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THINGS TO SEE
If you only have a short time to spend inTrowbridge
Museum, make sure you don't miss...
Trowbridge Castle
A re-construction of how the wooden castle might
have looked when it was attacked by King Stephen in 1139. Look for
some of the castle dig finds on display.
Spinning Jenny
A very rare and important early
wooden machine, dating from about 1780. This machine was used in
a Trowbridge mill.
Shears
These huge shears were used to trim off
the nap from cloth after the cloth had been had been brushed with
teasels. Not to be confused with the much smaller shearing shears
which were used to cut fleece off sheep.
Handleof Teasels
An early hand tool used to
brush cloth and raise the nap.
Thomas Hilliker
Executed for his alleged part in a riot at Littleton Mill, Thomas Hilliker was executed in 1803. He wrote a letter to his family the evening before his death and a copy of this is on display.
Fulling Machine
Designed by John Dyer,
a Trowbridge man, in 1833.
Spitfires and Bomb Casing
Spitfires were
made and assembled in the Trowbridge area. A small pice of bomb casing
was kept from the bomb which fell near Town Bridge in July 1942.
Fireman's
Helmet and Fire Pump
A wonderful brass helmet and an early Trowbridge fire engine.
Olympic
Torch
Carried by a local man, Rex Chapman in 1948.
Town Hall Opening
Souvenirs
from the opening of the town hall in 1889
including one of the chairs made specially for the royal visitor.
If
you need further information about any of the services offered
by Trowbridge Museum, more details on directions or simply if you'd
like to ask a question or have a general enquiry, you can send
them directly to the Museum staff by writing, calling or faxing us
using the details below:
Trowbridge Museum
The Shires,
Court Street,
Trowbridge,
Wiltshire
tel: 01225 751339
fax. 01225 754608
email. info@trowbridgemuseum.co.uk
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