The Blake Museum

The Blake Museum is specialized in the marketplace that is historic and slot of Bridgwater, first mentioned within the Doomsday Book of 1086! The museum is housed in a century that is sixteenth on a quiet backstreet in Bridgwater that is reputed become the birthplace of Robert Blake, who was Cromwell's General at water. It really is liberated to check out, rendering it a relatively inexpensive and spot that is interesting just take the kids.This is the local museum for archaeology and reputation for Bridgwater, but also the nearby area, which includes villages expanding from Highbridge and Burnham on Sea into the north to Thurloxton in the south, and Ashcott within the east to Nether Stowey within the west. The collections also cover individuals, activity, art, maritime, textiles, and WW1. There's also a Numismatics (currency) section, with coins, a little number of Somerset bank notes, armed forces medal of regional importance, and neighborhood home that is public trade tokens.You can see relics through the battle of Sedgemoor, a John Chubb gallery, plus details about the Duke of Monmouth. Additionally there is an image that is substantial to find out, although some of the never have yet been independently catalogued as there are over 15,000! There is certainly an assortment that is textile which contains many women's clothes from the 19th century, plus Victorian fashion accessories, samplers, as well as the Bridgwater Historical Tapestry, created by the girls of Westover Secondary contemporary class in 1951!