Ilchester Museum

Ilchester Museum is a small local museum in Ilchester, Somerset, England.

Ilchester Museum
The museum is on the left
Shown within Somerset
LocationIlchester, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.0016°N 2.6838°W / 51.0016; -2.6838
TypeLocal museum

The museum is housed within the Ilchester Town Hall,[1] which was built between 1812 and 1816, incorporating parts of a 17th-century building on the same site. In the 13th century it had been the site of the Shire Hall when Ilchester was the county town of Somerset, and it was used as a court house until 1843 and the County Gaol until 1846. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

The museum includes exhibits showing the history of the town from the Iron Age and Roman periods, when it was known as Lindinis, to the present day.[3] These include the town's 13th-century mace or staff of office, bearing the insignia of Richard I; three kings and an angel, which is the oldest staff of office in England.[4]

The collection also includes a full set of Maundy Money which was acquired in 1995.[5]

The Town Hall and the Museum are run by the Ilchester Town Trust.[6]

References
  1. "Ilchester Museum". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. "Town Hall". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage.
  3. "Ilchester Museum". Ilchester Parish Council. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  4. Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 73. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
  5. "Ilchester Museum". Culture 24. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  6. Ilchester Parish Council Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine - Ilchester Town Trust
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