Annual Report

2015

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Front cover: Salisbury, from Old Sarum By JMW Turner, c 1827-28

The Salisbury Museum

Annual Report 2015

The period at a glance

£61,244 Grant from Wiltshire Council

58,132 Museum users

£46,488 Donations and legacies

36,485 Museum visitors

£15,000 Grant from Salisbury City Council

14,368 Volunteer work hours

1572 People at Christmas event

949 Members of the museum

250 Volunteers

28 Family learning events

8 Temporary exhibitions

Stonehenge at Sunset by JMW Turner, watercolour, 1811, Private Collection

The Chairman’s Report

Salisbury Museum was founded in 1860. The Magna Carta celebrations made an Since then it has expanded to reflect the impact on the city and we had our own growth of its internationally important Trussell Trust Baron keeping watch at the collection. One hundred and fifty six years front of the King’s House. A mummified rat later I am delighted to report an excellent year belonging to the museum was loaned to the for Salisbury Museum. Visitor numbers are up Cathedral Magna Carta exhibition. Whilst and the museum continues to make a perhaps not the most prestigious exhibit significant contribution to the visitor relating to the famous charter, the rat is experience in the Cathedral Close, attracting nonetheless a constant source of fascination. the local community and people from all over the world. The feedback we get from our Our exhibitions continued to enhance the life visitors is invaluable as we continue to shape of the museum. Secular to Sacred – The Story the future of the museum. of the Lacock Cup was the first of the year. This spotlight tour from the British Museum This last year has been something of a told the history of this magnificent piece of consolidating year for the museum. We have craftsmanship. There was much interest in this enjoyed the fruits of the hard work that went rare silver chalice reflected in the very good into finishing the Wessex Gallery and have visitor numbers. Our summer exhibition this built upon our reputation for fine exhibitions. year was Turner’s Wessex – Architecture and All of this has been leading towards the next Ambition. Curated by Ian Warrell, this stage of our masterplan that has been revised exhibition, the first of its kind, was devoted to to accommodate and reflect the momentum JMW Turner’s drawings and paintings of created at the museum. Salisbury Cathedral, the city and its

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surroundings. The exhibition drew more than weekend and much credit must be given to 21,000 visitors over a four-month period. We the museum learning team – Owain Hughes remain indebted to our sponsors for Turner’s and Katy England and their team who put Wessex. These include the Foyle Foundation, together this highly successful event. There Henry C. Hoare Charitable Trust, and for our are more details regarding the museum catalogue, Woolley and Wallis. All our education and outreach programme in other sponsors are listed under the sustainability sections of this report. section of this report. Many institutions up and down the country Turner was followed by John Hinchcliffe: The would not survive without their volunteers. Definitive works of a Decorative Artist. Salisbury Museum is no different and Curated by his widow, Wendy Barber, this was acknowledges that our team of volunteers is the first posthumous retrospective of invaluable to the life of the museum. Hinchcliffe’s work and demonstrated the Volunteering takes many shapes and includes impact of Salisbury and the surrounding area people with a variety of life skills. From those on all aspects of his creative life. at the front desk to those whose expertise takes them into the back rooms and myriad The Festival of Archaeology, taking place in corners of the King’s House – all are much July this year, continued to focus on the core appreciated and valued. David Balston and his collection of the museum and to introduce a team aptly demonstrate an example of such wider audience to the world of archaeology. work. David was a trustee of the museum until Fascinating talks by leading archaeologists this year but has remained as part of the including Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Turi volunteer team managing the documentation King shed light on the way modern technology of the collections. The aim, is to eventually is changing the way we understand the world ensure that the entire museum collection will of our forebears. The museum buzzed with be catalogued and placed online – and people from all generations during this available to the public. This is an extremely

Jacqueline McKinley and Turi King at the Festival of Archaeology, July 2015 (photo by Ash Mills) 2

comprehensive project and I was delighted to as a trustee this year having been on the spend a morning with David witnessing a Board for thirteen years. We were also sad to small part of this task in action. I extend my say farewell to Richard Morgan who has heartfelt thanks to David Balston and to all the resigned as a trustee after sterling work as people who are the foundation of the museum chair of the exhibitions committee for eight task force. years and on the Board for eleven years. Richard has been a driving force behind our We are delighted to report that Salisbury exhibitions programme and has given an Museum has been granted full accreditation enormous amount of his time and expertise in from the Arts Council England. This fundraising and overall planning. His role has accreditation reflects the diligence and been taken by John Perry, retired chief professionalism of the Director and his staff executive of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight and they are to be congratulated. Air Ambulance Service. We welcome John and offer our sincere gratitude to Richard for In April Salisbury Museum joined the Wessex all that he has done for Salisbury Museum. Five. This is a partnership between the Dorset County Museum, Poole Museum, Russell- We have also said farewell to Kim Van Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Salisbury Rensburg (née Chittick), an outstanding Museum and Wiltshire Museum. Collectively, Exhibitions Officer for seven years and these museums have been awarded a grant of welcomed Joyce Paesen in her place. Joyce £473,703 from the Arts Council England’s joins us from the Open Air Museum of Bokrijk Museum Resilience Fund to support a in Belgium and has already overseen three significant programme of shared working and exhibitions at the museum. We are delighted skills development that will grow cultural to have her on the team. Other staff changes tourism and develop our fundraising capacity. include the role of Development Officer being The funding we have been awarded (£46,800) permanently taken by Sara Willis and that of will go towards continuing to employ Jacquie Marketing Officer by Louise Tunnard. Thanks Kingsley and Sara Willis in their roles as to our Marketing Officer we now tweet, blog Fundraising Consultant and Development and communicate through social media – Officer. methods of engagement with the wider public that would have been unimaginable to the From time to time, the museum is offered a people who founded this museum one collection or archive from an artist or hundred and fifty six years ago. institution. Such offers are given careful consideration; we are mindful of the Like many other people in the wider Salisbury responsibility and resources required for the community, we were deeply saddened by the protection of such archives. It is also important death of Lord Congleton. Christopher to consider their place in our own collections. Congleton was a champion for the museum. In 2015 Mo Thursby approached the museum He oversaw the move from St Ann Street to to ask that the work of her late husband, Peter the museum’s current home in the King’s Thursby (1930-2011), might be placed in the House and was highly instrumental in bringing care of Salisbury Museum. Thursby was an our first blockbuster exhibition – Constable – artist and sculptor who was born in Salisbury to the museum. This has set a precedent that and went to Bishop Wordsworth’s School. He has had profound consequences. Salisbury went on to become a leading artist of his Museum will remain in his debt. generation with commissions all over the world ranging in scale from the domestic to As I write this report the media is full of stories the monumental. His work is increasingly of the decline of regional museums. These highly regarded. We believe that the gift of his remain testing economic times for museums archive will improve the standing of our 20th such as this one but I am fully confident that century art collection. We were also delighted the plans we have in place for fulfilling the to accept an archive of photographs and aims of our revised masterplan will ensure that negatives from the Salisbury Journal. We plan the museum will continue to be an important to digitise these and place them online. part of the life of the city and community of Salisbury. With our ongoing programme of Every year sees changes in the people who exhibitions we hope to build on our contribute to the museum on various membership and visitor numbers to ensure the committees and who give their time and future of this unique and vibrant institution. energy for the greater good of the institution. I have mentioned David Balston who resigned Susanna Denniston, Chair of Trustees

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'White Flower' by John Hinchcliffe, 1982

Increasing Visitor Numbers

Major Exhibitions

Delivering a fascinating visitor experience, The impact of the Lacock Cup on our visitors everyday, is the most challenging thing our was thrilling. We welcomed a total of 5,968 museum does. Lying at the heart of this is our visitors over three months and we had hugely exhibitions programme. It is essential to our positive feedback: “Breathtaking”, “Stunning”, success, and continued growth. “Very well presented and informative”, “Lovely artefact and privileged to see it. Very well Exhibitions focused on and devoted to presented exhibition”. The exhibition achieved Salisbury and the surrounding landscape, a lot of press coverage, including the local featuring nationally and internationally BBC News and the Salisbury Journal. renowned artists have proved to be very popular. Our summer exhibition, Turner's Wessex - Architecture and Ambition (22 May – 27 We started 2015 with a spotlight loan from the September 2015), was our most successful British Museum of the Lacock Cup: Secular to exhibition in 2015. Curated by Turner scholar Sacred: The Story of the Lacock Cup (31 Ian Warrell we mounted the first ever January – 4 May 2015). This exhibition told exhibition devoted to JMW Turner’s drawings the story of a mid-15th century cup, both used and paintings of Salisbury Cathedral, the city as a feasting cup and a holy chalice. This rare and its surroundings. As we are situated in the and magnificent object, which bridged the Cathedral Close, directly opposite its west divide between the religious and secular, front, the museum was ideally placed to survived the centuries against the odds. explore Turner’s relationship with Salisbury

4 and the Cathedral. This relationship began events including lectures by Turner scholars, when Turner was a young man and reveals artist workshops, trails around the Close, formidable talent and ambition from a very Cathedral and City to enable the visitor to early age. stand where Turner himself stood to make his sketches, and Turner-inspired family activities. We focused on three aspects of Turner’s many depictions of the Salisbury area: firstly, The exhibition was sponsored by many his responses to the Cathedral and town, generous supporters including the Arts particularly in connection with the commission Council, Foyle Foundation, The Golden Bottle he received from local antiquarian, Sir Richard Trust, Henry C. Hoare Charitable Trust, The Colt Hoare, who inherited the large Stourhead Idlewild Trust, Opus Energy, The Sackler Estate in 1785; secondly the series of views of Trust, Smith & Williamson, Wiltshire Council, the neo-gothic Fonthill Abbey that he painted Winkworth and Woolley & Wallis Fine Art for ‘England’s wealthiest son’, the fascinating Auctioneers. The exhibition drew more than and eccentric William Beckford; and finally his 21,000 visitors over a period of four months. work recording the area of central, southern England, sometimes known as Wessex, After Turner came John Hinchcliffe: The extending over a period of thirty years. Definitive works of a Decorative Artist (10 October 2015 – 16 January 2016) This show Alongside Turner’s works from the museum’s was co-curated with Wendy Barber (his collection, this exhibition included extensive widow) and Jacky Arnold. It was the very first loans from museums and art galleries across (posthumous) retrospective exhibition of his the UK including Birmingham Museum & Art work. This exhibition showed his love of colour Gallery, The British Museum, Fitzwilliam and experimentalism, through weaving, Museum, National Galleries Scotland, V & A ceramics, constructions and paintings. A key and Whitworth Art Gallery. The exhibition was aspect of this exhibition was the importance of supported by a substantial loan from the Tate Salisbury and the surrounding area to his collection. body of work, including his ground-breaking exhibition of majolica ceramics at Salisbury The exhibition included a programme of Arts Centre in 1983. From 1991, except for

Through the barley to the wide open plain by Vanessa Stone

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Chettle House, Dorset – print by John Hinchcliffe, 2002

a short spell in Normandy, he lived in memory of seeing real’, her paper cutting Blandford Forum in Dorset, whilst his embodies an emotional response to a place, experimental studio in Sixpenny Handley, only scene or thing she has seen. It proved to be a 14 miles from Salisbury, was a commercial very popular selling exhibition. and artistic success, exporting ceramics throughout the world and rooting Hinchcliffe’s Sarum Artists: Conversations with the career in the local vicinity from 1986-91. Collection (11 July – 12 September 2015) The Sarum Artists are a diverse group of The exhibition brought 6,793 visitors to our artists from the Wessex region who worked museum. We had lovely feedback from with The Salisbury Museum to celebrate the visitors: re-housing of our unique archaeology collection with a new temporary exhibition. “So good to see the abundance of creativity and distilled ideas”. Sarum Artists, all former Fine Art students from Wiltshire College, were founded in 2006. “Great – lovely versatility between ways of The group meets once a month to share working” news, discuss work-in-progress and to arrange exhibitions. In December 2013, they “What a beautiful show. A fantastic talent! – approached the museum with the idea of beautiful exhibited” working with the collections. This was a key time in the re-development of the museum “Amazing, I had to return and find out more” and the perfect opportunity to focus on celebrating the new Wessex Gallery. At the Smaller Exhibitions time, the archaeology collection was in storage, as its own, purpose-built gallery Slices of Life, by paper cutting artist neared completion. The Sarum Artists were Vanessa Stone (14 February – 4 July 2015) the first group to respond to the new displays. This exhibition focused on work inspired by the artist’s memories of growing up in Artists and museum staff worked closely from Salisbury and the surrounding landscape. the start, from discussions of the initial Describing how she wants to ‘make the proposals, through preparatory ideas to the

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final selection and hanging of the work. When the Wessex Gallery opened, each artist chose their own inspiration from over 2,000 objects. Adrian Green, the Director, gave the artists tours of the gallery and behind the scenes access, where they had opportunities to handle some of the items such as arrowheads and pots – one-time objects of daily life. The artists were also able to visit freely, sketching and making notes.

John Hinchcliffe: Prints (19 September 2015 – 16 January 2016) This small print exhibition complemented the larger retrospective of his work. Hinchcliffe was a perpetual observer inspired by the patterns and presence of both nature and history throughout his beloved Wessex countryside. This exhibition focused on how he transformed these observations into a Astro Baron outside the museum series of distinct visual motifs. His great love of the decorative, the traditional and the rural was showcased through the captivating selection of bold linocut prints and their blocks. sculptures, dotted all around Salisbury. They were sold at auction on 1 October. In our Wessex Gallery Temporary Exhibition Case we had some lovely In October we participated in the Art Trail from exhibitions that were very well received: Plain Arts Salisbury. The front lawn became the backdrop for the sculptures of local artist The Portable Antiquities Scheme in Charlotte Morton. Wiltshire: Detecting in the Deverill Valley (mid-November 2014 – February 2015) Partnership Working Sarum Artists: Conversations with the Collection (11 July – 12 September 2015) Wessex Five Museums Partnership Display was part of the smaller exhibition (see above) The Wessex Five Museums Partnership is a young and evolving partnership of the five The Deverill Villa: A newly discovered leading museums across the counties of Roman villa in South West Wiltshire Dorset and Wiltshire, namely: Dorset County (September 2015 – March 2016) Museum, Poole Museum, Russell Cotes Archaeologists from Historic England and the Museum & Art Gallery, Salisbury Museum and PASt Landscapes project (based at Salisbury Wiltshire Museum. Museum) investigated a major new Roman villa discovered in south-west Wiltshire. The The partnership secured £473,000 of site was preliminarily assessed through Museums Resilience Funding from Arts geophysics and a small scale evaluation Council England in March 2015 to deliver a excavation. It appears to be comparable with major project called Game-changers, which is some of the larger Roman villas in England. A intended to facilitate a significant step change selection of objects from the excavation were for the individual museums and the displayed. partnership as a whole.

Public Art – During the celebrations As lead partner for the project, the Borough of surrounding the 800th anniversary of Magna Poole will provide overall project and financial Carta the museum showed one of the Barons management, acting as banker for the that were part of the Baron’s Trail. Salisbury partnership and responsible for ensuring that based charity Trussell Trust and international the project aims and objectives are met and arts organisation Wild in Art created the event providing regular monitoring reports to the Arts for the summer of 2015. There were 25 Council England.

7 It is recognised that the Wessex Five Partnership Development Museums share much common ground and The Wessex Five Museums are developing a potential, and the project aims are to: strategy for the partnership, which will encapsulate the partnership’s vision, values  Raise the profile of Wessex Five and future plans for collaborative working. The Museums and attract new and more partnership is at the early stages of this diverse audiences and visitors. strategy development, but the ambitions for the partnership include:  Improve the resilience of the museums’ business models by developing diverse  Development of a formal partnership new income streams. organisation (CIO or Company Limited by Guarantee), that can employ staff and  Develop the workforce’s organisational fundraise for the partnership. skills in fundraising, tourism and marketing.  Application for Major Partner Museum (MPM) funding in 2017.  Strengthen the Wessex Five Museums strategic partnership. Cultural Tourism and Marketing A priority for the partnership is to increase  Share learning to promote excellence visitor numbers at each of the five museums both within the partnership, and across by establishing the Wessex region as a the wider museums sector. cultural destination. This workstream will include: The major outputs of the project will be:  Potential for joint programming,  FiveX5 - a five-year Partnership Strategy exhibitions and events across the for the Wessex Five, including a detailed partnership. action plan.  Development of a common ‘brand’ and  Destination Wessex–a five-year Cultural associated marketing materials. Tourism Plan highlighting the Jurassic Coast and Stonehenge and Avebury Governance, Fundraising and Membership World Heritage Sites, along with Dorchester, Salisbury, Bournemouth,  Development of a three year fundraising Poole and the wider Wessex landscape. strategy for the partnership.

 Capacity to fast-track fundraising and  Appointment of a Fundraising Officer for develop skills through the appointment of the partnership. a new team of fundraising officers. Lectures and Members Events  A new fundraising network connecting the partnership’s fundraising staff. 2015 was a year featuring a vibrant range of events – everything from Medieval Fight Club  A fundraising skills-sharing programme for in February Half Term and ‘Eggs on Legs’ at partner staff and board members. Easter; to a discussion panel on ‘Turner v Constable’ chaired by Tim Marlow of the  A series of practical workshops to share Royal Academy in September. The total learning in fundraising and tourism with number of those attending events at the wider museums sector colleagues, museum rose by 28% on the previous year to developed and delivered in partnership 6,559. This resulted in an important with the region’s Museum Development contribution of nearly £12,000 towards Officers (MDOs). museum funds.

The Wessex Five Museums Partnership One of the challenges of programming is to project began in April 2015 and will be provide a range of events that will appeal and delivered over two years, until March 2017. stimulate members, visitors, archaeologists, The project outcomes are described under families and those who wish to enjoy a deeper each of the headings below: understanding of a particular exhibition. In

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Winners of the Turner Paint off competition, September 2015

February, the museum played host to The There were also talks on archaeology given by British Museum spotlight exhibition of The Dr David Roberts looking at a newly Lacock Cup. In order to take a closer look at discovered major Roman villa and James the art of working in silver, Steve Wager, a Dilley revealing new findings about flint axes. silversmith from Hatton Garden, came and Local geographers and archaeologists led a demonstrated how to make a silver spoon in course based at the museum, looking at the just a few short hours. In complete contrast 72 development of settlements in south Wiltshire. members and friends enjoyed a tasty lunch, a raffle and an afternoon of bridge in support of The Festival of Archaeology in July offered not the museum. only talks by some of the biggest names in archaeology today, but also a colourful Events surrounding the year’s major exhibition showground of archaeology and living history Turner’s Wessex included talks from in the museum grounds. Professor Sam Smiles, the curator Ian Warrell, art historian Eric Shanes and Dr Amy Frost – all bringing a different perspective to the works More general activities included a lecture on by Turner. In addition Amy Frost guided a the history of wine accompanied by specially group on a private visit to Fonthill Abbey and selected wines to match the different locations grounds, the scene of much of Turner’s work. of winemaking activity. This was held in the elegant surroundings of the King’s Room. Artist practice came in the form of a series of Other lecture subjects were Wedgwood, artist workshops led by local artists from Plain Catherine the Great and the Frog Service, the Arts Salisbury and landscape painter Claire history of chocolate drinking, and the architect Thomas. Trails led by Blue Badge guides took Detmar Blow, who worked on many Wiltshire visitors out of the museum and into the houses. The annual lecture held with The landscape, so that they could stand where Friends of Clarendon looked at Edward Hyde, Turner stood to make his sketches. one time owner of the estate. 9 Local trips included a visit to the principal retrospective. The design identity for each rooms of the old Bishop’s Palace and a exhibition has been carefully considered and walking tour of West Tytherley and Norman reflected across all elements from posters to Court School. text panels, at the same time showcasing the museum’s overall branding identity. The year concluded with ‘Christmas Magic’ at the museum, celebrated in festive style, with Social Media the arrival of Father Christmas and a family of real reindeer. This event attracted 1,570 The museum is now consistently promoted on visitors on one day and was a significant part three social media platforms: Facebook, of Christmas festivities in Salisbury Twitter and Instagram. This is a reflection of the way in which not only the local audience, We are most grateful to all the speakers and but also the national and international guides who give their time so generously to audiences can and wish to keep informed and support the museum and to our members and be a part of museum life. This period has seen friends who attend with such enthusiasm an increase in the museum’s following of 63% on Facebook, 16% on Twitter and a doubling of the followers on Instagram. Each platform Marketing represents a slightly different audience. Instagram, for example, is image-driven and

the museum has used images of beautiful The Brand objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme

to reach a wide range of followers including The Salisbury Museum brand has continued archaeologists, other museums and galleries, to develop and grow in strength, combining and even a sprinkling of celebrities. the core offer of archaeology, art and social

history with a clear visual identity. The Social media has also enabled the museum to completion of the new Wessex Gallery in link with partner museums, national 2014, exciting temporary exhibitions and an institutions such as Tate, the Art Fund, the extensive programme of events, have Heritage Lottery Fund and local partners, to provided a whole variety of marketing support one another and enhance the sharing opportunities to promote the museum to an of information to wider audiences. This has ever-widening audience and give life to the been particularly effective through the medium museum’s mission statement. of Twitter, which is primarily about comment

and speed of reporting. In the lead up to the Print Turner’s Wessex exhibition a teaser campaign

One of the key marketing tools has been a was instigated, using photographs taken from new printed events leaflet, the first of which the same viewpoint as Turner’s paintings of was produced in March 2015 and designed by Salisbury. This proved particularly effective in Elliott Tunnard. This is part of a whole family encouraging visitors to visit the exhibition and of printed museum leaflets, giving information to promote Salisbury as a visitor destination. in a clear and elegant way and ensuring the museum brand is immediately recognisable. Through Facebook, the museum has linked to From March to August 2015, 5,000 events other Wessex museums and local partners, leaflets were distributed within Salisbury and such as Plain Arts Salisbury and Salisbury across the wider Wessex region and were a Fringe and academic institutions. The format key means of promoting the summer enables not only the use of imagery and exhibition Turner’s Wessex: Architecture and video, but written content of greater depth. Ambition. Combined with a marketing mix This was particularly effective in promoting the including press, editorial, signage, 60,000 Festival of Archaeology in July 2015 and the flyers, social media and guerrilla advertising John Hinchcliffe retrospective, where links (with the help of Woolley and Wallis), the could be made directly to the pages of result was over 21,000 visitors during the universities and their relevant departments. major exhibition period. Website Print has been a very important part in positioning the museum brand, particularly for The website has continued to evolve and is a major exhibitions – The Lacock Cup, Turner’s key means of promoting the museum and Wessex and the John Hinchcliffe informing audiences about the collections and

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New museum events leaflets in 2015

the wide range of events on offer. During reviewed, refined and used to best advantage 2015, the number of user sessions was over to promote the museum. 71,500 – an increase of 20% on the previous year. Exit surveys from both The Lacock Cup and Turner’s Wessex exhibitions show that Museum Usage visitors are getting information about exhibitions from the website and this is an Visitor numbers (those people who come to important strand in the marketing mix. the museum during normal opening hours) over this period were 36,485, a 34% increase The Marketing Mix on 2014 (27,268). The overall user figure (include those people who attend evening It is the interaction between these elements – lectures, events, visit the coffee shop and print, social media and the website, combined attend activities off site) was 58,132. with editorial, television and advertising – the marketing mix – that will continue to be

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Previous Director Peter Saunders with Augustus in the King’s House, 1981 – photo from the recently acquired Salisbury Journal Archive (photo copyright Salisbury Journal)

Museum Development

Museum Masterplan Salisbury Museum needs a gallery dedicated to telling a comprehensive story The museum commissioned Metaphor to of the local area. This gallery will be a key produce a masterplan for the King’s House in way for us to engage more extensively 2009. With the completion of the first stage of with the local community. the plan – the Wessex Gallery of archaeology – the masterplan has been significantly  A new Ceramics Gallery is needed to re- revised with Metaphor and we are now display our outstanding collection of 18th planning to refurbish the remainder of the and 19th century ceramics. This area of building. There are five elements to this the building forms part of the historic core scheme: of the property dating back to the 17th century and will be restored. These  A new Salisbury Gallery is needed to tell important rooms are on the first floor, but the story of the last 800 years of the there is no passenger lift, so we will history of the city. The gallery will show consider options to improve access. how Salisbury became one of the pre- There are also commercial hire eminent towns in Britain in the middle opportunities because these are the most ages. This story will be told using our attractive spaces in the building. significant collections of art, archaeology, costume and social history.  A new Temporary Exhibition gallery is required to build on the museum’s This gallery is urgently required because reputation for major exhibitions on artists the current gallery is now thirty years old such as Turner and Constable. New and initial visitor research shows that facilities will enable us to continue to 12

produce exhibitions of national grant of around £5.4 million. We will need to importance in galleries that meet security fundraise for the remaining £600,000. and environmental standards for Government Indemnity. Successful Collections Management temporary exhibitions are key to our future development. Acquisitions

 New learning facilities are required for During the year we were invited to work with the increasing number of school visits and Wiltshire Council on their HLF-funded other events that the museum can host. collecting cultures project called Creative The museum’s current events/lecture hall Wiltshire and Swindon. This is an initiative led will become part of the new Salisbury by the library, museums and archives service Gallery. It is proposed that the current to collect objects made by creative people in exhibition galleries will be converted into a Wiltshire who are (or have been) innovators, learning space, plus the area above the inventors, designers or artistic (in the broadest new temporary exhibition gallery will be sense of the word). This could include writers, converted into a flexible space that could artists, architects, designers, musicians, be used for events or exhibitions. actors and performing artists and those involved in media and music production.  The offices and stores behind the Objects will be sought and acquired by scenes are in urgent need of Wiltshire Council and those items relevant to refurbishment. They will be consolidated south Wiltshire will be given to the museum at into fewer areas – making access to the the end of the project. This year’s acquisitions collections and management of the included: building and staff easier. The museum will also need to secure off site storage –  A diamond engraved goblet by Laurence particularly for the archaeology Whistler showing a view of Woodborough collections. This will free up space for the Hill and dedicated to Tim and Polly Carson new events and exhibitions spaces. (dated 1983).

The museum plans to submit a Round 1 bid to  A bronze sculpture of a dancer (Dying the Heritage Lottery Fund for a major Heritage Swan) by Jonathan Wylder produced in Grant (annual deadline 1 December). The 1998. Jonathan Wylder was born in total cost of our project is estimated to be just Salisbury in the 1950s. He is a sculptor of under £6 million and we will be seeking a 90% national and international acclaim.

Salisbury Cathedral, watercolour by Peter Thursby, 1949

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Volunteer Alan Haddock documenting the Pitt-Rivers collection (photo by Ash Mills)

Other significant acquisitions from the year Documentation include:

 the prehistoric cremated remains One of the most important roles of the excavated from Aubrey Hole 7 at museum is the conservation of Salisbury's Stonehenge in 2008 by a team led by past through the objects made and used by Professor Mike Parker-Pearson. The our forebears over the millennia. Associated Ministry of Justice Licence to retain the with this aspect of museum life is the remains was amended to allow the transfer maintenance of a database of all the objects to Salisbury Museum. the museum has acquired over the past 150+  the extensive photographic archive of the years. A team of more than 70 collections Salisbury Journal. volunteers works diligently out of sight,  the archive of sculptor Peter Thursby cataloguing material, updating the database, (1930-2011). Peter was an artist and ensuring previous entries are correct, sculptor who was born in Salisbury and measuring and re-packing objects, taking went to Bishop Wordsworth’s School. He photographs and editing them so that they spent most of his working life in Devon, can, in time, be placed on the museum's producing works ranging in scale from the website. domestic to the monumental. An exhibition of his work was held at the museum in The database of objects is called MODES and 2003 and we already had his Sarum I currently has over 75,000 records entered in sculpture in the collection. His widow it. We have added 5,000 records in the past Maureen Thursby gifted the museum a year alone. Each record contains data about collection of designs, working drawings, the object, how and when it was acquired, any photographs, maquetes and sculptures publications it is referenced in, links to any spanning his entire career. photos we have taken of it and, very importantly, where it is stored or displayed. In Other acquisitions are listed in appendix 2. early 2015 we upgraded the database and 14 that has speeded up the search function and rearrangement of the image store and three provided some very useful additional features. new storerooms have been created. There are a number of on-going projects: Ephemera data entry and re-packing Cataloguing the Rex Whistler archive The ephemera collection contains all sorts of The museum acquired the archive in 2013 and paper records from the past few hundred it forms an important research source for art years – political leaflets, play bills, invoices, and theatre historians interested in the early military calls to arms, etc. The collection has 20th century. Of the roughly 5,000 items, over recently been moved to the library for 1,800 have been fully documented and 550 of permanent storage now that suitable shelving these entered into MODES. 742 items from has been installed. This has greatly facilitated the sketchbooks have been catalogued, 581 the work. About 12% of the 51 boxes have items from Rex Whistler's childhood (juvenilia) been completed. Unfortunately two of our and 519 items of correspondence. Over 5,000 volunteers have had to give up so there is an photographs were taken of archive items and opportunity for one or two new volunteers to these are being related to the MODES record learn about this fascinating aspect of the numbers so that each record will have an museum's collection. associated photograph referenced and immediately available to the browser. Updating the Wessex Gallery records Although the Wessex Gallery opened in 2014 Cataloguing and scanning the Salisbury we are still ensuring that all the objects that Journal photo archive were moved during its development have their The Journal was pleased to donate its photo new current location correctly entered and any archive for the period 1953 to 2012 to the measurements that were made at the time museum. Since the end of 2015 we have been entered into its record. Practically all the transcribing the 27 index books which record objects moved from the old Pitt Rivers and each photo assignment and scanning the Early Man galleries have been updated images. To date over 10,000 of the estimated leaving the small number of objects from the 200,000 images have been scanned. The old Stonehenge and Old Sarum galleries still acquisition of this archive necessitated the to be completed.

Juvenilia in the Rex Whistler Archive – subject of a major cataloguing project

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Locating, identifying and scanning all this was not often done. This project involves accessioned images going through all the paper entry forms and Photographs, 35mm slides, negatives, lantern identifying entry numbers for objects wherever slides, glass negatives, etc, creating MODES possible. A manual search of all the files has records for them and linking the scanned been done and a spreadsheet prepared which image to the record. Over 28,000 images have will be used to update the relevant MODES been processed to date. records.

Cataloguing material from the SMARG Enter new acquisitions excavations It is important to keep up the recording of new The Salisbury Museum Archaeology Research acquisitions. During the year Bob Hambling Group (SMARG) was very active in the 1970s has managed to catch up on some past and 1980s but very little of their work was objects which had not been entered, as well catalogued. In addition to sorting and as keeping up with the new objects acquired. cataloguing material, Peter Saunders and David Algar are writing papers for academic Maintain MODES data integrity and journals describing the work undertaken on support users specific digs. Two papers are planned for Ensuring data records conform to museum publication this year. The team is well placed standards, correct errors identified during the to undertake this work as they were both very transition from MODES to MODES Complete active at the museum during the period in in 2014, train new users and provide advice question. and guidance to existing users. A major upgrade to the software has been undertaken Update and improve archaeology archives recently which will provide some useful extra Assess, re-package, re-number and enter into functionality. The number of errors introduced MODES the archaeology archives data held during the transition in 2014 has been reduced by the museum. An archive contains all the from 240,000 to 81,000. The large number of supporting data associated with an initial errors was caused by the fact that a excavation; photos, X-rays, reports, maps and significantly more rigorous checking of data plans, drawings, etc. About 20% of the has been introduced by MODES Complete. material has been processed to date but new archives are still being acquired. Research and Publication Exhibitions backlog data capture Create a spreadsheet of all the objects Finding Pitt-Rivers Project displayed in exhibitions over the past eight years (Salisbury Museum's and those loaned In 2014 the museum was awarded a grant from elsewhere). A special MODES database from the Arts Council’s Designation has been created to facilitate future record Development Fund to develop a detailed keeping and this is being populated with inventory of the Pitt-Rivers Wessex collection historic data. Twelve exhibitions between of archaeology. Continuing the work started in 2009-2015 now have their exhibits data in the November 2014 a team of 34 volunteers have required format and are being entered into been working with Jane Ellis-Schön, Project MODES. Curator, to improve the storage and documentation of this collection. History of Salisbury Gallery inventory In preparation for the next phase of the Since the project began they have packed and redevelopment of the museum, we are recorded 7,076 objects, photographed 5,176 establishing exactly what is currently on objects and updated 3,363 object records on display and measuring each object. This the collections database. This means thanks information will make it easier to design the to their hard work and commitment about 45% new gallery. The team started with the of the collection is now fully documented. complex Drainage Collection case and is Information about the collections has also already over halfway through it. been gradually added onto the museum’s website. The ultimate goal is to have a Entry number identification searchable database of the entire museum Since 1984 the museum has recorded the collection online. This is a long way off, acquisition of objects on an entry form. This however we have made a start and there are form has a unique number and should be now 280 object records available to view entered into the MODES record. Unfortunately under the collections section

16 http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/collection groups and archaeology societies raising the s awareness of the Pitt-Rivers collection and the museum. The groups and venues so far Twelve project volunteers were trained by visited include Avon Valley Archaeological Sebastian Foxley of Wiltshire Conservation Society; Blandford Museum; Hampshire Centre on how to make bespoke boxes for the Archaeological Dowsers; the National Trust; larger objects within the collection such as London and Middlesex Archaeological pots and the contour plan models. They were Society; Priest House Museum, Wimborne; also trained in artefact cleaning. Wessex Cruising Association and the Winchester Archaeological Research Group. Five pots and an Iron Age loomweight have been conserved by Imogen Bittner, a Towards the end of 2015 the museum was freelance conservator. They had all been awarded a grant from the Pilgrim Trust to restored for display at Pitt-Rivers Museum in continue with the Finding Pitt-Rivers project as Farnham but the Victorian reconstructions had the Arts Council’s Designation Development failed and the objects were in many pieces Fund grant is due to end in February 2016. within the storage boxes. Thanks to Imogen’s The volunteers are continuing their hard work, patience the pots and loomweight are now more talks are planned for 2016 and more fully restored. objects will be added to the museum’s website. Jane has delivered eight talks to over 300 people about the project to local history

Pitt-Rivers contour plan photographed as part of the Finding Pitt-Rivers Project

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Archery at the Festival of Archaeology, July 2015 (photo by Ash Mills)

Children and Young People

The last report covered the transition from Outreach Group. This is a networking group of opening the Wessex Gallery and shifting the heritage learning officers which provides many learning emphasis from outreach to attracting benefits. One of which is to compare visitor schools to the new resource available to them. figures and trends in school visits.

The change for 2015 was moving from free The group reported that the rush of ‘Stone entry to schools to charging for led sessions at Age’ themed visits experienced by all £4 per child. This price was arrived at by organisations in autumn 2014 did slow in surveying schools’ charges in the region, 2015, but interest in this area was still high. which ranged from several hundred pounds to Another area experiencing a lot of interest was free, or with a suggested donation. The Saxons, for which Salisbury Museum has an charge of £4 including VAT came out as a excellent offer. reasonable average. Schools are invoiced after their visit. Mapping out where schools come from is also A change in booking levels due to cost was a a very interesting activity. The museum does small concern. The real cost of a school trip is get good support from most of the local the transport, with coach hire costing around primary schools. Due to the museum’s £300 for a day. nationally designated collection we also receive visits from further afield including Over the year 41 schools visited the museum, Woking, Bath and Bournemouth. Teachers many of them on multiple occasions. This keen on getting the best for their class often equated to 1,669 children. discuss a day trip involving both Stonehenge and the Wessex Gallery. This is possible, but The museum is a member of the SALOG requires tight timing and results in very tired group – Stonehenge Avebury Learning children by mid-afternoon.

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Although the emphasis is now on visits to the there was even a museum shop in the Wessex Gallery, outreach is still available, and corridor. The school fully embraced this being led by the learning team on a smaller project and made the most of the opportunity. scale to when the gallery was closed for Special thanks to teacher John Williams who refurbishment. Topics connected to the took the lead on the project at the school. Wessex Gallery can be taken out to schools, Building on this success, another similar although knowing the huge ‘wow’ factor of a project is being carried out in spring 2016. class visiting the gallery we always advise a museum visit if it is at all possible. ‘Medieval Fight Club’ was held as part of the February half-term events, to tie in with the Highlights of the year included – exhibition of the medieval Lacock Cup. The practitioners who led the event ‘Albion Historic A ‘mini museum’ project was led with the Falconry’ captivated their audience with whole of Winterslow Primary School. The demonstrations of medieval fighting based on project was funded by the Heritage Lottery historic documents and the brave in the Fund as part of the Wessex Gallery project audience were given the opportunity to handle and was a huge success. In February the some of the gruesome kit which was brought school visited Salisbury Museum, followed by along. a whole school (162 children) trip to Bristol Museum. The aim was to show both a modest A ‘Living History Fortnight’ was held 20 size and larger, city museum. This was April – 1 May. This was the second such event followed in the week of 23-27 March by the at the museum, having found the popularity whole school, assisted by museum learning with schools of laying on a limited time volunteers making their own museum. On opportunity at the museum for hands on Friday 27 March, the last day of term, parents historic learning. Week one was ‘The Outside’, were invited to the school and shown around a group of experimental fabrics experts who the ‘museum’ by very proud children. The PTA showed how colour and comfort was added to put on a museum café in a classroom and lives thousands of years ago. Week two was

Mini Museum project at Winterslow Primary School, March 2015

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Julian Richards at the Festival of Archaeology, July 2015 (photo by Ash Mills)

‘The Ancient Wessex Network’ who helped festival in 2015. On the weekend of 18 and 19 every child make a small ‘beaker’ style pot July we extended the museum to a marquee and a wax cast for bronze casting. The ten on the cathedral lawn and held 13 talks over days available to schools were fully booked the two days alongside a showground of and enjoyed by everyone. On the following heritage and archaeology. The sun shone and Saturday, 2 May, the Ancient Wessex Network the weekend was a great success. Most of the appeared on the lawn of the museum for the speakers waived their fees, showing their public and parents of children who had been goodwill towards the museum, with everyone during the week to come along and see for who was asked attending when their diary themselves. Such positive feedback led to permitted. The poster was headed by another event in April 2016. Professor Alice Roberts whose discussion with TV Producer John Farren was a sell-out Chalke Valley History Festival 22-28 June event. The event was promoted to both the was the location for museum outreach at the novice family visitor and the experienced end of June. On the Monday (22) the museum archaeologist and feedback was very attended a schools day for year 6 pupils, favourable for us, the balance was just right. showing a handling collection from the Stone Age. The following weekend we were joined As well as over 50 local primary schools we by The Ancient Wessex Network again to also mailed out to 36 University Archaeology meet the public at this busy local event. departments around the British Isles. The visitor survey was encouraging, showing that Festival of Archaeology 2015. Following the our visitors were coming from as far as success of the grand opening event for the Edinburgh and west Wales. We are building Wessex Gallery in July 2014, it was decided to on the quality and success of the 2015 event put on another, larger event for the national for 23-24 July 2016.

20 Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage school holidays we held a ‘discovery day’. Festival, Salisbury Cathedral 5 – 6 This was themed on the current temporary September. The museum was once again exhibition or calendar activity. Freelance invited to be a part of this new event and artists and workshop leaders were brought in provided a ‘mini museum’ on the cathedral to demonstrate their skills, supported by a green with children’s activities. tenacious band of volunteers who worked long hours, often with long queues of families Turner Schools Fortnight 14 – 25 attending the events. September. Led by the learning team’s Katy England, the museum hosted a series of arts With the City’s grant we are able to plan well sessions for schools looking at the summer’s ahead, looking at themes and exploring Turner exhibition. This was used as an opportunities. Since the huge success of the opportunity for the museum to attract roving Eggs on Legs street theatre group who secondary school users, a demographic which took over the museum at Easter 2015 and for many reasons is not a common user of terrorised visitors in the most charming way, museums in general. Katy led a very we have been exploring bringing performers to successful fortnight, building new relationships the venue. Don’t go into the cellar theatre with schools and raising awareness of the company have proved very popular with one potential the museum has as a learning man shows of Sherlock Holmes followed by resource. The Canterville Ghost in the lecture hall.

Family Events Programme An annual favourite is the small herd of reindeer that come along in December. This The programme for families continues with opportunity to experience real reindeer nearly fortitude. With the grant from Salisbury City eclipses the chance to meet the man in the Council we continued to offer regular events red suit himself. Over 1,500 people attended and holiday activities. Every Tuesday of the the event in 2015.

Volunteer Mary Crane prepares for a Tudor Discovery Day, April 2015 (photo by Ash Mills)

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Roman solidus of Valentinian II (371-392) – image used for a new banner in museum reception highlighting the museum’s charitable status

Achieving Financial Sustainability

Donations and Legacies anything that helps with storage, is worth its weight in gold. During the period of 1 January to 31 December 2015 the museum received We are always very grateful for all the £46,488 in donations and legacies. This donations made by members and the public. included a legacy from the estate of These include donations into the donation Marguerite Le Chasseur (£16,668) and boxes as you enter the museum, members residual funds from the estate of Muriel who increase their membership fees to include Jorgensen (£2,700) who had previously left a a further donation, donations following talks or legacy. We are incredibly grateful to people training sessions and individuals who wish to who remember the museum in their will. The make a donation for specific projects. legacy of Marguerite Le Chasseur was used to put new racking into the museum library. This The Development Fund was launched in has meant an increase in usable space and as 2014. This fund was put in place to secure anyone who knows the museum well knows, unrestricted funds towards the museum’s 22

future plans. In 2015 a further £11,537 (plus At the end of 2015 our total membership was Gift Aid £2,363.25) was contributed to the fund 949, a fall of 18 from the previous year. Many and we would like to thank all our members for of our long serving members are becoming their support. less active and are finding it difficult to continue their memberships. We thank these dedicated members for their support over Grants and Sponsorship many years and wish them all the very best for the future. The museum acknowledges with gratitude the annual grant of £62,000 from Wiltshire Council Our members continued to be very generous and the continued support of Salisbury City with donations included with their Council who give a £15,000 grant per annum subscriptions. Last year over £2,200 was towards our family events programme. donated in this way and was used to swell our Development Fund. Thank you to those who We extend our thanks to all of those who helped us boost our fundraising efforts. supported our major exhibition of 2015 Turner’s Wessex: Architecture and Ambition. The value of your subscriptions was also £141,250 was raised in support of this substantially increased through Gift Aid. In exhibition. 2015 the amount we were able to claim was over £4,200. Thank you to those who are able The museum gratefully acknowledges to help us in this way. If you currently do not substantial support from the following people Gift Aid your subscription, details of how you and organisations in 2015: may be able to help us will be sent with your 2016 renewal. Arts Council England Designation Development Fund It is always good to see so many of you in the Arts Council England Museum museum and at our ever popular events, as Resilience Fund well as behind the scenes as volunteers. Your Gerry and Susie Blundell support is very much appreciated. Spread the Finnis Scott Foundation word and encourage your friends and family to Foyle Foundation support us in whichever way they are able. A Fulmer Charitable Trust good supply of membership forms is always The Golden Bottle Trust available in the museum reception. Henry C. Hoare Charitable Trust The Idlewild Trust The Inchcape Foundation Corporate Members Mr and Mrs Morant Opus Energy Andante Travels Ltd Jonathan and Judith Pope Cathedral View, Bed and Breakfast The Sackler Trust Fletcher and Partners Salisbury City Council Salisbury Newspapers Smith and Williamson Salisbury and Stonehenge Guided Tours Roger Wadey Spire House, Bed and Breakfast Wessex Water Wilsons Solicitors LLP Wiltshire Council Wilton House Winkworth Woolley and Wallis Fine Art Auctioneers Woolley and Wallis Fine Art Auctioneers

Membership

A very warm welcome to the 63 new members who joined us during the year, and also to those of you that have re-joined after a few years away. A special welcome to those new members who live outside our usual catchment area and we hope that you are able to visit us from time to time.

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Staff of Salisbury Museum, May 2016 (photo by Ash Mills)

Leadership and Workforce

Trustees time here she oversaw a dramatic shift in our programming to produce some of the most The Board welcomed two new trustees in the significant exhibitions the museum has staged period under review – Chris Elmer who is including Constable & Salisbury and Turner’s currently undertaking a PhD in public Wessex. We wish her well for the future. Kim’s engagement with archaeology at replacement is Joyce Paesen. Joyce Southampton University and Julia Eager who previously worked as a researcher and Project is the headmistress of Leaden Hall School in Curator at the Open Air Museum of Bokrijk in the Cathedral Close. Genk, Belgium.

Another member of staff who left in 2015 was We were also sad to see two long serving Ruth Butler. Ruth was our Learning and trustees leave – Dr David Balston and Richard Outreach Officer, but was on a temporary Morgan. Their contributions are noted contract which ended in March. It was decided elsewhere in this report. to not renew the contract due to uncertainty

about our financial position. Fortunately Ruth

secured a new job at the Wiltshire and Staff Swindon History Centre as the county’s Heritage Education Officer. The most significant staff change in the year under review was the departure of our The departure of long serving receptionist Exhibitions Officer Kim Van Rensburg (née Martin Callow precipitated a major Chittick) in May. Kim started at the museum reorganisation of the staffing on reception. A as a Curatorial Assistant in 2007, but her major recruitment drive for a new customer talent for exhibition work was quickly spotted focussed Visitor Services Officer role was held and she was promoted to the role of during the first half of the year which resulted Exhibitions Officer in 2008. Throughout her in a series of new recruits including Caroline 24

Cameron, Hannah Grigson, Chris Marshall Chalke Valley History Festival; Old Sarum and Nicola Trowell. This new team have been Archaeology weekend; Summer Spectacular trained by Jan Thorne to be focused on event; the Contemporary Craft and Heritage delivering high standards of customer care. Fair; a Turner paint off event and at the Valerie Goodrich moved from working on Christmas Market in Salisbury. reception to spending more time as a Curatorial Assistant which supports the And our very hardworking and enthusiastic management of the collection. Events Volunteers helped us with numerous family events at the museum including a We also employed temporary Gallery whole summer of Discovery Days; the Big Stewards for the duration of the Turner’s Draw in October and the Christmas event at Wessex exhibition. This team of four staff the museum with Father Christmas and his worked throughout the summer ensuring reindeer! Our Events Committee which is visitors got the most out of the exhibition. comprised solely of volunteers, has also done a wonderful job of organising a variety of The museum currently has just over 12 full events and lectures throughout the year. time equivalent staff. The full staffing list is at the end of this report. Visitor Services staff are supported by a dedicated team of Visitor Services Volunteers who work in a busy retail environment, Volunteers welcoming visitors, imparting information and selling tickets. Our team of volunteers has greatly expanded over 2015 and we now have over 200 The team of Learning Volunteers have been volunteers working in a variety of different invaluable in supporting the numerous school roles including learning, marketing, retail, groups that have come to the museum over exhibitions and collections care. the year and in assisting with our very popular Under 5’s Friday event which takes place Two volunteer recruitment days in July 2015 every month. Beautiful dressing up outfits for attracted 43 potential new volunteers – the school children are created by a team of majority of which carried on to take up volunteers called The Stitchers – and are a volunteer roles with us. great asset to the education sessions.

Our team of 50 Engagement Volunteers have Our large team of approximately 70 been doing a wonderful job welcoming visitors Collections Volunteers have been extremely into the museum and being knowledgeable busy working to conserve and document our about what is on display. All of the diverse collections. Amongst other projects Engagement Volunteers undertook Visitor volunteers are working to catalogue the Pitt- Services training in November and December Rivers collection; the Salisbury Journal which received positive feedback from the archive; the Rex Whistler archive; the majority of attendants. We also had a ephemera collection; the social history dedicated team of 65 Exhibition Stewards collection and the archaeological archives. A assisting with the Turner exhibition – pointing huge amount of work is going into updating out objects of particular interest and being the collections database MODES and some vigilant of security. object records from this are now publicly accessible on the museum website. A new venture for 2015 was the introduction of Spotlight Tours of the Wessex Gallery for Two new NADFAS (The National Association visitors, led by a team of volunteers. These of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) occurred twice a week throughout June until volunteer projects started in 2015. The first is the end of September. The volunteers did an a project to conserve the books in the amazing job at engaging groups of visitors museum’s library. A team of six volunteers with the artefacts on display, and it is planned clean, dust and do minor repairs to the for the Spotlight Tours to be repeated in 2016. collection. It is expected that the project will last until the end of 2016. The second project, Through the year our energetic team of which is being carried out by 11 volunteers, is Communication Volunteers helped the to document and conserve the museum’s museum to staff stalls at a wide variety of costume collection. Each item of costume is events across Wiltshire – helping to raise the being recorded, inspected for conservation profile of the museum. We had a stall at the concerns and photographed, a major task

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considering there are an estimated 5,000 Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations. All got items. Each item is then updated on MODES a flavour of what it is like to work within an by further volunteers. independent museum, as well as assisting us with our day-to-day work. The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is well supported by a team of volunteers. PAS holds The work that the volunteers do is absolutely records of artefacts and coins found by the essential to the museum and as a thank you public, who make these discoveries whilst for all the time and effort that is given we pursuing a wide range of activities, the hosted a summer party and Christmas party majority from metal detecting, but also for the volunteers. Next year we will be gardening, ploughing, etc. In 2015 the introducing volunteer coffee mornings and a museum’s Finds Liaison Officer, Richard volunteer newsletter and we look forward to Henry, and his dedicated team of volunteers another successful year working with all our recorded 4,094 objects found in Wiltshire. dedicated volunteers in 2016.

Admin Volunteers provide invaluable support and assist with a wide variety of administrative duties covering marketing, fundraising and volunteering. And further invaluable help is given by our Exhibitions Volunteers who help with exhibition changeovers and generally get very handy with a paintbrush!

In 2015 the museum hosted two work experience placements (for an A-level student and a Year 11 student) and a longer placement for a student studying for a BA in

Gallery Steward Mark Honan in the Turner exhibition (photo by Ash Mills)

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THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 December 2015

The figures below are a summary extracted from the audited Annual Report and Accounts which was approved on behalf of the Trustees on 17 May 2016. 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 of the Museum.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 17 May 2016 by:

J D Hutton – 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 2015.

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 2015.

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

Dated: 17 May 2016

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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 2015

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total funds funds 2015 2014 Restated £ £ £ £

Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 46,488 345,253 391,741 1,654,783 Charitable activities 242,717 - 242,717 184,540 Other trading activities 149,103 - 149,103 98,525 Investments 8,440 10,724 19,164 26,379

Total income 446,748 355,977 802,725 1,964,227

Expenditure on:

Raising funds 9,326 - 9,326 19,736 Charitable activities – Operation of the Museum 579,329 381,047 960,376 740,759 Other trading activities 46,069 - 46,069 32,613

Total expenditure 634,724 381,047 1,015,771 793,108

Gains/(Losses) on investment assets - Realised 5,954 - 5,954 (1,037) - Unrealised (22,359) (11,344) (33,703) (10,850)

(16,405) (11,344) (27,749) (11,887)

Net income/(expenditure) before transfers (204,381) (36,414) (240,795) 1,159,232

Transfers between funds 253,634 (253,634) - -

Net income/(expenditure) 49,253 (290,048) (240,795) 1,159,232

Other recognized gains/losses Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit - - - (365,000) pension schemes

Net movement in funds 49,253 (290,048) (240,795) 794,232

Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2015 - As previously stated 669,759 3,274,290 3,944,049 2,784,817 - Prior year adjustment (365,000) - (365,000) -

Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2015 - Restated 304,759 3,274,290 3,579,049 2,784,817

Fund balances carried forward at 31 December 2015 354,012 2,984,242 3,338,254 3,579,049

Continuing operations None of the group’s activities were acquired or discontinued in the current or preceding periods The notes form part of these financial statements.

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

BALANCE SHEETS 31 December 2015

Consolidated The Company

2015 2014 2015 2014 Restated Restated £ £ £ £ FIXED ASSETS: Tangible assets 2,045,050 2,299,598 - - Investments 738,115 436,541 - - Heritage assets 482,350 481,600 - -

3,265,515 3,217,739 - -

CURRENT ASSETS: Stock 23,140 28,967 - - Debtors 146,857 132,797 - - Cash at bank and in hand 319,479 648,957 - -

489,476 810,721 - -

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 51,737 84,411 - -

NET CURRENT ASSETS 437,739 726,310 - -

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES: 3,703,254 3,944,049 - -

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

Net Assets excluding pension scheme liability 3,703,254 3,944,049 - -

Defined benefit pension scheme liability (365,000) (365,000) - -

NET ASSETS 3,338,254 3,579,049 - -

FUNDS: Restricted funds 2,984,242 3,274,290 - - Unrestricted funds 354,012 304,759 - -

3,338,254 3,579,049 - -

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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust

PATRONS Receptionists Sir E Hulse Bt M Callow (until 30 April 2015) R Bullough C Cameron V Goodrich (until 30 April 2015) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES H Grigson (from 1 May 2015) J Hampton ELECTED C Marshall (from 30 June 2015) S Denniston (Chair) K Shepcar D M Balston (until 16 July 2015) G Thorne (until 30 November 2015) A H Beckwith-Smith N Trowell (from 22 June 2015) J C Eager (from 16 July 2015) C Elmer (from 16 July 2015) Housekeeper A X T Green V Overton J D Hutton (Hon Treasurer) P G Jeffreys Finds Liaison Officer R M Morgan (until 28 October 2015) R Henry R E Newman R A Pemberton Turner Gallery Stewards P J Pleydell-Bouverie (22 May to 27 September 2015) R J Wadey D Falke M Honan NOMINATED F Mclean E Probert Dean and Chapter J Roberts D Dawson, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society A N Deane, Wiltshire Council W R Moss, Wiltshire Council ARCHAEOLOGY OF WESSEX GALLERY STAFF

Secretary: Project Learning Officer J D Hutton O Hughes

Registered office: Volunteer Co-ordinator The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN K England (maternity cover until 15 May 2015) B Telfer (maternity leave until 5 May 2015) Registered company no: 1826436 (England and Wales) HONORARY STAFF Registered charity no: 289850 Curator Emeritus P R Saunders Arts Council accredited museum no: 878 Membership Secretary and Librarian R J Wadey Auditors: Fawcetts. Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Windover House, St Ann Street, Salisbury, SP1 2DR

STAFF

Director and Curator A X T Green

Exhibitions Officer K Van Rensburg (née Chittick) (until 15 May 2015) J Paesen (from 11 May 2015)

Learning and Outreach Officer R Butler (until 31 March 2015)

Marketing and Administration Officer L Tunnard

Development Officer S Willis

Visitor Service and Retail Manager J Thorne

Finance Officer N Kilgour-Croft

Finding Pitt-Rivers Project Curator J H Ellis-Schön

Learning and Events Assistant K England (from 18 May 2015)

Curatorial Assistant V Goodrich (from 1 May 2015)

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APPENDIX 1 Exhibitions and Events January 2015 – December 2015

Major Exhibitions Family Events

Salisbury and The Great War – Fighting on the Home Front, 4 Discovery Day: From Medieval to Modern, 17 February October 2014 to 17 January 2015 Medieval Fight Club, 19 February Secular to Sacred – The Story of the Lacock Cup, 31 January to 4 May 2015 Discovery Day: Inspiring Tudors, 31 March

Turner's Wessex – Architecture and Ambition, 22 May to 27 Easter Eggstravaganza! 4 April September 2015 Discovery Day: Adventure in Tudor Salisbury, 7 April John Hinchcliffe – The Definitive Works of a Decorative Artist, 10 October 2015 to 16 January 2016 Living History Day, 2 May

Museums at Night: The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, 15 May Smaller Exhibitions Discovery Day with artist Suzie Gutteridge, 28 July Teresa Whitfield: Drawing Museum Lace – An Unexpected Look, 13 September 2014 to 7 February 2015 Discovery Day with artist Charlotte Moreton, 4 August

Slices of Life, 14 February to 4 July 2015 Discovery Day with artist Charlotte Moreton, 11 August

Conversations with the Collection, 11 July to 12 September Discovery Day with artist Charlotte Moreton, 18 August 2015 Discovery Day with artist Charlotte Moreton, 25 August John Hinchcliffe Prints, 19 September 2015 to 13 February, 2016 Discovery Day: The Big Draw, 27 October

Museums at Night: The Canterville Ghost by Don't Go Into The Cellar Theatre Company, 31 October Courses Christmas Magic at the Museum, 12 December Villages, Towns and Cities: the development of settlements in south Wiltshire, 29 April to 17 June

Art and the Netherlands with Alexandra Ormerod and Paul Under Fives Fridays Chapman, 16 October to 20 November Ring in the New, 9 January

Lectures Kings and Castles, 13 February

Easter Egg Hunt, 13 March The Lacock Cup: from fine dining to holy chalice by Naomi

Speakman, 10 March The Tudors are Coming, 10 April

Wine and History: Talk and Wine Tasting by Mark Brandon, 25 Mini-Museums, 8 May March

Fun with Clay, 12 June The Life and Death of the Flint Axe by James Dilley, 15 April

Saints and Giants, 10 July Stonehenge and the Romantic Imagination by Professor Sam

Smiles, 23 April Paints and Pastels, 14 August

Catherine the Great, Wedgwood and the Frog Service by Stones and Bones, 11 September Deborah Lambert, 7 May

The Big Draw, 9 October Exploring Turner's Wessex by Ian Warrell, 26 May

Remember, Remember…, 13 November JMW Turner: His Life and Masterworks by Eric Shanes, 3 June

Christmas Magic, 11 December Beckford and Turner – Capturing the Rise and Fall of Fonthill Abbey by Dr Amy Frost, 2 July

Teaching Mr Turner by artist Tim Wright, 11 September Other Events

The Deverill Villa by Dr David Roberts, 2 October Bridge Lunch at Michael Herbert Hall, Wilton Tuesday 10

February Monarchs, Monks and Boudoirs: The history of drinking chocolate by Rosemary Pemberton, 22 October The Salisbury Spoon: an evening with silversmith Steve Wager,

21 February Rags, Rugs and Recycling by Mary Schoeser, 29 October

Paper, Scissors, Stone! Paper Cutting Workshop with artist Detmar Blow – Edwardian architect in Wiltshire by Michael Vanessa Stone, 7 March Drury, 4 November

Make a Flint Axe Workshop with James Dilley, 25 April Clarendon's Clarendon Edward Hyde (1609-74) and Wiltshire by Dr Paul Seaward, 19 November

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Artist Workshop: The Palette of Turner with artist Ann Hambly of Turner v Constable: A panel discussion, 4 September Plain Arts Salisbury, 26 June Turner Paint Off with Plain Arts Salisbury, 12 September Artist Workshop: Light and Atmosphere: A day of sketching and painting clouds with artist Claire Thomas, 7 July 'Making Mr Turner' A discussion with Tim Wright and Dr Jacqueline Riding – Fundraising Event, 25 September Festival of Archaeology, 18-19 July Salisbury Fringe at the Museum Part Two: Objects come to life, Afternoon Walk at Fonthill Abbey, 22 July 3 October

Artist Workshop: Under the influence of Turner with artist Ann Artist Workshop: John Hinchcliffe Textiles Workshop led by Hopkins of Plain Arts Salisbury, 23 July artist Suzie Gutteridge, 24 October

Stone Carving Workshop with Moira Ross of Sarum Artists, 7 Members of Salisbury Baroque, 14 November August Lino Block Printing: Three session workshop with Wendy Barber The Salisbury Fringe at the Museum Part One: Meet the and Rachel Sargent, 18 November Objects, 8 August Professor Simon Olding in conversation with Wendy Barber, 3 Norman Court and West Tytherley all day walk, 13 August December

Artist Workshop: Looking Through with artist Louise Luton of Plain Arts Salisbury, 1 September

APPENDIX 2 Acquisitions January 2015 – December 2015

Archaeology Archaeological archive from Witherington Farm, Downton, Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.50

Roman coin of Dalmatius (335-337AD) from Bowerchalke, A Archaeological archive from Beacon Hill, Bulford, Cotswold Barnes, 2015.3 Archaeology, 2015.51

Bronze Age scabbard chape from Hindon, A White, 2015.4 Archaeological archive from Pembroke Park Academy,

Salisbury, Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.52 Four post medieval silver coins from Monkton Deverill (Treasure T783 2013), Dept of Coins and Medals, British Museum, 2015.11 Costume and Textiles Purse bar found by donor whilst detecting at Broad Chalke, K Webb, 2015.19 Christening gown that belonged to Arthur Sydney Priddle of Notes on excavations, Vol II by Dr J F S Stone, T Dallow, Downton, J Desborough, 2015.36 2015.24 Red Cross uniform that belonged to donor when she was centre Archive of a post-medieval pottery kiln excavation at Crockerton organiser for Salisbury area, M Davies, 2015.37 in 1967 (CK67), D Algar, 2015.28

Archive of a salvage excavation of remains of a post medieval pottery kiln at Crockerton in 1983 (CK83), D Algar, 2015.29 Post Medieval, Recent and Social History

Early Medieval bell from Kingston Deverill, Roman bracelet and Two paperweights with pictures of Salisbury Cathedral, D Raitt, silver annular buckle, B Read, 2015.31 2015.1

Neolithic flint scraper from West Grimstead, P Williams, 2015.33 Iron ball and leg cuff used in county jail at Fisherton St, Salisbury, I Cummins, 2015.2 Five crates of cremated remains excavated from Aubrey Hole 7 at Stonehenge, M Parker Pearson, 2015.38 Framed poster of Ware Brothers Leather works, J Macintosh, 2015.8 Roman Kraftig Profilierte brooch from Ebbesbourne Wake, A Reis, 2015.39 Collection of large scale maps used by SDC Planning Dept before 1980, A Clarke, 2015.10 Polished axehead from Cleeve Hill, West Knoyle, 2015.40 Salisbury Cathedral saucer and glass slide, J Richards, 2015.13 Archaeological archive from the Highbury School, Salisbury, Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.46 Two notebooks from Salisbury grocer P W Meager, unknown, 2015.14 Archaeological archive from Lower Mere Park Farm, Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.47 Three parish magazines from Bemerton, Amesbury and Salisbury, G Hill, 2015.16 Archaeological archive from Larkhill Primary School, Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.48 Time frame magazine published in 1990, D Cousins, 2015.18

Archaeological archive from Fugglestone Red, Salisbury, World War II documents relating to Stanley Pittman who lived at Cotswold Archaeology, 2015.49 122 Devizes Road, Salisbury, T Woods, 2015.20

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Receipt book for St Pauls home, Salisbury, 1887 – 1925, M Watercolour and goache of Knowlton church by Katherine Westcott, 2015.21 Church, 1976, J Duncalfe, 2015.7

Stoneware jar with label ‘when empty please return to Local photographs and postcards, A Clarke, 2015.9 Richardson Bros, wine and spirit merchants, Salisbury’, J Cottle, 2015.22 Watercolour of Stonehenge, 19th century, S Farrington, 2015.12

Chamber pot from Salisbury Infirmary, A Cáceres, 2015.23 Photo album and six loose photos of local scenes including Salisbury, Stonehenge, Woodford and Tollard Royal, Mrs Notebook containing a history of Salisbury by unknown amateur England, 2015.15 historian, M Hatt-Cook, 2015.26 Two colour photographs of a shop on corner of Brown Street Conical retail bag from Stainers of Salisbury, M Moss, 2015.27 and Winchester Street taken in 2010, N Griffiths, 2015.17

Scout motors catalogue photo of Scout van and Scout motors Peter Thursby archive, M Thursby, 2015.25 history book, W Tucker, 2015.32 Photographic archive of Austin Underwood, Batt Broadbent Auction catalogue and souvenir guide for auction of barons at solicitors, 2015.30 Salisbury Cathedral, 1 October 2015, A Green, 2015.34 Photographs relating to Salisbury Infirmary and regulations for Churchfields diary milk bottle found at Parkway Estate, probationers (nurse training), P Norman, 2015.42 Andover, D Cook, 2015.35 Daguerreotype of John Atlee Hunt, 1845, P Read, 2015.43 Pair of spectacles made by TT Johnson, Salisbury and pince- nez spectacles, M Hatt-Cook, 2015.41 Three small watercolours of Salisbury Cathedral close gates, J Andrews, 2015.44

35 black and white photographs of Salisbury teacher training Pictures and Photographs college and students, J Lowder, 2015.45

35mm slides and photographs relating to Shrewton, A Clarke, Salisbury Journal image archive, Salisbury Journal, 2015.53 2015.5

Portrait of lady by Chevalier J O C Grant, 1833, D Algar and P Saunders, 2015.6

Silver groat of Mary I (1553-1558). Part of a hoard of four silver post-medieval coins found at Monkton Deverill. Declared Treasure (2013 T783) and recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (WILT- C8E927). Hoard purchased by Salisbury Museum in 2015 (2015.11).