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Description: | -Small collection of local archaeology including prehistoric stone tools, Bronze and Iron Age, Roman and Saxon artefacts chiefly found in the town, on the Common and in the neighbourhood. Medieval artefacts found in the vicinity of Bungay Castle, churchyards and the town centre.;Small collection of fossils found in and around Bungay.;Prints, paintings and photographs of Bungay, its people and local events. Letters pamphlets, posters and news cuttings. Books by local authors, including Sir Henry Rider Haggard who lived nearby, and books, magazines and ephemera printed locally, by Richard Clay and other printers. Objects connected with local trades and industries;clock and watchmaking tools; woodworking tools.;Memorabilia associated with the Barber Scott and Rider Haggard families, including costume, jewellery, samplers and other personal possessions.;Coins and tokens, some of local origin, but mostly national or foreign, collected by local people.
- | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Council Offices
Broad Street
Bungay Norfolk United Kingdom,
NR35 1EE | Telephone: | 01986 892176 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6215 | Go to resource |
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