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Our Collections As well as our great collections, you can also see exciting exhibitions and join in on many activities and events. Click here for more |
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Booking Info All the information you need about booking a School visit using one of our teachers packs. Click here for more |
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If
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A: Fulling Machine Designed by John Dyer, a Trowbridge man, in 1833. B: 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. C: 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. D: 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. E: Fireman's Helmet and Fire Pump A wonderful brass helmet and an early Trowbridge fire engine. F: Olympic Torch Carried by a local man, Rex Chapman in 1948. |
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| G: Spinning Jenny A very rare and important early wooden machine, dating from about 1780. This machine was used in a Trowbridge mill. H: 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. I: Town Hall Opening Souvenirs from the opening of the town hall in 1889 including one of the chairs made specially for the royal visitor. J: Handle of Teasels An early hand tool used to brush cloth and raise the nap. |
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. c.lyall@trowbridge.gov.uk |
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