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MuseumsSite Name: Weston Park Museum Alternative Name: Formerly Sheffield City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield MuseumCountry: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Sheffield
Map Ref: SK3389487292 Landranger Map Number: 110
Latitude: 53.381396N Longitude: 1.491927W
Condition:
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Museum in Sheffield with prehistoric artefacts including Bronze Age urns and rock art from the Peak District (Derbyshire) and beyond. There are also many Early Medieval finds including the Benty Grange helmet and fabulous gold jewellery from various barrow excavations. Most result from the 19th-century barrow-diggings commissioned and/or directed by the "Barrow Knight" Thomas Bateman.
Address: Weston Park, S10 2TP
Admission: Not currently open due to the Coronavirus. Please check their web site for reopening details.
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Note: The Barrow Knight and the Search for the Anglo-Saxons: Thomas Bateman’s Early Medieval Archaeology - a talk by Prof Howard M R Williams, and see the comments on our page for lots more video talks from Sheffield Museums Live to watch.
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