Frome Museum
Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom | |
Location | North Parade, Frome, Somerset, England |
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Coordinates | 51°13′58″N 2°19′09″W / 51.2328°N 2.3191°W |
Collection size | approximately 23,000 items |
Website | http://www.frome-heritage-museum.org/ |
Frome Museum in Frome, Somerset, England houses a collection of local history and has a particularly important collection of artefacts from the bronze foundry of J.W.Singer.
Collections
There are two display rooms and a library, with displays of many local industrial artefacts, maps & photos. The collections include local archaeological and historical artefacts related to the historical development of Frome and district. A display is devoted to the Butler and Tanner printing works in the town, including an old printing press. Another display exhibits photographs, diagrams, plans and tools from James Fussel's Ironworks of Mells. A Cockey lamp is on show, with its art nouveau style; more than 60 can still be seen around the town. Other displays show items from Bussman Cooper (later Beswicks), the Marston House Fire Engine, local blacksmithing, a Chemist's Shop from Bath Street and a collection of Victorian and later costumes.[1]
Singers
There is a large selection of photographs, glass negatives and art metalworks from the local company Messrs J.W.Singer & Sons Ltd.
Building
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References
- ^ "Collection". Frome Museum. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Frome Heritage Museum". Culture 24. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "The Founder". Frome Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "List of Singers Statues". Frome Museum. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 online edn, Oct 2006 [1], accessed 2 January 2009
- ^ "Statuary". Frome Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Literary and Scientific Institute". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Conservation - Sample Projects". Chedburn Dudley. Retrieved 6 February 2010.