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Painting of Jane Tynte

Jane Tynte belonged to a wealthy Somerset family. She was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Halswell who became MP for Bridgwater in 1603. She was married to John Tynte...

Stained glass window panel

Stained glass windows lit the churches and monasteries of medieval Somerset. The fragments of glass shown here come from Glastonbury Abbey and date from about 1450 to 1500....

Painting of Cheddon Fitzpaine Church

Harry Frier painted this view of Cheddon Fitzpaine Church in 1885. He lived and worked in Taunton for over 40 years, producing hundreds of paintings of Somerset buildings and local...

Painting of Lady Gass

Lady Gass has served the county in many ways. Most recently she has acted as Somersetês Lord Lieutenant, the monarchês representative in the county. This portrait was painted by Hans...

Model of the Gateway to India

This model of the Gateway to India commemorates the Somerset Light Infantry leaving India, as the last battalion to leave in 1948. It was presented to the regiment by the...

Afghan dagger and scabbard

This dagger was captured in July 1839 when the 13th Somerset Light Infantry stormed the fortress of Ghuznee during the Afghan wars. The steel dagger has a brass handle intricately...

Pith helmet with bullet hole

This pith helmet features a red embroidered Somerset Light Infantry badge. It was worn by Lance Corporal Mabey of the 2nd Somersetshire Light Infantry during the Boer War. In 1900...

Painting of the Ducal Palace and Piazetta, Venice

This was the home of the Doge, the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice from 700-1797. The details of the building-work are minutely-observed by Edward William Cooke....

Socketed hammer

Found at Wrington in North Somerset, this palstave (axe) is part of a hoard comprising two palstaves and a socketed hammer. The items are more than 3,000 years old....

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