Annual Report 2018

The Salisbury Museum

Annual Report 2018

The year in numbers

£84,742 Income from ticket sales

£72,960 Donations and legacies

34,396 Museum user number

£22,320 Grant from Wiltshire Council

24,632 Museum visitor number

17,945 Volunteer work hours

£15,000 Grant from Salisbury City Council

2,192 School children visiting museum

1,886 Members of the museum

1,393 People at Festival of Archaeology

206 Volunteers

33 Family learning events

7 Temporary exhibitions

The Salisbury Museum is an independent charity No: 289850

The Wessex Plinth: Anello Flow by Almuth Tebbenhoff

The Chairman’s Report

The opening sentence of the Chairman’s The museum has suffered financially as a Report in the museum annual report for 2017 result of the lack of visitors and it was suggested that a successful organisation unfortunate that both our submissions to the would greet challenge with a steady heart. It is Heritage Lottery Fund were unsuccessful in true to say that a deadly nerve agent attack on 2018. This important source of income for art Salisbury was not the sort of challenge that and culture the length and breadth of the anyone could have anticipated. It has required country continues to come under enormous solidarity and a highly professional response pressure due to dwindling funds and an from government, police and our health increasing number of demands from charities service to find our way through what has been unable to secure support from other sources. a very tough year for this city. The museum has seen its grant from Wiltshire Council reduced by half in the year under Cultural institutions and the business review, a reminder that the Council itself is community have been adversely affected by also under increasing pressure to deliver its the inevitable fall-out related to this incident. services with less money. However, we have Footfall throughout the city has been received encouragement from the Heritage significantly reduced. The media has not Fund and will continue to seek support from always played a helpful role in refuting the them for the refurbishment of the museum. idea that Salisbury is an unsafe place to visit, and the work of re-building confidence Our temporary exhibition programme remains continues. The museum is very much a part of an important source of income and reflects the the cohort of people involved in reimagining diversity and interests of our audience. Terry the city and reminding the world, as it is an Pratchett: HisWorld, finished in January of international audience we address, that 2018 and was responsible for bringing 21,064 Salisbury is a beautiful medieval city with a people through the museum’s doors. Due to modern future. the nature of this exhibition we welcomed a 1

gloriously diverse audience including some professional research into dialogue with numerous 18-30 year olds (a very welcome the local business community. We anticipate demographic that the museum cannot always that this will result in a mutually beneficial reach). Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows, exchange of support in the near future. curated by Harry Moore-Gwyn, opened in May. This exhibition was conceived in We continue to examine our marketing and conjunction with Poole Museum as part of the publicity strategy and 2018 has seen Wessex Museums Partnership. Poole showed increased engagement with a diverse an exhibition on Augustus John in May 2018 collection of museums and galleries through and the two museums will swap shows in the use of social media. The Wessex Plinth, 2019. The exhibition was the first major our sculpture platform enabling emerging and retrospective of Henry Lamb’s work since established sculptors to exhibit work that links 1984 when Manchester City Art Galleries held to our collection and landscape, has engaged an exhibition of Lamb’s work. We were and delighted audiences on foot and on our delighted to support the Chalke Valley History Instagram feed. We are indebted to the artists Festival by sponsoring a talk from Primrose and galleries who have supported us. Campbell: Henry Lamb: A Life in Pictures. Our final exhibition of the year, Hoards: A Hidden John Hutton, a long standing board member History of Ancient Britain, in partnership with and Hon Treasurer stepped down this year the British Museum, aimed to reveal the after seven years of sustained hard work and stories behind the headlines of buried an outstanding contribution to the life of the treasure. These three exhibitions are a very museum. We will miss his expertise and his good example of the wide-ranging themes that excellent sense of humour. We are delighted the museum seeks to offer to its audience. to welcome David Edmonds in his place and look forward to working with David in the The museum continues to extend a strong coming years. out-reach programme to the wider community, more details of which are contained in this As Salisbury approaches its 800 year report. This includes engagement with anniversary it is worth acknowledging that, educational establishments as well as local whilst we have experienced an unprecedented social initiatives and cultural institutions. attack on our way of life, the museum reminds Working in partnership with others is an us, in telling the story of our history across essential element of our success in extending thousands of years, that the sum of this city is our audience. The Wessex Museums so much more than this one incident in its very Partnership with funding from Arts Council recent past. That a museum like ours can offer England, continues to link us to other such perspective, wisdom and hope in the museums and enables us to share ideas and face of this attack is a source of true value. expertise. Susanna Denniston, Chair of Trustees 2018 saw the purchase of a much needed storage site away from the King’s House. The museum has been pursuing this facility for several years as it is a key component in allowing us to move forward with our crucial preservation and development plans. The support of Wiltshire Council and Wessex Archaeology in achieving this has been much appreciated as the preservation and collection of archaeological artefacts is at the heart of the museum’s remit. With the expected deluge of new material resulting from work around the A303 and surrounding area in the near future this facility is more than timely.

Further to our drive to identify funds to maintain a sustainable future we conducted

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Henry Lamb, Evelyn Waugh, 1930 (Copyright: Estate of Henry Lamb)

Increasing Visitor Numbers

Exhibitions

Brian Graham: Towards Music of music. The results were stunning and 27 January 2018 – 12 May 2018 eloquent paintings which inspired us to think about our ancestors living long ago and how This exhibition of the work of artist Brian they communicated through sound and Graham, represented a unique interpretation movement and the ultimate joy of this. of the evolution of music and dance. By creating a series of 40 painted reliefs Brian Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows took us on a visual journey, exploring how he 26 May 2018 – 30 September 2018 imagined music and movement began. This body of work also reflected his research in This exhibition was the first major fields beyond art and encompasses science, retrospective of Henry Lamb’s work since archaeology and anthropology. Each of the 1984. Lamb was one of the leading British works is dedicated to a piece of music, a figurative painters of the first part of the 20th composer or a significant figure from the world century. He was also an accomplished

3 musician, trained as a doctor and his friends Smaller Exhibitions described him as a well-read and erudite conversationalist. A close friend of Augustus The main exhibition in our smaller temporary John, patron of Stanley Spencer and friends exhibition gallery on the first floor was with members of the Bloomsbury Group he Salisbury Snapped (20 January – 26 August was a founder member of the Camden Town 2018). This showcased images from the Group in 1911. museum’s photographic archives revealing how Salisbury has changed down the years. The exhibition was based on loans from the This was followed by Anello Flow by Almuth family archive as well as private and national Tebbenhoff (1 September 2018 – 16 February collections. Portraiture was an important 2019) which showed some of Almuth’s work in feature alongside townscapes of Poole and conjunction with her piece on the Wessex early subject pictures from Brittany and Plinth (see below). Ireland. A major highlight was his World War I commemorative piece: Irish Troops in the The Wessex Plinth Judaean Hills Surprised by a Turkish

Bombardment on loan from the Imperial War Sculpture on the ‘Wessex Plinth’ outside the Museum (IWM). Lamb was an official war front of the museum in 2018 included: artist in World War II and works from this period were also borrowed from IWM. Goliath by Johannes von Stumm 8 March – 1 June 2018 The exhibition was a partnership between The Salisbury Museum and Poole Museum and Johannes von Stumm especially created was co-curated by Harry Moore-Gwyn, an Goliath for Salisbury Museum. Primarily made independent curator, dealer and writer on from a granite pillar he stated: ‘It is an modern British art. The project was supported imposing figure, about 280 cm high. Looking by Arts Council England as part of the Wessex at it I have associations with a guardian figure. Museums Partnership. Poole Museum, who The name ‘Goliath’ sprang to my mind, will mount a similar Henry Lamb exhibition in because it is a powerful, unapproachable 2019, curated an exhibition about Augustus figure. I remembered the story of David and John in 2018, which will come to Salisbury Goliath and this work is inspired by the story. in 2019. The forehead of my ‘Goliath’ is made out of fragile glass. The… figure is vulnerable. My Hoards: A Hidden History of Ancient warrior ‘Goliath' stands in the Northern Britain 13 October 2018 – 5 January 2019 tradition, perhaps inspired by nearby Stonehenge and Avebury….’ In partnership with the British Museum, this exhibition traced the story of hoarding from Anello Flow by Almuth Tebbenhoff Bronze Age weapons discovered in the river 7 June 2018 – 14 February 2019 Thames and the first Iron Age coin hoards, through to hoards buried after the collapse of German born sculptor Almuth Tebbenhoff Roman rule in Britain. It showcased created Anello Flow for the front lawn of the discoveries of hoards reported by finders and museum. Almuth explained the sculpture in archaeologists through the Treasure Act and the following way: ‘I am highlighting the brought together objects from the British interconnectedness between the elements; Museum and Salisbury Museum, including the Anello is inspired by the flow of water, it is spectacular Ipswich Iron Age gold torcs and carved from marble which is formed by new prehistoric and Roman finds from immense pressure and heat deep inside the Wiltshire. A recently discovered Roman coin earth. Sculptors have forever desired to hoard from near the Winterbournes was release this tremendously dense energy which displayed for the first time. compressed the marble initially, to make forms that lift and flow lightly, defying gravity.’ The exhibition has toured to Ulster Museum and Buxton Museum and Art Gallery. It will go onto Brading Roman Villa and Peterborough Museum over the next year.

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Lectures and Events lectures putting the art of Henry Lamb into a wider context from art historians James Three powerful exhibitions inspired and Russell and Professor Ana Carden-Coyne. informed the programme of events for 2018, The art of portraiture was also explored with a beginning the year with Brian Graham: weekend portraiture workshop led by Nicholas Towards Music. A sell-out lecture by Beer, giving an opportunity to learn portraiture archaeologist and anthropologist Professor techniques from a practicing artist. Clive Gamble ‘Art in the Landscape of the Ice Age Mind’ reflected on how and why man The overall programme of lectures and events became an artistic creature; whilst was threaded with wider museum themes, performances from The Zeitgeist Chamber including a talk by Nigel Wyatt on James Orchestra, a harp recital from Stephanie Liney Harris’s lost Salisbury opera, which had and a concert by members of Salisbury recently been rediscovered, and a talk by Baroque, provided the musical backdrop for photographer and museum volunteer, Alan the exhibition. Clarke, delving into the museum’s photographic archive. There were The major summer exhibition Henry Lamb: archaeological talks from Dr Josh Pollard Out of the Shadows was supported by a range ‘Living with Monuments’, and Martin Brown of events, including an afternoon talk and tea and Simon Cleggett on ‘The Archaeology of with journalist and writer Ferdinand Mount the Great War’ giving their latest project who talked engagingly about Henry Lamb and findings. The five week art history course led his wife Pansy Pakenham (Ferdinand’s aunt). by Paul Chapman on ‘The Art of Post-War The exhibition’s curator Harry Moore-Gwyn Britain’ during the autumn, once again proved led a curator’s walk, giving an exclusive to be an incredibly popular part of the insight into how the works had been selected programme. Members also enjoyed an to form this first major retrospective of the exclusive Finding Pitt-Rivers Study Day with work of Henry Lamb. There were popular the museum’s director Adrian Green.

Brian Graham, La Mer for Claude Debussy (crop), 2014 (Copyright Brian Graham)

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The autumn programme shifted the emphasis with a younger audience. There were a total back to archaeology with the opening of the of 12,912 views for the museum’s video Hoards: A Hidden History of Ancient Britain, a output over the summer. partnership exhibition with the British Museum. The exhibition’s curator Dr Eleanor Social media was a very important means of Ghey gave a fascinating talk ‘Lost and Found: staying connected to the museum’s audience, The Stories Behind the Hoards’ and this was particularly as the museum’s physical supported by a further talk by Dr Neil Wilkin audience stayed away as a result of the nerve looking more specifically at hoards in the agent attack. Through social media, the earliest age of metal. Working in partnership museum showed its support for Salisbury and with Salisbury Fringe, the Hoards exhibition strengthened local partnerships. Working with provided the inspiration for new creative other local groups the museum led in the writing, which was performed at the museum setting up of the Insider’s Guide to Salisbury, as part of the fringe festival in 2018. a Facebook group to promote arts and culture in Salisbury. A brand new performance ‘Darling Edith, and Others’ brought the year’s programme to a Website close. Actors Jill Fenner and Edward Halsted performed a rehearsed reading of Rex In 2018 the number of website user sessions Whistler’s letters from the museum’s Whistler totalled 83,167, with 224,143 page views. The archive, lovingly edited by volunteer Christine bounce rate averaged around 40%, with Mason, to a capacity audience of Rex fans. visitors to the website spending an average of 1.30 minutes over 2.5 pages. The major Across the year, 966 people attended lectures advance for the website in 2018 was that and a further 383 enjoyed exclusive tickets for all events could be purchased performances and events at the museum. A online via the website for both members and total of 5,968 people attended all our events non-members. The result was that 36% of across the year. tickets were purchased online.

The monthly e-Newsletter has continued to Marketing Success increase the profile of events and activity at the museum. The number of subscribers grew Social Media during the year by 13% from 1,671 to 1,900, with an average open rate of 76%. The museum’s social media audience continued to grow steadily throughout the Trip Advisor & VAQAS year. There was an increase of 26% in the museum’s following on Facebook ending the In 2018, the museum retained its TripAdvisor year with 3,155 followers; an 8% increase on score of 4.5/5. Out of the 385 reviews, 94% Twitter (7,256); and a 22% increase in gave the museum a rating of ‘excellent’ or followers on Instagram (1,307). The ‘very good’. A typical review was, Great museum’s Facebook page retained its star museum with local history and interesting rating of 4.7 and the Instagram page received changing exhibitions. The dedication and a total of 10,703 likes in response to 373 passion of curators and staff really shows posts. Social media enabled the museum to here. And everyone was very friendly and highlight VIP visits from Dr Phil Harding, John welcoming. The Visitor Attraction Quality Glen MP and the team from the British Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) is another Museum. The best celebrity tweet came from indicator of excellence. When the museum comedian Jenny Éclair, praising the Henry was assessed in November 2018, it received Lamb exhibition to her 153,800 followers. a score of 83% - a 3% increase on 2016.

There was a strategic increase in the use of Summer Marketing Campaign video clips on both Facebook and Instagram, gaining over 5,200 views from just one clip of In response to the drop in visitor figures as a Dr Phil Harding in a 10 second teaser for the result of the nerve agent attack on 4 March, Festival of Archaeology, helping to engage the museum instigated a marketing campaign 6 designed to raise the profile of the museum to Interiors, The Times Literary Supplement, The the local audience in Salisbury. The campaign i and Wilsons Magazine. The Hoards ran from 30 July until 30 September involving exhibition attracted press coverage from the distribution of 16,000 flyers in Salisbury, a Current Archaeology, Country Life and The 48 sheet hoarding and High Street banners. Searcher. There was also good ongoing The ‘Did you know’ campaign focussed on media support from BBC Radio Wiltshire, highlighting the museum offer and the number That’s TV Salisbury and the BFBS (the British of minutes it was away from the train station, Forces Network), Salisbury Journal and the High Street and the Cathedral Gate. Salisbury Life, who between them supported Visitor numbers, which had been 53% down many of the museum’s activities. in March rose to 25% down in August. Museum Usage Press Coverage Visitor numbers (people who come to the The museum attracted good press coverage museum during opening hours) were 24,632, for its major exhibitions. The Henry Lamb a 42% decrease on 2017. The overall user exhibition was well promoted by a feature figure (including those people who attend written by Ferdinand Mount in The Oldie, evening lectures, events, visit the coffee shop along with articles in Country Life, World of and attend activities off site) was 34,396.

British Museum hoards exhibition – Gold torc from Ipswich (Photo: Ash Mills)

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New shelving installed in the museum’s archaeology store at Old Sarum, December 2018

Museum Development

Museum Masterplan was an extensive makeover of the King’s House. It included a new and larger temporary The Wessex Gallery, dedicated to our world exhibition gallery, learning centre, co-location class archaeology collections, has been open of café and shop in the middle of the building for nearly 5 years. This £2.4 million project and a bigger Salisbury History Gallery that was core funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund would house as its centrepiece the rare Scout (recently renamed the National Lottery Motor Car manufactured in 1912. Heritage Fund, NLHF) and was a huge leap forward for the museum. It has been incredibly Although we failed with this application we well received by our visitors – the pages of were encouraged to reapply with a phased TripAdvisor are littered with positive reviews scheme. We decided to focus on the elements about the gallery, our staff and volunteers. with the biggest heritage focus – the conservation of our grade I listed building, the But the Wessex Gallery was the first part of a Salisbury History Gallery and the redisplay of much bigger scheme to transform the the King’s Room. Alongside this we developed museum. This masterplan was originally put a programme of community engagement that together by the architects and museum would take the museum out of our building designers Metaphor in 2008, and since 2014 and into the city, encouraging the local we have been working hard to try to secure community to have ownership over what we the funding to move forward with these plans. are doing.

In 2017 we tried to secure £7.2 million from Costing £4.4 million, we asked the HLF for the HLF to complete the masterplan as part of £3.2 million and planned to raise the a £9 million project. This elaborate scheme outstanding £1.2 million in match funding 8 ourselves from trusts, foundations and a local Collections Management campaign. In June 2018, this bid was rejected because there was not enough match funding Major Loans Out in place. However the HLF strongly encouraged us to reapply in August 2018 if we Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum lent could close the fundraising gap. This we did objects from the Stonehenge landscape to the with Wiltshire Council underwriting the bid to Gallo-Roman museum in Tongeren, Belgium the tune of £500,000, a supporter pledged for a major exhibition about Stonehenge (13 £100,000 and we raised over £37,000 through October 2018 to 21 April 2019). This was our membership campaign in the autumn. curated by leading Stonehenge academic Mike Parker-Pearson and was co-ordinated by Was this enough to convince the HLF? Sadly MuseumsPartner, an Austrian company who the answer was no. There were 47 tour exhibitions internationally. This exhibition applications in this round and only seven will go on tour in north America in 2019 (and projects got through. There simply wasn’t beyond). The museum has been able to enough money to go around – lottery playing charge Tongeren a loan fee of £5,000. Each has declined over recent years and more venue in America will also be charged a fee. people are applying to the HLF for support. Where do we go from here? In what we have Collections Store seen as an incredibly positive move the NLHF have asked us to apply yet again. They are The museum purchased a unit at Old Sarum clearly supportive of our project and its aims industrial estate to house our archaeology so in a repeat of 2018 the bid will go back and collections in February. The £125,000 we will await a decision in June 2019. purchase price was offset by the offer of £75,000 from Wiltshire Council and a grant of Partnership Working £50,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation.

The Wessex Museums Partnership National To prepare it for storage part of the mezzanine Portfolio Organisation entered its first funded flooring was replaced, alarms fitted and year in 2018. This partnership consists of shelving installed. This work was funded Poole Museums (lead partner), Dorset County through a box storage fee levied on Wessex Museum, Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Archaeology – who have paid £40,000 in Museum. We secured a grant of £1.278 advance to deposit 2,000 boxes of million for joint activity from 2018-2022. archaeological finds. This represents the Achievements over the past year included: backlog of archaeological finds built up by Wessex Archaeology from work in the  Appointing a Collections Manager and Salisbury area over the past 20 years! The Community Curator. museum will be transferring this substantial  Funding for the Henry Lamb exhibition. and important collection of archaeological finds to the store in 2019.  Reviewing our learning provision with

Culture Force (an external Acquisitions consultancy).

Continuing our ‘objects on tour’  Archaeology Archives programme (formerly Spotlight loans) with a new theme of Wicked Wessex. The major acquisitions this year have been  Appointing a partnership Marketing the archaeology archives that we are and Digital Officer and Fundraising & preparing to take into our new store from Development Manager to the core Wessex Archaeology. There are 207 separate team at Poole Museum. archaeology archives which make up roughly  Improvements to visitor data collection 1,600 boxes. The locations of these sites are and analysis. all from local areas including Salisbury,  Environmental audit of the museum by Shrewton, Amesbury, Durrington and more. Julie’s Bicycle. Owning the store means that the museum is  Developing the Wessex Museums now able to continue accepting local archives Trust as a separate charity. (2018.22- 2018.225 & 2018.239-241).

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Panorama of Salisbury Streets, Archaeological archives: Assess, re- Millennium Project package, re-number and enter the Archaeology Archive data into MODES. Taken by the Salisbury Camera Club, these panoramic images show what Salisbury’s Create SMARG excavation archives: Create streets looked like and what businesses were archives for all of the Salisbury Museum in place in 1999. An important example of Archaeology Research Group excavations contemporary collecting, these will provide an from the 1980s and earlier. important insight into Salisbury in the 20th century (2018.237). Rex Whistler archive: Document each item in the archive and enter it into MODES. Ephemera from Terry Pratchett: HisWorld exhibition Ceramics inventory: Undertake an inventory, including taking measurements and condition This exhibition was a huge success for the assessment of ceramics on display and in museum and finished at the beginning of storage. 2018. Another example of contemporary collecting, accessioning this ephemera Art Society costume inventory: Undertake a provides the collection with objects created by comprehensive inventory of the costume the museum for this fantastic exhibition collection and update on MODES. (2018.11). Ephemera organisation and data entry: Re- Engraved Copper Plates package, check and enter data relating to the Ephemera collection. Over twenty copper plates, many of which are engraved with images of Salisbury Cathedral Catalogue the museum archives: Review, that were published in William Dodsworth’s organise and catalogue the documents related Salisbury Cathedral (1814) (2018.17). to the history of the museum.

Documentation Projects Update object history files: Review all the physical documentation relating to each We have a fantastic team of collections accessioned object and transfer to object volunteers who are regularly providing the history files. museum with their invaluable skills and time. There are around 90 volunteers who worked Library inventory: New library entries to be on approximately 24 collections projects catalogued and moved from old shelving to during 2018. These varied from cataloguing, more spacious racking. packing objects, carrying out audits or updating the collections database, MODES. Box making: Make bespoke boxes for specific objects so that they are protected. Completed Projects Salisbury Journal archive: Scan all the Art store review and reorganisation images and enter data relating to the Carried out an audit of what is in our art store Ephemera collection. and match it to what is on MODES. Scanning of other photo archives: Scan Geology collection other photographic collections that are in the Created a searchable database for the museum’s collection. collection which previously had just a card index. Maintain MODES data integrity: Ensure data records conform to museum standards. Ongoing Projects Correct reference fields in MODES: Stonehenge archive review: Upgrade Manually review lpublication reference fields storage materials and update records. and place data in correct sub-fields.

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Pitt-Rivers collection: Make this collection Social history repacking: Check contents of available on MODES. Social history cupboards and repack.

Collections online: Manage the preparation Social history store inventory: Check and uploading of images to the museum’s contents of store against records on MODES. public searchable database. History of Salisbury inventory: Undertake History of Salisbury Gallery: Replace the an inventory including taking measurements of labels in the HOSG to meet current practice. all objects on display.

North Transept from Dodworth’s Salisbury Cathedral – one of the engravings from an original set of copper plates acquired in 2018 (2018.17)

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Festival of Archaeology Promotional Photo (Photo by Ash Mills)

Children and Young People

Family Events Bemerton, Bishopdown, Victoria Park and The Friary, attracting crowds to make their own ‘Under Five’s Fridays’ and the ‘Discovery arty creations to take away including lanterns Days’ holiday events are established family and gargoyles. We did Harry and Meghan offers. These are themed either on an event or proud with our stand and interactives at the exhibition occurring at the museum, or Royal Wedding big screen event which filled sometimes are seasonal. The Close with flag waving onlookers. Back in the museum we invited a living history Dorset The Under Five’s Fridays are once a month Regiment group to set up camp on the lawn, and have a good turn-out of toddlers. We take creating a hands on May Bank Holiday WWII on the services of freelance workshop leaders event which with the inclusion of a field who are supported by a loyal band of photography unit complimented our Henry volunteers. We mix activities up so that one Lamb exhibition perfectly. month you might be digging for gold in a sand pit, the next you could be gluing a collage or Schools singing along to a musician. The social element is also important and the group are Mini museums have been the key to the often seen in the café after the workshop learning team’s raised numbers, raised profile having a catch up and cake. and to a modest extent, raised income.

2018 was a great year for the museum getting The ‘mini museum’ scheme was launched in out and about, introducing ourselves to 2017 with the extraordinary number of 7,400 thousands of potential new visitors. We children engaged that year. The nature of the attended four city events for communities in project means that a school will not wish to 12

repeat annually, as for most children it will be the latest projects, but are often introductions a repeat experience. However, building on to some of the latest scientific methods in those high figures of 2017, word had most archaeology which in the last couple of certainly got around and by the end of 2018, decades have sped on in advancement and 3,983 children had been engaged with. It understanding. looks likely that around 4,000 will be the normal target for annual school children, A stalwart supporter of the museum, Dr Phil which is a healthy number of young people Harding returned to the festival to continue his and their teachers becoming aware of what research work on the history of the King’s the museum collections and high standards House through archaeology. Another the learning team can provide. successful addition was embedding the 2018 Old Sarum Environs Project into a primary A ‘mini museum’ is where part or all of a school project which in turn was exhibited at school visits the museum. Following a the event. Work created by children from museum studies session in their school they Stratford Sub Castle Primary School was are aided by the learning team to present their shown alongside research by Southampton own ‘mini museum’ in their school hall which University students in the meetings room their community are invited to. The project has which attracted proud families over the never failed to receive praise from all involved weekend. After the final tally it was shown that ranging from children of all primary ages to we had 100 more children attend than in staff, parents and governors. previous years.

The museum still offers its ‘off the shelf’ core In total 1,393 people visited the event. Despite offer, of which Saxons and the Stone Age both the city still very much suffering from the remain the most popular bookings. Despite impact of the poisoning incident, the festival not being in the Primary curriculum there were retained its welcoming spirit and high standard a number of requests in 2018 for Tudors. This of archaeology presentation. Feedback was offered the learning team a chance to try once again very positive from visitors and something new and put together a fun and contributors alike. fascinating Tudors visit, partly referring to the museum’s building itself. As with education itself, the learning team continues to adapt, Look Again: Discovering learn and progress. Centuries of Fashion

Look Again: Discovering Centuries of Fashion Festival of Archaeology 2018 has got off to a great start over the last year. The project, which was made possible by a In its fourth year, the festival is our annual grant from the Museums Association Esmée opportunity to celebrate the museum’s Fairbairn Collections Fund, started in March archaeology collection by bringing speakers 2018. It aims to work with the community to and demonstrators to Salisbury for the reinterpret and redisplay our nationally weekend. The outside ‘showground’ is curated significant costume collection, rediscover to appeal to all ages, with specialists forgotten gems hidden in storage and create demonstrating their work and interests, links between the generations. including activities specifically to engage children. There has been a huge amount of enthusiasm from learning providers such as schools and The 2018 talks programme included reference colleges. Approximately 130 young people to the centenary of the end of WWI, with talks have taken part so far. There has also been on research and DNA identification in great support for the project from the heritage European battlefield sites. Over the last four volunteers from the Arts Society who are years we have learnt of the endless interest in working to re-catalogue the costume Stonehenge and Old Sarum, this year covered collection. The Arts Society volunteers have by Dr David Roberts’ Stonehenge environs been working with some of the groups as well work and Dr Alex Langland’s Old Sarum as Duke of Edinburgh students involved with environs project. Festival talks not only cover the project.

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A small grant from the Costume Society costume and local history and undertaking meant that a student could spend the summer workshops at Roche Court Educational Trust working with the Arts Society to develop a list exploring the curation of objects. Groups from of possible items for display. The summer Wiltshire College are currently working on proved too short a timescale and the student design ideas for the gallery and a brief to has since completed her course and carried develop ideas for a digital project to help more on working on the project as a volunteer! people engage with the collection.

The young people have been working on lots Students from the Arts University of different aspects of the project. Some have Bournemouth have been working to recreate taken part in an after school club and worked some of the items from the collection. These with artists to create art inspired by the will be made in incredible detail using up to collection. This has been displayed on an date methods including digital printing. When Instagram account for the project. Other finished they will be used in future learning groups from Godolphin School, Leehurst workshops planned as part of the project. Swan School and Wiltshire College have been producing creative responses to the gallery It has been an exciting and inspiring and designing their own textile items. experience for the museum to work with all the young people as well as the heritage Young people from St Joseph’s Catholic volunteers from the Arts Society and see how School have investigated ideas and themes much enthusiasm there is for this fascinating for the gallery including interviewing experts in collection.

Work being completed for the Look Again project

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Owermoigne Hoard – featured in the British Museum Hoards Exhibition (copyright British Museum)

Achieving Financial Sustainability

Donations and Legacies 2018 – dropping from £44,640 to £22,320 per annum. This is a reflection of the difficult Our sincere gratitude goes to those who financial situation councils still find themselves remember us in their will. During 2018 the in. Salisbury City Council continues to give an museum received over £26,000 in legacies. important £15,000 grant towards our family events programme. We are always very grateful for the donations made by our members, patron members and Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows had the general public. Our donation boxes in the generous support from a number of trusts and reception area raised £1,265 and we would foundations including RA 250 UK with Art like to thank all the members who added a Fund and The Finnis Scott Foundation. donation to their membership subscription. The museum gratefully acknowledges Our Patron members have supported the substantial support from the following people museum in many ways during 2018. Their and organisations in 2018: support in funding the catalogue for the Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows exhibition was very Arts Council (via Wessex Museums much appreciated. Partnership) Gerry and Susie Blundell The Bullough Tompson Charitable Settlement Grants and Sponsorship The Finnis Scott Foundation Kelly Family Foundation The grant from Wiltshire Council is hugely Museums Association’s Esmée Fairbairn valued – but unfortunately reduced by 50% in Collections Fund 15

RA250 UK with Art Fund Retail Report Roger Wadey Salisbury City Council The beginning of 2018 saw the final two Walter Guinness Charitable Trust weeks of the HisWorld exhibition which was Wiltshire Council an amazing success for the shop. Buoyed up by this achievement there was a sense of The museum would also like to thank all those optimism for the year ahead. It soon became who generously support us but wish to remain apparent that this was not going to continue anonymous. due to events in our city. In response to this a new approach was sought. This started with the idea of making the shop a destination in its Membership own right. How could this be accomplished and what could be sold that is unique and high 2018 was the first full year of trading since quality? phasing out annual tickets in 2017 and during the year we welcomed a grand total of 429 Our selection of books are chosen to cover new memberships (which equates to 579 the content of the museum reflecting on members). The year ended with another archaeology, local history and art have always record with a total of 1,310 memberships on been popular and would continue to be the our database (which equates to 1,886 back bone of the strategy. Nearly all are members) a handful of which have been with bought in and therefore need to earn the us since the 1950’s and 60’s. space on the shelf and they do. Our range of greetings cards remain popular with 1,500 As always Gift Aid is a vital source of income sold during the year, but reflected the same for us and we claimed £7,020 on trend as across the city for the year with a memberships alone in 2018. We will continue drop of 20% in sales. to encourage our members to sign a Gift Aid declaration in order for us to maximize this As the museum membership has grown with important scheme for registered charities. more families the pocket money unit remains popular, but is not going to achieve an In October we launched our Salisbury Gallery increase in growth. Buying items in to try and Fund by writing to all our members inviting tempt the visitor has been an uphill challenge them to support this essential project. By the with some items staying on the shelves for end of 2018, our generous members had several seasons. Something needed to already donated a total of £32,932 to the fund change. and we were able to claim £4,969 in Gift Aid on these donations. In November the TSM Gifts Collection was launched in the shop with six makers. The We extend our grateful thanks to all of our products are all hand made by artisans and members for their continued support. are only on sale at the museum. The collection will continue to grow with more makers coming on stream offering a diverse Corporate Members range of beautiful hand made products including artworks. All of the items are on a The museum relaunched its corporate sale or return basis, which means the shop is membership in 2018 and now has the not taking a financial risk. Sales have started following organisations supporting us: well and the future of the display is looking very positive. Fletcher and Partners Handelsbanken The best way to ensure the shop’s NFU Mutual, Salisbury sustainability is to increase the foot fall in the Rathbones Investment Management shop, encouraging visitors and Salisbury What No Safety Services Limited residents to come in and look around, to see Wilsons Solicitors us in the same way as any other shop. There Wilton House is more to do but the positive initial start is Woolley and Wallis Fine Art Auctioneers something to build on moving forward.

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Volunteer guided tour of the Wessex Gallery (Photo by Ash Mills)

Leadership and Workforce

Staff In February Exhibitions Officer Joyce Paesen Arts Council funding from the Wessex left the museum. Since Wiltshire Council cut Museums Partnership enabled the museum to our grant by 50% in 2018/9 we decided to halt appoint a new Collections Manager. This role the recruitment to this post for the time being. will help the development of the new archaeology store and cross partnership Finds Liaison Officer Richard Henry left for a activity relating to archaeology. Megan Fowler new curatorial role at the Museum of the was appointed to the post in August. The Royal Navy in June. Richard had been museum also recruited Sarah Gregson as instrumental in securing and developing the Community Curator for Wiltshire in November HisWorld Terry Pratchett exhibition for the 2018. This is another Wessex Museums museum and was seeking a move into a more Partnership funded position. Sarah started in curatorial role. Sadly we were unable to offer February 2019 and is based in both Salisbury Richard a suitable position at the museum. His and Wiltshire Museums. Her role is to look at replacement is Wil Partridge who formerly how to connect our collections with people undertook the Finds Liaison role for Devon who are not regular users of the museum. and Somerset.

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Trustees work - such as the future development plans for the museum and learning team projects. As previously noted John Hutton formally We also continued our ‘Collections in Focus’ stood down as our Honorary Treasurer in talks (on subjects such as ‘Hoards from June – but continued to fill the role until a Wiltshire’; and an extremely popular talk from replacement was found. In the autumn David Dr Alex Langlands on his Old Sarum Edmonds joined the board in preparation to excavations project) and presentations by become our new treasurer. David is an volunteers on their favourite artefacts. independent accountant and tax adviser. Communication with our volunteers continues Volunteers to strengthen. The Volunteer Blog which is updated weekly and mainly written by

volunteers is a great way for volunteers to We currently have 206 volunteers who in 2018 keep abreast of news at the museum. The gave 17,945 hours of their time to help the Volunteer Blog had 6,136 visitors throughout museum carry out its extensive programme of 2018, and 10,012 views. Volunteers also public engagement, collections conservation received two volunteer newsletters crammed and care, and education. Volunteers also full of volunteer stories, information about assisted with administration tasks, marketing, events at the museum and in depth research and the very important job of cleaning the on artefacts held in our stores. museum and making our museum gardens

look beautiful for visitors. This contribution is As a thank you to our volunteers the museum worth £140,509 if these hours were paid at the hosted a summer and Christmas volunteer national minimum wage. So, a huge thank you party which both had a good turnout. The from the staff and Trustees of the museum to museum quiz, musical entertainment from a all of our volunteers for all of their hard work local school choir, and volunteer raffle all went throughout 2018 and ongoing commitment down well. In 2018 the museum also trialled and dedication to the museum. running events for volunteers to celebrate

National Volunteers’ Week (the first week in The museum also hosted 23 student June). The museum organised trips to placements throughout 2018 – ranging from Salisbury Cathedral library and archive, GCSE and Duke of Edinburgh students to Arundells, Wessex Archaeology and masters students. A big thank you to all of the Mompesson House, as well as an illustrated students for their enthusiasm and hard work – talk at the museum on our ceramics collection. as well as to all the regular volunteers that 88 volunteers attended the programme of assisted with the placements and were happy events which received very positive feedback. to have students working alongside them. The Two students doing placements at the museum also began a mentored placement museum also created a marketing campaign programme for students with additional needs, using social media and blogs about the weeks’ and in October hosted a placement for a events, and created a short film which can be student with autism and a learning disability. viewed on YouTube: This was a rewarding experience both for the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt4dWVXU student and the museum, and we will be OAw. The museum will continue to develop developing this programme of work over the this programme of educational talks and visits next few years. to mark National Volunteers’ Week over the

coming years – an excellent way to celebrate Our programme of training and support for and acknowledge the achievements of our volunteers throughout the year enabled volunteers and thank them for the wonderful volunteers to learn new skills and feel part of work that they do for the museum. the museum team. A variety of training sessions were run, including training 105 volunteers in our new ‘Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy’. Throughout 2018 we continued our programme of Volunteer Coffee Mornings with tea, coffee and cake and an opportunity to hear presentations on an aspect of the museums 18

THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 December 2018

The figures below are a summary extracted from the audited Annual Report and Accounts which was approved on behalf of the Trustees on 17 June 2019. However, they may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Trust. For further details, the full annual accounts and auditors’ unqualified report on those accounts should be consulted.

A copy of the Trustees’ Report and the full annual accounts has been submitted to the Charity Commissioner and to the Registrar of Companies and may be obtained from the Company Secretary.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 17 June 2019 by:

D K Edmonds - Trustee

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS STATEMENT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST

We have examined the summarised financial statements of The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and auditors

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the summarised financial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom Law and the recommendations of the charities SORP.

Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summarised financial statements with the full financial statements and the Trustees’ Annual Report. We also read other information contained in the summarised annual report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summarised financial statements.

We conducted our work in accordance with Bulletin 2008/3 issued by the Auditing Practices Board.

Opinion In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements and the Trustees’ Annual Report of The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Simon Ellingham (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Fawcetts LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Windover House St Ann Street Salisbury SP1 2DR

Dated: 17 June 2019

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THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (including Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 December 2018

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2018 2017 £ £ £ £

Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 72,960 242,908 315,868 245,110 Charitable activities 160,642 - 160,642 255,486 Other trading activities 200,829 - 200,829 259,244 Investments 14,976 10,886 25,862 21,845

Total income 449,407 253,794 703,201 781,685

Expenditure on:

Raising funds 17,188 17,188 7,434 Charitable activities – Operation of the Museum 585,802 204,970 790,772 892,018 Other trading activities 54,761 54,761 121,841

Total expenditure 657,751 204,970 862,721 1,021,293

Gains/(Losses) on investment assets - Realised (1,771) (2,142) (3,913) 1,166 - Unrealised (35,512) (18,566) (54,078) 34,899

(37,283) (20,708) (57,991) 36,065

Net income/(expenditure) before transfers (245,627) 28,116 (217,511) (203,543)

Transfers between funds 205,215 (205,215) - -

Net income/(expenditure) (40,412) (177,099) (217,511) (203,543)

Other recognized gains/losses Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit 84,000 - 84,000 80,000 pension schemes

Net movement in funds 43,588 (177,099) (133,511) (123,543)

Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2018 276,428 2,469,865 2,746,293 2,869,836

Fund balances carried forward at 31 December 2018 320,016 2,292,766 2,612,782 2,746,293

Continuing operations None of the group’s activities were acquired or discontinued in the current or preceding periods.

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THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE (Registered No: 1826436)

BALANCE SHEETS 31 December 2018

Consolidated The Company

2018 2017 2018 2017

£ £ £ £ FIXED ASSETS: Tangible assets 1,512,717 1,603,982 - - Investments 785,342 820,749 - - Heritage assets 485,275 484,525 - -

2,783,334 2,909,256 - -

CURRENT ASSETS: Stock 11,526 15,189 - - Debtors 176,749 33,648 - - Cash at bank and in hand 198,221 464,965 - -

386,496 513,802 - -

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year (77,048) (112,765) - -

NET CURRENT ASSETS 309,448 401,037 - -

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES: 3,092,782 3,310,293 - -

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year - - - -

Net Assets excluding pension scheme liability 3,092,782 3,310,293 - -

Defined benefit pension scheme deficit (480,000) (564,000) - -

NET ASSETS 2,612,782 2,746,293 - -

FUNDS: Restricted funds 2,292,766 2,469,865 - - Unrestricted funds 320,016 276,428 - -

2,612,782 2,746,293 -

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Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Trust

PATRONS Receptionists R Bullough C Cameron Sir E Hulse Bt H Grigson J Hampton THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES M Kirby C Marshall ELECTED S Sample S Denniston (Chair) K Shepcar A H Beckwith-Smith D K Edmonds (co-opted 31 January 2019) Visitor Service and Retail Manager C Elmer J Thorne A X T Green L H A Homan Volunteer Co-ordinator J D Hutton (until 4 July 2018) B Telfer S Jackson P Marland Wessex Collections Manager J G R Perry Megan Fowler (from 6 August 2018) P J Pleydell-Bouverie HisWorld Gallery Stewards OBSERVERS (until 14 January 2018) E C Probert Dean and Chapter H Baker A N Deane Wiltshire Council A Crooks K Falcke Secretary: C Frost J D Hutton C Goodhead M Kirby Registered office: S Morgans The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN K Rose L Salter Registered company no: E Smith 1826436 (England and Wales)

Registered charity no: HONORARY STAFF 289850 Curator Emeritus MLA accredited museum no: P R Saunders 878 Senior Guide Auditors: R J Wadey Fawcetts. Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Windover House, St Ann Street, Salisbury, SP1 2DR

STAFF

Communications Officer L Tunnard

Curatorial Assistant V Goodrich

Development Officer S Willis

Director and Curator A X T Green

Exhibitions Officer J Paesen (until 2 February 2018)

Finance Officer N Kilgour-Croft

Finds Liaison Assistant F Johnstone (until 2 February 2018)

Finds Liaison Officer R Henry (until 15 June 2018) W Partridge (from 28 August 2018)

Housekeeper V Overton

Learning and Outreach Officer O Hughes

Learning Project Officer K England

22 APPENDIX 1 Exhibitions and Events January 2018 – December 2018

Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows: May – September 2018 (Photo by Bill Gore)

Major Exhibitions Living with Monuments: New Work on the Neolithic of the Avebury Region, A talk by Dr Josh Pollard, 10 May Terry Pratchett: HisWorld, 16 September 2017 – 14 January 2018 The Artist and His Wife: Henry Lamb and Pansy Pakenham, A talk by Ferdinand Mount, 3 June Brian Graham: Towards Music, 27 January – 12 May 2018 Salisbury Museum’s Incredible Images, A talk by Alan Clarke, Henry Lamb: Out of the Shadows, 26 May – 30 September 7 June 2018 A Matter of Holes and Ditches: The Archaeology of Great War Hoards: A Hidden History of Ancient Britain, 13 October 2018 – Training, Larkhill, Wiltshire, A talk by Martin Brown and Simon 5 January 2019 Cleggett, 21 June

A Forgotten Golden Age, Painting in Britain 1900 – 1950, A talk Smaller Exhibitions by James Russell, 4 July

Paul Kidby: The Charmed Realm, 2 September 2017 – 14 Henry Lamb: Art, War and Modernism, A talk by Professor Ana January 2018 Carden-Coyne, 25 July

Salisbury Snapped, 20 January – 26 August 2018 Lost and Found: The Stories Behind the Hoards, A talk by Dr Eleanor Ghey, 18 October Anello Flow: An Exhibition by Almuth Tebbenhoff, 1 September 2018 – 16 February 2019 Annual Clarendon Lecture: From Clarendon to Cambridge, A talk by James Wright, 1 November

Lectures The Vale of Pewsey Project: Marden Henge and Cat’s Brain Long Barrow, A talk by Dr Jim Leary, 15 November Lost Salisbury Opera Rediscovered, A talk by Nigel Wyatt, 17 January Hoards During the Earliest Age of Metal, A talk by Dr Neil Wilkin, 29 November Towards Music: Some More Notes, A talk by Brian Graham, 1 February Other Events Art in the Landscape of the Ice Age Mind, A talk by Professor Clive Gamble, 20 March The Zeitgeist Chamber Orchestra, 16 March

Bees in the City, A talk by Stuart Roberts, 2 May Harp Recital, A performance by Stephanie Liney, 24 March

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Rejouisance, Members of Salisbury Baroque in Concert, Under Fives’ Fridays 28 April Playsongs Plus, 12 January Portrait Competition, 26 May Birds, 9 February May Day Bank Holiday Fun: Britain at its Best, 27 May Exploring Texture with Liza Morgan, 9 March Sarum Studio Workshop, 2 June Showers, 13 April Curators Walk-through of Henry Lamb with Harry Moore-Gwyn, 12 June Animal Camouflage! Who is hiding where? 11 May

Meet the Artist: Almuth Tebbenhoff, 19 June Making Toys from the Past with Liza Morgan, 8 June

Festival of Archaeology 2018, 21 – 22 July Dig for History, 13 July

Salisbury Fringe at Salisbury Museum, Hoards, 6 October Playsongs Plus, 10 August

Darling Edith, and Others: Rex Whistler in Letters with Jill Under Fives Fridays: Lost and Found, 14 September Fenner and Edward Halsted, 7 December Halloween Bunting with Liza Morgan, 12 October

Courses Finger Print Poppies, Finger Puppets and More, 9 November

Finding Pitt-Rivers Study Day with Adrian Green, 18 April Christmas, 14 December

The Art of Post War Britain: Art history course with Paul Chapman, 14 November – 12 December Young Curators Club

Ice Age Art Make your own Mammoth - not to scale! Family Events 13 January

Discovery Day: Music Workshop with Kaya Drums, See, hear, create: Paint a picture inspired by ancient music, 13 February 10 February

Easter Trail at the Museum, 30 March Wet welly walk: Experience the water meadows, 10 March

Discovery Day: Druming Workshop with Kaya Drums, Medieval to modern Discover Salisbury’s eclectic buildings, 31 July 14 April

Discovery Day: Make Wartime Toys with Scrapstore, Tools from the past: Try out prehistoric technology, 12 May 7 August Capturing characters: Draw a portrait inspired by artist Henry Discovery Day: Portrait Lanterns with artist Liza Morgan, Lamb, 9 June 14 August Tiny tricky tiles: Construct your own Roman Mosaic, 14 July Discovery Day: Vegetable Prints with artist Alex Hoare, 21 August The wonders of wardrobe: Create outfits inspired by the costume collection, 8 September Discovery Day: Collage: Lamb-inated portraits with Charlotte Morton, 28 August Crafty clay creations: Sculpt your own garden masterpiece, 13 October Beastly Monsters and Monstrous Beasts , 27 October Ancient secrets revealed: Discover hidden hoards, Discovery Day: Monstrous Masks with Liza Morgan, 10 November 30 October Christmas past: Celebrate a year of the Young Curators Club, Christmas at the Museum, 15 December 8 December

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APPENDIX 2 Acquisitions January 2018 – December 2018

74 notebooks handwritten by Henry Hatcher, Various local archaeological archives deposited Salisbury Museum, 2018.1 for new store, Wessex Archaeology, 2018.22- 2018.225 Collection of clay pipe bowls and fragments, M. Green, 2018.2 Bavarian plate with transfer printed image of Salisbury cathedral, B. Duncan, 2018.226 Items relating to the modern school, Salisbury, K. Puttick, 2018.3 Two Salisbury election posters, 1733, and manuscript list of corporations of Salisbury, Photograph of Stonehenge, 1926, J. Randle, Salisbury City Council, 2018.227 2018.4 Laundry box and local ephemera, J. Lawson, Hurdcott & Wardour Estate auction booklets, maps, 2018.228 Tisbury magazine, Gillingham Museum, 2018.5 Two images of Mr H. Grey, a local farm worker, Archaeological archive from watching brief of south Mr Fancy, 2018.229 wilts water board – Salisbury area trunk mains 1972-3, SMARG, 2018.6 Scrapbook of photographs collected by Bertha Staines, C. Langdon, 2018.230 Archaeological archive from 14 Queen Street, SMARG, 2018.7 Five metal badges, small album of local images, A Clarke, 2018.231 Human remains from Everleigh Manor, SMARG, 2018.8 ‘It’s a Knockout’ Salisbury magazine, 1972, D. Lovering-Roddis, 2018.232 Human skull from River Avon, SMARG, 2018.9 Salisbury Red Cross ephemera, photos and Paper and digital archive of watching brief, WW1 doll with belongings, M. Davis, 2018.233 Woodford, Wiltshire, RSK ADA Ltd, 2018.10 ‘Stonehenge Today & Yesterday’ by Frank Ephemera relating to Terry Pratchett, HisWorld Stevens, G.Dickson, 2018.234 exhibition, V. Goodrich, 2018.11 1930s Remembrance Sunday photos taken in Ephemera relating to Pythouse estate and Tisbury Salisbury, C. Evans, 2018.235 Deanery, Gillingham Museum, 2018.12 ARP Wardens book for Downton, Book & USB contacting photographic images of Salisbury,1939- 1944, W. Richardson, Appleby’s Bakery, B. Owen, 2018.13 2018.236

Gibbs Mew & Co brewery glass half pint mug, Panoramas of Salisbury streets photographed J.Belcher, 2018.14 in 1999 for Millennium project, Salisbury Camera Club, 2018.237 Ephemera and images of college of Sarum St Michael, M. Crane, 2018.15 Ledger covering sales between 1910-1912, K. Smith, 2018.238 26 black and white images of Salisbury, J. Dickson, 2018.16 Archaeological archive from Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Project no. 32112, Wessex 20 engraved copper plates with images of Archaeology, 2018.239 Salisbury, F. Dineley, 2018.17 Archaeological human remains from Coombe Archive of prehistoric society meeting, Salisbury Bissett, 1994, Wessex Archaeology, 2018.240 1953, Salisbury Museum, 2018.18 Archaeological archive from A303 Stonehenge Three postcard images relating to the teacher sites assessment 63660-2, Wessex training college, P. Wills, 2018.19 Archaeology, 2018.241

Selection of local photographs, including part of a Small plate with image of Salisbury and the photo album, B. Cavanagh, 2018.20 Poultry Cross, K. Smith, 2018.242

Collection of ephemera relating to events in 19th century ladies clothing, B. Macey, Salisbury, J. Howse, 2018.21 2018.243 25

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