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

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 30 November 2002  Page Views: 7727

MuseumsSite Name: Cheltenham Museum Alternative Name: The Wilson
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.225 km away from the location you searched for.

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
Visit their web site and search their archaeology collection.
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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. ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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

Cheltenham Museum
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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO9422 : St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
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SO9422 : Cheltenham buildings [68] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
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SO9422 : Cheltenham buildings [66] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
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SO9422 : Thai Emerald Restaurant by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
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SO9422 : The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
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Re: Cheltenham Museum by coldrum on Monday, 05 October 2009
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