Photograph of Weston-super-Mare Swimming Club Womenês Water Polo Team
Water polo was a popular sport in Weston-super-Mare. This autographed photograph suggests that the womenês team had become local celebrities....
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Photograph of William Davies, Weston-super-Mare Town Crier, at Hastings
William Davies is shown at a town criersê contest in Hastings, East Sussex. He was the only town crier in England who travelled by donkey!...
Painting of Mrs Harriet Barry
Mrs Harriet Barry is shown peeling potatoes. She was married to the Keeper of Kewstoke Lodge Gate. This is one of a series of 40 paintings of local characters known...
Sea lily
Crinoids were animals that lived in warm fairly shallow water near reefs. They had jointed internal skeletons and quite small bodies. The crinoids shown here lived on the sea floor...
Pan
With its slightly outcurved rim, which tapers to a fairly sharp lip, this skillet is typical of the work of Thomas Sturton I of the Sturton Foundry in South Petherton,...
Cauldron
The work of John Sturton II, this large cauldron is not only inscribed with the date of 1683 and maker's marks but also has a decorative design of circles, dots,...
Cauldron
Unusually this 3 and 1/2 gallon bronze cauldron bears only the mark of its maker Thomas Sturton I. The Foundry's four arc motif is omitted....
Pan
This skillet has clearly been well used as its legs have been replaced. Despite the lack of identification mark, the faded letter B and Maltese cross on the handle suggest...
Fuddling cup or jolly boy
This ten cup Donyatt fuddling cup or jolly boy is decorated with a yellow glaze with green mottling and slipped red fabric. The challenge is to drink from this vessel...
Posset pot
Used to hold posset (a warm drink of milk curdled with wine or ale), this Staffordshire posset pot is dated 1718. It has eight handles and is decorated with white...