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Submitted by BrownEdger on Friday, 06 January 2012  Page Views: 9795

MuseumsSite Name: Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery
Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Leek
Map Ref: SJ985566
Latitude: 53.106589N  Longitude: 2.023859W
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Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery submitted by Andy B : Neolithic cup-and-ring stone found near Alton Towers donated to Leek museum The stone with council arts events co-ordinator Alison Thomas (left) and Council leader Sybil Ralphs. Photo copyright Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Staffordshire. The Nicholson is a grade II listed building that was bequeathed to the public by Mill owner Joshua Nicholson in 1884. It is one of only three buildings in the country that is still being used for the purpose that it was originally bequeathed.

The ground floor of the Nicholson is home to Leek Library and the first floor houses the Nicholson Art Gallery and Museum. There is also a museum shop and local studies room.

The Museum displays reflect the rich social history of the area. Many of the items were gifts from local businessmen such as the silk moths from Henry Davenport and Thomas Wardle. Other items were given by local residents and reflect the everyday domestic life of the Moorlands.

The collection includes paintings, costume, embroderies, ceramic and glassware and a selection of items on perpetual loan from the Royal Collection. You can view some of the collection online by visiting staffspasttrack.org.uk.

Opening hours Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm
Closed sundays and Bank Holidays

Admission charges: Free

Official Web Site: www.​staffsmoorlands.​gov.​uk/​nicholson


Note: Neolithic cup-and-ring stone found near Alton Towers donated to Leek museum
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Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery submitted by astronomer  : This is the carved stone found at Ramsor Farm, SK084454, Ramshorn, Staffordshire. There are several tumuli in and around the Weaver Hills and Ramsor Farm is only 2km SES of the Cauldon Low tumulus. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery submitted by astronomer  : A slightly different view showing the rock art with a little more contrast. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery submitted by astronomer  : As pointed out by Doug Pickford, the c3000BC Ramsor stone shows a remarkable similarity with this maze on a c200BC Greek coin. What's the connection? Were traders from the eastern Mediterranean interacting with the people living around the Irish Sea 5000yrs ago? (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Nicholson Museum in Leek showcases £500,000 treasures by astronomer on Saturday, 07 January 2012
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Doug Pickford and I went to see this stone on 4 January. It isn't on public display but we were allowed to see and photograph it in the basement of the Council Offices with the kind permission of Mrs Alison Thomas, pictured above with the donator Mrs Mooney. The rock art is badly worn but appears to be a double spiral, similar to that on Stone E in the greenhouse at Calderstones, rather than a simple cup and ring. It is strikingly similar to spirals at New Grange and at Cairnholy, supporting the idea that people from the same culture bordering the Irish Sea were also present in th Staffordshire Moorlands c3000BC. The stone was found only 25km SE of Bridestones, itself identified as a Clyde cairn in 1937. I understand that a similar stone found at the same site several years ago is in the Potteries Museum, Stoke on Trent but this has yet to be verified.
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Neolithic cup-and-ring stone found near Alton Towers donated to Leek museum by Andy B on Friday, 06 January 2012
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5,000-year-old relic destined for Nicholson Institute

AN ART conservator who stumbled upon a 5,000-year-old decorative stone has gifted the treasure to the people of the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Marilyn Mooney unearthed the Neolithic cup-and-ring stone while digging out a pond in her garden at Ramsor Farm, Ramshorn near Alton Towers.

Now, the conservator of 35 years' standing has donated the relic to Leek's Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery, managed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

The gift is a further boost for a facility which has just announced that it has helped double visitors to the public building in which it sits.

The generous gesture has overwhelmed council leader Sybil Ralphs, who is responsible for the museum's promotion and development: "I'm thrilled that Marilyn has chosen to share her amazing find with the wider community. Very few of these mysterious stones have been found down the ages so we're very fortunate to now have one to be displayed in the Moorlands in perpetuity".

Marilyn takes up the story: "I'd heard of these rare stones depicting images of a cup and ring - in fact there's one where I work. But I never believed I'd find one for myself".

Theories concerning the origins and purpose of the rings range from the fanciful suggestion that they were dropped by aliens to the rather mundane idea that they are simply decorations with no real purpose. As they have sometimes been found near ancient burial sites, one explanation is that they had religious significance. However, the most plausible belief is that they were a means of signposting nomadic people to water sources.

While several stones have been found in Scotland, few have come to light in England - and none at all in the south of the country. The find is only the second of its kind in Staffordshire, the nearest other one being in Leicestershire. The stones are more common in parts of Europe.
Marilyn is well known to the council, having recently assisted in the conservation of its permanent collection by restoring a huge Venetian painting by Victorian artist William Wyld.

Meanwhile, anyone else uncovering mysterious carvings in Staffordshire Moorlands is asked to call council arts events co-ordinator Alison Thomas on (01538) 483725 or e-mail nicholson@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk.

Source: http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1419
and also the The Leek Post and Times, with thanks to BrownEdger for the link
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Nicholson Museum in Leek showcases £500,000 treasures by Andy B on Friday, 06 January 2012
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Article from 2 October 2010

A selection of local artefacts not seen by the public for over 20 years have gone on display in Leek, Staffordshire.

The Nicholson Museum now houses a treasure trove of art objects and historical pieces worth over £500,000.

Items including oil paintings, costumes and ceramics have been donated by generations of families and provide a unique social history of the Moorlands.

It's part of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's plan to restore the Grade II listed Nicholson Institute.

Originally the Nicholson Institute was built then bequeathed to the people of Leek as a place of learning and culture by Joshua Nicholson in 1884.

Joshua Nicholson was a 19th Century industrialist and mill owner who settled in Leek where he made his fortune in textiles.

The building is owned by Staffordshire County Council and functions as a library, art gallery and school of art. But with this collection of treasures, which even includes examples of embroidery by William Morris, the institute can now add the word 'museum' to that list.

More at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9052000/9052486.stm
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