Rothwell Heritage with
Desborough and Rothwell Art Gallery

MUSEUM MATTERS

The End Of Building Work...
Some Centre Improvements, and The Start Of Garden Work!

We are pleased to say that the building work that began in January has now been completed. we have turned the outside building and pigsty into usable office / workshop space. So if you know of anyone in the creative industries or other local business who may like to rent one of the three bright inspiring rooms, please ask them to get in touch wirh Barnes Noble Edwards, our letting agents.

Our large garden is now getting it's own facelift. We are landscaping away the lumps and bumps, so we can lay an exciting patio design. Janet Bassett's design caught our trustees's eye, so we shall have a cheesboard style patio, surrounded by flowerbeds and an area with hopscotch and skittles. This will let us use and enjoy the garden much more than ever before.

Now we are fully damp proofed inside, we can begin to think about improving our displays. At the end of June we happily had a new lighting system fitted. This improves the adjustability of our lighting, making it more useful when displaying different items or when hosting events. We are very happy that we've been able to install clear anti-UV measures on the heritage windows. Just like a pair of sunglasses, this will protect our town's treasures from sun damage.

Storage Success!

I am very happy to announce that we have been successful in another grant application. This one will enable us to purchase a digital system to help catalogue our large collection of local heritage items. After photographing every item donated, the system will allow easy searching, which will make answering public enquiries and creating displays far more efficient. Items will then be packed in new museum quality storage materials, to ensure they receive the best care and conditions possible. Work on this project will begin in the late summer.




Current exhibitions:
John Smith and the Abolition of Slavery
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Their Past, Your Future…
Centre Volunteers have taken the skills learnt at The Oral History Training Day held earlier in the year, and we were able to...(click title to read more)



To see what other exhibitions are on display click here

Collections Description

Rothwell is a typical market-town with connections back to the Domesday Book and Anciet Charter for fair and market granted by King John. The collections consist mainly items donated from localresidents which reflect the town's agricultural, industrial, social and cultural past.

A displayshowing the tools and working practices of the past boot and shoe trade in the town and another of ironstone quarrying with steam engines carrying the ore to furnaces in Kettering and Corby.

Collections Details
Agriculture
Archaeology
Archives
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Local Industries
Social History
Toys and Hobbies
Wartime Memorabilia
Family History Research
Local events such as "Rowell Fair"