Brief description: pen and ink drawing on tracing paper, of the 43rd Wessex Division Memorial, on Castle Hill, Mere, by Dr. Colin Anderson, 1993. The drawing was used for a note-let sold by The Friends of Mere Museum.
Associated date: 1993
Classifications:
environment | buildings |
Material: paper
Condition: good
Brief description: copy of a black and white photograph of patrons of The Angel Inn, Mere, standing in front of a coach, on an outing to Weymouth, c.1935
Classifications:
recreation | outings and holidays | transport | road | personalia
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: copy of a black and white photograph of Mere Women’s Football team, 1950s
Place: Mere
County: Wiltshire
Classifications:
recreation | sports | recreation |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: large coloured map of France showing the position of the front lines in North-Eastern France in 1 March 1917, 13 March 1918 and 9 June 1918
Classifications:
environment | maps | warfare and defence |
Material: paper
Condition: poor
Brief description: 4 page printed booklet of light-hearted verses about a visit to Stonehenge by a number of persons who took part in the excursion, 31 July 1877
Associated date: 31.7.1877
Classifications:
events | environment | local history |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: photo of Leonard Lawrence, 1897 – 1916, telegraphist RN, serving on HMS Hampshire
Place: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
height: 20cm
width: 12.5 cm
Classifications:
arms | person |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: coloured photograph of Nick Gatehouse (left) and Kevin Fox (right) replacing the oak posts and chain at Kilmington War Memorial, August 2014
Place: Kilmington
County: Wiltshire
height: 16.5 cm
width: 11.5 cm
Classifications:
environment | buildings | war & defense | personalia
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: coloured photograph the wire and poppy wreath placed on the Kilmington War Memorial for the commemoration of the outbreak of WWI, August 10th 2014
Place: Kilmington
County: Wiltshire
height: 18.4 cm
width: 13.4 cm
Classifications:
environment | buildings | war & defense | event
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: coloured photograph of people attending the service commemorating the outbreak of WWI at the Kilmington War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday,August 10th 2014
Place: Kilmington
County: Wiltshire
height: 14.5 cm
width: 18.5 cm
Classifications:
event | war & defense |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: handwritten poem on cream paper, entitled ‘Farewell to Mere’, composed and probably hand-written by Rev. O’Donnell, dated 1859.
Associated date: 1859
height: 53.8 cm
width: 30.3 cm
Classifications:
fine art | calligraphy | personalia | personalia |
Material: paper
Condition: poor
