Plate
This delftware plate features a blue on white Chinese-style floral design, which continues on the underside with three blue sprigs around the plate edge. The plate is believed to have...
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Bust of Robert Blake
Robert Blake was born in Bridgwater and became its MP in 1640. At the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Parliamentary army and quickly emerged as an inspiring...
Painting of James, Duke of Monmouth
Monmouth was the favourite but illegitimate son of Charles II. When his Catholic uncle James II succeeded to the throne, Monmouth became the focus for Protestant opposition. But his rebel army...
Shoes worn by Joseph Sewell
Joseph Sewell was seven feet four inches (2.2 metres) tall and weighed 37 stone. From an early age he made a living by charging people to see him at fairs...
Vase
This miniature china vase manufactured by Queen Crest displays the arms of Minehead. Items like these were popular with holiday makers wanting to buy souvenirs to take home....
Souvenir
This small diamond-shaped china finial features the arms of Burnham-on-Sea. These items were popular with holiday makers to the town wishing to buy souvenirs to take home....
Painting of Taunton from St Mary's Church tower
This watercolour provides the only pictorial record of the complex of buildings that existed behind Hammett Street, East Street and North Street. The picture predates the earliest detailed map of...