Crewkerne and District Museum

Crewkerne and District Museum
	Location within Somerset
Established	2000
Location	Crewkerne, Somerset, England
Coordinates	50°53′07″N2°47′42″W / 50.8854°N 2.7951°W
Type	Local museum
President	Roger Rousell
Website	Museum web site

Last updated February 04, 2023

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]

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References

1 2 "Crewkerne Heritage Centre". Communigate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
↑ "Crewkerne Heritage Centre". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
↑ "Crewkerne Museum". Culture 24. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
↑ "The discovery: Excavation and location". Lopen Roman Mosaic. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
↑ "Time Team Special 27: Dinnington, Somerset (The Big Roman Villa)". Time Team. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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[communigate-1] 1 2 "Crewkerne Heritage Centre". Communigate. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

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