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MuseumsSite Name: Shrewsbury Museum and Art GalleryCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 5.954 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shropshire Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Shrewsbury
Map Ref: SJ488126 Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.708630N Longitude: 2.759251W
Condition:
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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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http://www.shrewsburymuseum.org.uk/
The text below refers to the Museum's previous location and collections on display.
It boasts a small but captivating prehistory collection dating back to 12,000 BC; microliths, neolithic axe heads from Graig Lwyd (North Wales), Corndon Hill (Shropshire, near Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle) and Langdale Pike (Cumbria); Bronze Age metalwork and 'primitive log boats' also feature. The museum also has an astonishingly large collection of artefacts from nearby Wroxeter / Viroconium, which was one of the largest Roman / Romano-British cities in the country, in its time.On my visit, I was given the opportunity to handle an intact Mortarium, as well as real samian ware, and tessarae.For the children, there is also dressing up in prehistoric style garb, and for all the family, the opportunity to dress in a range of mediaeval styles.I really felt this was a museum trying to engage and inspire its visitors; we spent a happy, interested 2 hours here.
Note: Spectacular Bronze Age sun pendant heads to Shrewsbury Museum until December 2021, more in the comments on our page.
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