of Somerset and the type of experience, we can offer you when it is safe to do so. If you are a Somerset-based care home or shielding group and would like a copy, request yours here on our website (Link In the Bio) IMAGE: from the S.W. Kenyon collection (South West Heritage Trust, SHC: A/DQN) #Reminiscence #ReminiscencePhotograpy #MuseumofSomerset #FreeSchoolMilk #Somerset #Devon #CareHomesUK #MuseumFromHome #HBAHMemoryTimeTravel
Our long-serving volunteer Jacqui has been using t Our long-serving volunteer Jacqui has been using the lockdown to indulge her passion for photography. "I've been a keen amateur photographer since I got my first camera as a teenager", she explains. "I got my first digital camera, which I loved, in 2004 and now it's so easy with a phone. I enjoy taking pics on holidays and also of our beautiful county". Here are just a small selection of the images Jacqui has captured during lockdown. "These are, of course, of our local area, mostly while out with our dogs or cycling. A couple are in our garden and a sneaky one of a very empty M5 a while ago, which I guess will be a memory of these strange times". #museum #museumsinlockdown #volunteers #taunton #somerset #tauntonsomerset #photographylovers #photography
Today's Town Tour highlight takes us back to Monda Today's Town Tour highlight takes us back to Monday 01 August 1903, the day that the legendary Col. W.F. Cody 'Buffalo Bill' brought his Wild West Show to Taunton's Poor Grounds (now Victoria Park), East Reach. The weather was described as 'glorious' by the County Gazette which also described the scenes as "Train after train poured its load of excursionists into the GWR station. Special trains were run from the principal towns of Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Devonshire, ... while very numerous contingents came from South Wales. ... The highways for miles around were thick with all kinds of vehicles." Two shows were put on that day, both seating 15,000 people. The County Herald stated, "The program consisted of twenty items. The opening portion was a grand revue of the rough riders of the world, led by Colonel Cody. This was followed by 'exhibitions of feats in the saddle', a recreation of the attack on the Deadwood Mail Coach, and then 'Colonel Cody exhibits his deadly prowess as a shot, by shattering glass balls, thrown up in the air, even when the horse is at full pace. ... There was also a Red Indian war dance...." The show had been opened by the overture "Star Spangled Banner" by the Cowboy Band and also included artillery drills by a Battery of the U.S. Artillery and Caucasian Cossacks. #museum #museumsinlockdown #taunton #tauntonsomerset #somerset #heritage #heritagetrail #BuffaloBill #wildwest #cowboys #socialhistory
On This Day: In 1729 Somerset still had 180 annual On This Day: In 1729 Somerset still had 180 annual fairs, most of which dated from the Middle Ages. Among them was Taunton Fair, which began each year on 17 June, St Botolph’s Day. It was one of the town’s two fairs. During Taunton Fair in the 1800s Bridge Street and North Street were lined with cattle and sheep, while the road towards Staplegrove was filled with horses for sale. Boats from Bridgwater brought produce for the garlic fair, held on the bridge each morning at six. The last two days of Taunton Fair were given over to games. Donkey races, wheelbarrow races and climbing the greasy pole for a leg of mutton were among the favourites. Respectable inhabitants bitterly complained that the fair left Taunton filthy for days afterwards. But attempts to abolish it in 1882 didn’t succeed. Instead it vanished quietly at an unknown date early in the 1900s. Photos: The Market Place, Taunton c. 1865 & Tone Bridge, Taunton, c. 1810 @visit_taunton #museumofsomerset #taunton #otd #customs #somerset #fairs #somerset365 #tauntonsomerset #somersethistory #visittaunton #MuseumfromHome #MuseumatHome
This portrait of James, Duke of Monmouth was paint This portrait of James, Duke of Monmouth was painted in about 1680. Born in 1649, the Duke of Monmouth was the illegitimate son of Charles II. He was a charismatic and brave young man. When his father died in February 1685, Monmouth was in exile. Many people thought that he should now become king rather than his Catholic uncle, James. Plans for a rebellion were quickly made, and on 11 June 1685 Monmouth landed at Lyme Regis. The Duke of Monmouth was a popular figure in the West Country and he hoped that many people would flock to join him. Many did but his attempt to take the English throne from James II ended in disaster on 6 July 1685 with the Battle of Sedgemoor. The last of the battle was still being fought as Monmouth made his escape from Sedgemoor. He travelled towards the south coast hoping to escape to Europe. Though disguised in country clothes, he was soon captured near Ringwood in Dorset. His fate was inevitable, and on 15 July he was beheaded on Tower Hill, London. #BattleofSedgemoor #DukeofMonmouth #BritishHistory #SomersetHistory #Bridgwater #Sedgemoor #Westonzoyland #17thCentury #Somerset #EnglishHistory #MonmouthRebellion #MuseumFromHome
Located in the upstairs gallery at the museum the Located in the upstairs gallery at the museum the Somerset Military Museum tells the story of Somerset’s army regiments. The museum is run by volunteers with the assistance of the South West Heritage Trust. We wanted to celebrate the work of these volunteers by getting them to describe how they care for the collections. #museumvolunteer #MoS
For today's Town Tour highlight we are visiting No For today's Town Tour highlight we are visiting No.1 High Street, Taunton, now the site of the Clarks Shoe Shop. Built in 1975, the design of this modern building was intended to give a flavour of the box-like shape, dark timbers and plain plaster walls of the building that it replaced. For well over 100 years this building was the home of the much-loved Somerset and Devon Stores where, it was said, that you could buy just about anything. Prior to this the building was, for about 250 years, the White Hart Inn. An archaeological excavation of the site, carried ahead of the 1975 construction, made some surprising discoveries. A number of filled holes were found, which would have held massive posts in the medieval period. It is proposed that they were the supports for an original wooden market house, known to exist in the 13th century. However, evidence was then found of activity in the later Iron Age, approximately 3000 years ago. The items found were flints, a piece of smelted iron, post holes and curved gully, cut by the runoff from a round roof. This would be the earliest evidence of human habitation in the town of Taunton. @visit_taunton #history #historicbuildings #taunton #tauntonsomerset #somerset #museum #museumfromhome #museumsinlockdown #heritage #walkingtour #heritagetrail #oldbuildings #tudorhouse #oldsomerset #oldtaunton #dontvisittaunton #medieval #ironage #archaeology #excavations
Today (11 June) is St Barnabas’s Day, when in ce Today (11 June) is St Barnabas’s Day, when in centuries past the thoughts of West Country people turned to haymaking. As the old rhyme said, ‘On St Barnabas, Put a scythe to the grass’. Of course it all depended on the weather. The farmer would consult his barometer to make sure ‘the glass was steady’ and also checked that the grass was ‘just right’. If it was fully ripe the seeds would fall from the plants and rob the hay of goodness. But if the signs were favourable, a gang of mowers gathered in the morning meadow with their scythes, then with long rhythmic sweeps laid out the grass in swathes. Later, men, boys and women would turn the grass while it dried in the field, then gather it into ‘pooks’ before it was pitchforked on to farm waggons. This great moment of the farming year traditionally ended with the haymaking supper. Photos: Haymaking, Seavington, 1908 and The Old Grasscutter, Selworthy Green #SRLM #somersetrurallifemuseum #somersetrurallife #haymaking #customs #traditions #ruralcalendar #somerset #somersetday365 #museumofsomerset
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Spring is a great time of year to try some light related crafts ☀️🌿We tried painting on glass to make pictures that the sun highlights. This is a special way of painting that comes off glass really easily. You can even use it to paint on windows in your house and remove it easily. ... See MoreSee Less

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🐰Easter Fun 🐰Easter is a time for chocolate eggs 🥚. Why not put some to use before you eat them! With this activity try your science principles of hypothesis, experimentation, and evaluation as you develop a marble run route. 💫Eggs are even harder to use in a marble run than balls because they are not spherical 💫You will need to try different designs and materials to get the longest route possible. 💫Why not share your distance with us, see if you can beat other families! ... See MoreSee Less

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👒🎩 Activities that require a hat? 👒🎩Today, on #WearAHatDay we picture an anonymous young lady photographed in a #Taunton studio in about 1910.What was the occasion for the photograph? Was she commemorating a particular event in her life or did she want a special image to share with family and friends? Perhaps a new pet dog was the real reason. We can be sure at least that she dressed in her very best that day, though it is difficult to judge whether the dog or the ambitious hat more successfully steals the scene.Let's talk hats! Or better still, add a selfie of you in your best hat below ⬇️⬇️⬇️Wear a hat day is held each year to raise funds and awareness for braintumourresearch.org/📸 Montague Cooper photograph, c1910 ... See MoreSee Less

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We're delighted to hear we have received funding thanks to the @DCMS #CultureRecoveryFund so that we can continue to be here for you and #HereForCulture. Lots of fab new arts and crafts, activities, workshops and talks coming up this summer!

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On #WearaHatDay we picture an anonymous young lady photographed in a #Taunton studio in about 1910. We don't know the reason for the hat, but we do know it looks #HatTastic!
So, let's talk hats🎩! Should we be wearing more hats in 2021? Share your best hat!👒⬇️⬇️ @braintumourrsch

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