Dorchester Abbey Museum, Local museum at Dorchester Abbey, England
The museum occupies two buildings on the abbey site, including the Old Schoolroom and the Cloister Gallery along the northern wall of the abbey.
The Old Schoolroom, part of a 14th-century guest house, displays artifacts, illustrations, and maps documenting the history of Dorchester and its surroundings through time.
The permanent exhibition 'If Stones Could Speak' presents the evolution of stonemasonry from Saxon times through medieval periods using carved stonework collections.
Visitors can explore the museum from Easter Saturday until September end, during Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons.
The museum collection includes a 60,000-year-old flint hand axe and decorated Bronze Age pots dating back 5,000 years from the local area.
Location: Oxfordshire
Address: The Abbey Guest House, Dorchester-on-Thames, Wallingford OX10 7HH OX10 7HH
Website: http://dorchester-abbey.org.uk/museum
GPS coordinates: 51.64378,-1.16487
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:11
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