MEREM:2016.18
Brief description: wooden chair with ?leather seat and inscribed brass plaque, sold in The Square, Mere, on 23.9.1903, one of six, ‘being the first distraint in Mere Wilts for refusal to pay that portion of rate applied to sectarian education’, or ‘Passive Resistance to the Education Act of 1902’. Classifications: domestic / furniture / events […]
MEREM:2017.2
Brief description: fragment of used coloured linoleum, later used as backing for the painted coat of arms of James II in the church of St, Michael the Archangel, Mere, during conservation work 2014 – 2016 Classifications: domestic / furniture Identifications: linoleum / fragment Measurements: height x width x depth 42.8 x 6.3 Material: linoleum Completeness: […]
MEREM:2016.7
Brief description: Spiral bound book with green cover, containing recipes contributed by residents of Mere, Wilts, illustrated with line drawings of Mere, sold for the benefit of The Friends of St. Michael’s Church, Mere, 1980s(?) Classifications: domestic / kitchen / fine art / drawings Identifications: book / cookery book Place: Mere Measurements: height x width […]
MEREM:2014.38
Brief description: garden spade presented to Mere Parish Footpath Working Party by the Esso Community Footpath Award Scheme, 1990 Classifications: domestic / garden / environment / parks and open spaces Identifications: spade / Place: Measurements: height 99 cm Material: metal / wood Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the images to view larger image
MEREM:2014.25
Brief description: decorated brass clock face with Roman and Arabic numerals in black and an indicator for the date, made by Kingston Avery of Mere, whose name is inscribed on the clock dial, together with two ornate brass hands, c.1750, with hour and minute hands. Classifications: domestic / furniture / fine art / metalwork Identifications: […]
MEREM:2012.54
Brief description: Booklet, V.E. Day Memoirs by the people of Zeals, 1995 Classifications: domestic Identifications: booklet / Place: Measurements: height 21cm Material: paper and card Completeness: complete
MEREM:2012.55
Brief description: Booklet, “H M Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, 1952-2012, reminiscences from the people now resident in Zeals Classifications: domestic Identifications: booklet / Place: Measurements: height 21cm Material: paper and card Completeness: complete
MEREM:2012.1
Brief description: electronic doorbell mechanism from the back door of Lordsmead House, Mere, dating from c.1900 (2 parts – the generator and the bell) Classifications: domestic Identifications: bell / Place: Measurements: height 19cm Material: wood, brass Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the images to view larger image
MEREM:2011.31
Brief description: A “Spring Bell, used to summon a servant (as seen in the “Downstairs rooms of many large houses) This bell came from Kilmington Manor, Wiltshire Classifications: domestic Identifications: bell / Place: Measurements: height 27.5cm Material: iron Completeness: complete
MEREM:2010.57-1
Brief description: black and white photograph of a chair made of mahogany by A. Howell of J. Walton and Son, Mere, for Rex Bristow of Mere, c.1945 Classifications: domestic / furniture / trade / cabinet maker Identifications: photograph Place: Measurements: height 8.9 cm