John Aubrey is 400 today! In his Natural History he quietly suggested the earth was ancient, Noah's flood was a myth, and Genesis was not a geology textbook. Find out what else he said — and why it was suppressed for nearly two hundred years.
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/john-au...
We are so excited and honoured to be nominated! Please help us to become a finalist. It only takes a minute and all of the volunteers really appreciate your vote. Thabk you 😍
As a small volunterr museum we are very honoured and excited to be nominated. Please help us get to the finals by voting for us.
If yoy have ever visited and had fun please vote for us so we can be a finalist.
Please vote for us if you have ever had fun visiting us. We would love to be a finalist. 🥰
The history of Jackson's of Reading is rich in equestrian imagery – take a look at these 19th century illustrations and stunning scale models capturing the store in its Edwardian heyday.
Special display on now until 28 March.
#scalemodels #modelhorse #diorama #yearofthehorse #ReadingUK #rdg
🕵 INTRODUCING OUR NEW DETECTIVE CASEBOOKS 🕵
If you're taking part in one of our BE A DETECTIVE: FINGERPRINT FORENSICS workshop don't forget to pick up one of our detective casebooks!
Collect a sticker for every workshop you attend and collect a special prize at the end.
Have you visited the museum lately. Half tetm is a great time to visit. We are open Saturday. Come on in and learn about the history of fingerprinting or hear about policing ladt century.
Poster: STROMNESS MUSEUM HALF-TERM HOLIDAY COMPETITION We’d like to see your best Buddo impression this half-term! Take part for a chance to win our brilliant Buddo Bundle from Thursday 12 until Tuesday 17 February 2026. For your chance to win our Buddo Bundle, snap a #BestBuddoSelfie of your best Buddo expression! To take part: 1. Take a selfie during your visit to Stromness Museum using the selfie props available in our front porch. 2. Post the selfie to Instagram, Facebook or BlueSky tagging @StromnessMuseum and using #BestBuddoSelfie 3. You'll be in the randomly generated draw to win our brilliant Buddo Bundle. You must post your #BestBuddoSelfie selfie by 8pm on Tuesday 17th February 2026. The winner will be drawn shortly after and notified via DM.* Good Luck! *If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Remember, entry to Stromness Museum is free for all during February 2026. We’re open Monday-Saturday 11.00am-3.30pm (closed Sunday). Find us at: 52 Albert St, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3DH
For a chance to win a Buddo Bundle, snap a #BestBuddoSelfie of your best Buddo impression this Feb half-term! 😲
1️⃣Take a selfie during your visit to Stromness Museum.
2️⃣Post it to Insta, FB or BlueSky tagging @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social & using #BestBuddoSelfie
3️⃣You'll be included in the prize draw.
Press image of seven of the witnesses at one of Burton and Cunningham's Bow Street remand hearings, including chemist German-born chemist Dr August Dupré, PC Robert Wilson and DS Roper of the City of London Police, Wilson's wife Caroline, and Supt Thomas Arnold and Insp Frederick Abberline of the Met's H Division. The cutting appears in Abberline's scrapbook of his cases, currently in our #CM150 exhibition. He is better known for his part in the Whitechapel Murders investigation three years later.
Image from the same cutting as image 1, showing Cunningham's counsel William Henry Quilliam (later the first British convert to Islam) and Harry Poland as lead barrister for the prosecution.
Images from the same cutting as image 1, showing Burton and Cunningham themselves and "Links in the chain of evidence" (namely two trunks and a bag).
#OnThisDay in 1885 dynamite was found on Harrow Road, the last event in the 'Fenian' bombing campaign that began in 1881. James Cunningham and Harry Burton had planted devices at Parliament and the Tower of London that January and were found guilty of treason at the Old Bailey that May. #CM150 #OTD
Please vote for us if you have enjoyed a visit with the volunteers and a look around the museum. The volunteers are so happy to be nominated.
We are so excited items and surprised to be nominated for a best museum in the Cotswolds! If you have been and enjoyed your visit please vote for us.
Row of three negatives of sketches of women, with a handwritten label pasted to one end reading "Mar. 31 1979 / Airey Neave murder. / Anti Terrorist . Two girl friends of suspect.".
We have 18 binders of sketches by John Worsley, who provided them for the Met & other constabularies from 1969 to 1999. He also created the PC49 comics, artwork for the 1980s 'The Wind in the Willows' TV series, & (as a #WWII naval POW) the dummy 'Albert RN'. #sketchbook #Museum30 #remembrance
And onto our final presentation of the day. Dr Clare Smith on the history of the Metropolitan Police Crime Museum #PHSConference2025
We are taking part in The Hidden Wonders Hunt this half term from thev25th to the 1st of November
Pick up your free activity sheet from the volunteer.
@kidsinmuseums.bsky.social
Tonight's event has had to be cancelled due to illness. All tickets have been refunded.
Watch this space for a new date!
Unfortunately tonight's performance has had to be cancelled due to illness.
Get your tickets soon for this fabulously spooky evening. Show is at 7:30pm on 10 October at Tetbury Police Museum & Courtroom
Photograph of the ‘Wings for Victory’ event on May 15th 1943. Two WW2 fighter planes and a number of soldiers lined up on parade in the Cross Hayes, Malmesbury. Photo: Charles Vernon.
Our latest temporary exhibition is now open, in the Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, until March 2026.
- Malmesbury and World War Two -
the exhibition features the many aspects of the war which affected everyday life in wartime Malmesbury.
#History #Museumsky #WW2 #20thC #Wiltshire
An evening of entertainment and spooky tales at the Tetbury Police Museum and Courtroom on 10th of October. Tickets on sale now on Eventbrite
Come and learn about the science of crime detection from the past to the present at the The Tetbury Goods Shed
We are excited to be welcoming back Naomi Ryan for what is sure to be another sell-out talk!
Discover some of the most confounding murder cases in criminal history, & explore how the supernatural shaped modern understanding of murder.
https://bowstreetpolicemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/category/36332
Come and learn about the science of crime detection from the past to the present at the The Tetbury Goods Shed
This Saturday! Come and visit the museum. Our guides will be on hand to give e a tour and answer questions from 11 to 3.
Coming up on Saturday the 20th we are excited to be at the Goods Shed in Tetbury for our family event. 10 yo 3pm. Come along fir some hands on fun!
Next weekend come and learn about this fascinating building in the middle of Tetbury. #HeritageOpenDays
Grab your tickets for tomorrow's talk where we will be exploring the fashion and clothing of the 15th and 16th centuries with the help of local reenactors, Jenny and John.
📅 Thursday 4 September
🕒 6.00pm - 7.30pm
🎟️ Free, booking essential via Eventbrite
Tickets: bit.ly/16thCenturyClothingTalk
We are open today!
