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Worth a 1,000 Words? Can You Identify Our Pictures?

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Apr 23, 2010

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An American journalist once said that a picture is worth a thousand words; very true but only if you know what the picture is showing you. Here at the History Centre we have tens of thousands of photographs, most we can identify but a few are a mystery. Some are really good photographs but their historic value would be much greater if we could identify the places and people.

Image No. P32082

 Image No. P32082
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Mysterious objects on show at our Open Day: Do you know what they are?

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Oct 16, 2009

At our recent Open Day at the History Centre the Museums Advisory Service ran a mystery objects activity. We borrowed a selection of objects from museums across Wiltshire and challenged visitors to identify them and also to try and date them.


Mystery Object Number One 
Mystery Object Number One


It was a popular activity so we thought we would give you another chance at identifying museum objects online. 'Read more' to have a look at the other two objects....




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Would You Enjoy Living In Roman Wiltshire?

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Jul 2, 2009

Would the life of a Roman soldier suit you - free uniform, good rations, chance to travel? Perhaps you would prefer the life of a mosaicist, travelling from villa to villa to complete mosaics of the latest fashion for the owners? What if you were a household slave travelling with her mistress to Bath to take the waters - would a life of servitude be a good choice? Come to our Roman Family Fun day on Monday 27th July 2009 and you can find out what it was like for people living in Wiltshire when it was part of the Roman Empire. Read on to find out more......

Excavation at St. Laurence School, Bradford on Avon

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