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<< Other Photo Pages >> Cheltenham Museum - Museum in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 30 November 2002  Page Views: 9059

MuseumsSite Name: Cheltenham Museum Alternative Name: The Wilson
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Cheltenham
Map Ref: SO947225  Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.901017N  Longitude: 2.078437W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Cheltenham Museum
Cheltenham Museum submitted by Flickr : Nottingham Hill Hoard "This hoard of late Bronze Age metalwork was discovered in 1972, on Nottingham Hill, to the North of Cheltenham. With the co-operation of the landowner, Mr David abbot, a small excavation took place, after the first two swords had been ploughed up. This produced the other objects, along with traces of a wooden box. Nottingham Hill is the largest of the Cotswold hill... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Gloucestershire. Numerous Neolithic & Bronze Age tools, Iron Age swords, and info on local sites such as Belas Knap etc.

Address: Clarence Street, GL50 3JT
Phone: 01242 237431
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 10.00-5.20pm, Sun 2.00-4.20pm, Closed Bank Holidays and Easter Sunday
Admission: Free
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Cheltenham Museum submitted by coldrum : Old photograph of a chambered tomb. Part of a temporary display. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cheltenham Museum
Cheltenham Museum submitted by coldrum : Archeological finds, part of a temporary display. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cheltenham Museum submitted by coldrum (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cheltenham Museum
Cheltenham Museum submitted by coldrum : Some archeological finds, part of a temporary display. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cheltenham Museum submitted by coldrum : Neolithic stone axes, part of a temporary display. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cheltenham Museum
Cheltenham Museum submitted by Flickr : Bronze Axe, about 1200 BC An Irish-type socketed bronze axe that would have been used for woodworking and agricultural work. It would have had a wooden handle. The exact findspot is unknown. Military Flail or Holy Water SPrinkler Originally this spiked iron ball was attached to a chain, which would have been fixed to a wooden staff. It was used during the medieval period to smash armour. ...

Cheltenham Museum
Cheltenham Museum submitted by Flickr : 4 Whetstone 5 Looped palstave 6 Socketed knife 7 Cylinder 8 Casting jet with 4 runners, one broken off 10 Image copyright: NelC (Nelson Cunnington), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Cheltenham Museum submitted by Flickr : Jewellery, AD 525 Image copyright: NelC (Nelson Cunnington), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Cheltenham Museum submitted by Flickr : The museum's modern front looks a little odd next to the Victorian gothic of the library. But uniformity of style is over-rated in the urban environment, I think. Taken at Cheltenham Museum. Image copyright: NelC (Nelson Cunnington), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Cheltenham Museum by coldrum on Saturday, 21 March 2026
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It is now called The Wilson Art Gallery And Museum.
I visited last year. Quite disappointed.
You are greeted by a cafe, what items were for sale you couldn't look at as seating for the cafe was in the way.
They were refurbishing and it was much more of an art gallery than a museum with a fraction of artifacts on display and so much empty space.
The prehistoric collection was a few bits. Nothing substantial.
I'm hoping there will be more to see when they are finished.



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Re: Cheltenham Museum by coldrum on Monday, 05 October 2009
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