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Visit the Museum Shop for a fantastic selection of local history books written by local researchers, local historical maps and small gift items suitable for children. Loads of ideas for birthday and Christmas presents! Just scroll down the page and you'll find a list of everything stocked in the museum shop!
How to pay? We welcome cash or cheque supported by a bank card. We regret we cannot process debit or credit cards.
A range of items on sale in the Museum Shop
Recent new titles
Celestine - price just £5 - documents the history of Celestine Mining in South Gloucestershire. Published by the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group in January 2013.
Eric Garrett's new book Olveston and Aust Parishes in the Second World War
Retired policeman, Clive Washbourne's memoirs - My Life, An Autobiography
Lyn Carnaby's book The Church of St Mary de Malmesbury, Littleton upon Severn
Popular titles
New stock in of the very popular book - I'm a Pauper, Get Me Out of Here Tony Cherry's account of the Thornbury Workhouse from 1836-1871 is flying off the shelves and, if you buy it in the museum shop, Tony has generously agreed that all royalties can be donated to our entirely volunteer-run museum!
Special offer, save £9.98! The shop is offering a special deal on two long-established favourite books about Thornbury. The normal retail prices for "Around Thornbury" and "Around Thornbury Revisited" are £11.99 and £12.99 respectively. Our double book deal for the two books bought together is just £15, offering a saving of £9.98!
Daggs Allotments - Meg Wise's fascinating look at the history of Thornbury's allotments
W.G. Grace and Thornbury Cricket Club and Gentleman and Players, two publications for cricket enthusiasts
Tony Cherry and Meg Wise's recent book "Thornbury Through Time" allows you to compare pictures of Thornbury in the past with present day photos. This book has been one of our best-sellers. Ideal as a birthday for anyone interested in the history of our local market town!
Following our 'Rolling, Rolling, Rolling....' exhibition, we are selling Reg King's beautiful book 'Rolling Pins'. Reg was the guest curator responsible for our exhibition. A local man - an engineer from Alveston - he has built up a fantastic collection of over 400 beautiful and historic rolling pins. His book, on sale in the shop for £15, is a lively, entertaining and beautifully-illustrated read. There's so much more to rolling pins than you could possibly imagine!
Another recent publication is 'Reflections of World War II Experiences: One man's reflections of life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese, 1942-1945' written by local man John Ovens of Rangeworthy, on sale in the museum shop for £5.
A publication that's popular with the many local residents who have worked in the aerospace industry at Filton, 'British Workmanship at its Best: the Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd' is the result of an oral history project carried out by Filton Community History Group. This very substantial book contains the stories of 69 men and women who worked for the Bristol Aeroplane Company and its predecessor and successor companies. For £15, you're assured of a fascinating read, as you encounter the stories behind the design and manufacturing of Concorde and other world-beating planes.
In stock:
The shop sells many other books on local history - a great source of ideas when you're searching for presents with local significance.
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Find out about the history of Thornbury's Pubs.
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Read about W.G.Grace's cricket matches in Alveston.
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Find out who's buried in Oldbury Churchyard.
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Discover old photos of Alveston in 'Alveston Through Time'.
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Read the stories of local people who worked in the aerospace industry in 'I Worked There'.
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Discover the history of opposition to slavery in South Gloucestershire.
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Learn about Thornbury Castle and our local Town Heritage Trail.
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Discover the story of Eric Jenkins, the boy evacuated to Oldbury-on-Severn, and Mary Bruton, who fostered his musical talent.
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Find out about school life in Thornbury in the past, in:
THE HISTORY OF A SCHOOL by TONY CHERRY
This is the story of 3 schools in one, from Thornbury Council School, to the Leaze School, becoming Gillingstool Primary School.
A wonderful treasure trove of old records, memories, pictures and research have been put together by local researcher Tony Cherry into one splendid volume.
On sale now at Thornbury Museum, price £10.
Royalties are dedicated to both Thornbury Museum and Gillingstool School.
If you are lucky you could get a copy signed by the author!
What's available in the museum shop?
If you want full details of what is on sale in the museum shop, do take a look at the list below.
Why go to crowded shopping malls when you can buy so many interesting presents in your local market town? There's something here for everyone, including many small inexpensive items for children ...
SPRING 2013 PRICE LIST
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LOCAL BOOKS
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Price
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A Brief History of the Manor and Castle of Thornbury
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£1.00
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A Parish Not Independent – Stone
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£10.00
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Alveston Through Time
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£12.99
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A Year on a Dairy Farm
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£16.99
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Around Thornbury
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£11.99
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Around Thornbury Revisited
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£12.99
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| SPECIAL OFFER PACK of TWO BOOKS -
Around Thornbury & Around Thornbury Revisited
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£15.00
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Aunt Beat's Scrapbook
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£9.00
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Basil Harwood of Woodhouse
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£5.00
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Caffall’s Part 1
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£1.50
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Caffall’s Part 2
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£1.95
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Caffall’s Part 3
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£1.95
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Celestine: One of the Old Mineral Industries of Yate
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£5.00
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Daggs Allotments
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£4.00
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Echoes from the Front Line
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£5.95
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Echoes from the Home Front
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£5.95
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Evacuated to Oldbury-on-Severn
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£3.50
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Filton Stories 2
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£3.50
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Frog Lane Colliery – 60 Years On
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£12.00
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From Almondsbury to Aylmer
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£12.50
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Gentlemen and Players
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£2.50
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I am a Pauper get me out of here (Thornbury Workhouse)
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£10.00
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I Worked There
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£7.00
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John and Mary Thurston Music Book
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£8.95
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My Life – An Autobiography
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£7.99
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Olveston and Aust - The War Memorial Book
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£6.00
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Olveston and Aust Parishes in the Second World War
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£6.00
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Olveston & Tockington in the First Millennium
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£2.00
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Olveston - A Brief Parish History
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£2.00
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Olveston – Yesteryear
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£7.00
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100 Years of Scouting – Thornbury Scout Group
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£5.00
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Quakers of Olveston
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£3.50
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Reflections of WW2 Experiences
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£5.00
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Rolling Pins
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£15.00
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Severn Bridge Disaster
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£4.95
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Severn Snippets – Oldbury etc.
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£10.00
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Tales of Filton People 1
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£4.00
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The Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd - British Workmanship at its Best
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£15.00
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The Churchyard Book of Oldbury-on-Severn
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£20.00
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The Church of St Mary de Malmesbury Littleton upon Severn
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£6.00
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The Cossham Story Part 1 The Family of Handel Cossham
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£3.50
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The Cossham Story Part 2 The Olveston Branch
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£3.50
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The Game Case
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£1.50
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The History of a School – Thornbury Council School, The Leaze & Gillingstool Primary School
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£10.00
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The History of Olveston Schools 1836-1968
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£8.00
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The History of Anti-Slavery in S. Gloucestershire
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£4.95
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Thornbury - An Anthology
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£2.50
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Thornbury Baptist Church
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£1.00
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Thornbury Heritage Trail Booklet
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£1.00
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Thornbury Pubs
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£12.99
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Thornbury Through Time
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£14.99
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Two Penn'orth of Poison
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£7.95
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W G Grace and Thornbury Cricket Club
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£3.50
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GIFTS
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Historic Thornbury Notelets
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£3.00
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Historic Thornbury Shopping Bags
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£2.00
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Historic Thornbury Tea Towel - BLUE
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£4.00
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Historic Thornbury Tea Towel - GREEN
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£4.00
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Historic Thornbury Tea Towel - RED
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£4.00
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ITEMS FOR CHILDREN
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Activity Packs
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Price
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Roman Activity Pack
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£3.75
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Tudor Activity Pack
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£3.75
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Victorian Activity Pack
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£3.75
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Coin Packs
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Bag of 5 assorted Roman Coins
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£1.50
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Evacuees Coin Pack – Threepenny Bit
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£1.25
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Elizabeth II Coin Collection Pack - Small
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£4.00
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Colouring Posters
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Roman Colouring Posters
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£2.00
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Colouring Cards
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Medieval Colouring Cards
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£1.50
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Roman Educational Colouring Cards
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£1.50
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Tudor Colouring Cards
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£1.50
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Victorian Colouring Cards
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£1.50
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Key Rings
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Roman Coin Key Ring
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£0.80
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Roman Soldier Key Ring
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£1.00
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Pterodactyl Key Ring
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£1.00
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Saturn Key Ring
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£1.00
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Skeleton Key Ring
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£1.00
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Steam Train Key Ring
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£1.00
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Triceratops Key Ring
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£1.00
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Model Figures Boxed
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14th Century Crossbow Man - Boxed
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£3.50
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14th Century Crusader - Boxed
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£3.50
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Charles I Figure - Boxed
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£3.00
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English Man at Arms - Boxed
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£3.50
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Harquebusier Figure - Boxed
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£3.00
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Henry Plantagenet - Boxed
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£3.50
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Norman Knight - Boxed
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£3.50
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Oliver Cromwell Figure - Boxed
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£3.00
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Roman Emperor Figure - Boxed
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£3.00
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Set of 4 Boxed Roman Figures
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£4.25
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Set of 4 Boxed Tudor Figures
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£4.25
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Set of 4 Boxed Victorian Figures
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£4.25
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Set of 5 Boxed Civil War Figures
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£3.75
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Set of 5 Boxed Knights in Armour Figures
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£3.75
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Signifer Legion XIV Gemina - Boxed
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£6.00
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Pencils
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Hangman Pencil Topper and Pencil
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£1.25
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Roman Coin Gold Plated Pencil Topper & Pencil
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£1.50
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Roman Gladiator Helmet Pencil Topper & Pencil
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£1.25
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Pencil Sharpeners
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Cannon Pencil Sharpener
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£2.00
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Centurion Sharpener
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£2.50
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Pendants
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Domitian Coin Pendant (gold plated)
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£1.50
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Rings
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Dolphin Ring - Gold Plated
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£1.50
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Tudor Seal Ring
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£1.50
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Torc
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Roman Torc Gilt
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£2.00
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Transfer Packs
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Castle Attack Transfer Pack
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£2.25
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Knights Tournament Transfer Pack
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£2.25
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Roman Gladiator Combat Transfer Pack
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£2.25
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Miscellaneous
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Roman History Ruler
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£1.00
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Kings and Queens A3 Poster
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£2.00
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Magna Carta
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£4.00
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Quill Pen
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£1.25
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Roman Short Sword Letter Opener
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£4.00
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Roman Spoon
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£3.50
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ROCKS AND MINERALS - New prices
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Price
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Geode - Large
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£1.00
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Geode – small
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£0.50
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Tiger Iron
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£1.00
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Fossilised Coral
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£0.75
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Amethyst
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£0.50
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Apache Tears
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£0.50
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Green Aventurine
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£0.50
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Rose Quartz
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£0.50
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Sardonyx
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£0.50
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Unakite
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£0.50
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Pack of 6 assorted stones – Special offer save 50p
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£2.50
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Bygone Buttons
Customise your clothes with our beautiful Bygone Buttons!
Rocks and Minerals – packaged Geodes – small and large, Tigers Eye, Fossilized Coral, Rose Quartz, Apache Tears, Green Aventurine, Amethyst, Sardonyx, Unakite. Reduced prices - now from 50p to £2.50.
Come in and browse the extensive selection of items for sale in the museum shop!
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