Ribchester Roman Museum
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 The museum's entrance in 2006 | |
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| Established | 1915 |
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| Location | Church Street, Ribchester, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′38″N 2°31′57″W / 53.81044°N 2.53254°W |
| Founder | Margaret Greenall |
Ribchester Roman Museum (officially the Ribchester Roman Museum of Roman Antiquities)[1] is located in the village of Ribchester, Lancashire, England. It sits at the southern end of Church Street, near the northern banks of the River Ribble, adjacent to St Wilfrid's Church.[2] Founded in 1915 by Margaret Greenall,[3] a member of Warrington's Greenall's brewing family, it is registered charity number 510490 with the UK Charity Commission.
The museum houses many of the finds from Bremetennacum, the Roman fort a few yards away. The most notable find, the Ribchester Helmet, is on show in replica; the original is in the British Museum collection.[4]
The museum's former honorary curator, Jim Ridge, had a gallery at the museum named in his honour after his death in 2003.[5] Ridge instigated a Time Team dig in Ribchester in September 1993 after writing to them regarding remnants of the Roman fort being in the back garden of his 2 Church Street cottage.[6]
Ribchester Helmet
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Replica of the helmet on display at the museum
References
[edit]- ^ "Step back in time to celebrate Ribchester Roman Museum's centenary". Lancashire Telegraph. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Visiting – Ribchester Roman Museum
- ^ About – Ribchester Roman Museum
- ^ "Ribchester History Trail" - e-voice.org.uk
- ^ "Roman expert Jim dies" - Lancashire Evening Post, 29 January 2003
- ^ On the Edge of an Empire | FULL EPISODE | Time Team – Time Team Classics, YouTube, 20 September 2019
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