Exploring axe heads from Prehistoric Britain Despite being thousands of years old, Stone Age tools can often be found in museum collections around the country. Axes would have been an especially vital to the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic or New Stone...
Women’s Land Army Uniform Craven Museum & Gallery, Skipton This somewhat plain but practical outfit, consisting of shirt and breeches, was the ‘Women’s Land Army’ uniform during the Second World War. It was worn between 1942 and 1946 by Mrs...
Policeman’s TruncheonCraven Museum & Gallery, Skipton This very simple Victorian policeman’s truncheon may not be much to look at, but it holds clues to an important moment in working-class history. It is known to have been used during local Chartist...
Exploring Brooch Designs from Roman Britain Brooches were extremely popular in Roman times, worn regardless of gender. Whilst today we might use a variety of fastenings, like zips or press studs, the Romans often used brooches or ‘fibulae’ to fasten...
Old Ted – A Wartime Teddy Craven Museum and Gallery, Skipton The teddy bear has been a classic children’s toy and companion since the early 20th Century. This teddy bear is known as ‘Old Ted’ and is over 100 years old. It can be found at Craven Museum in Skipton...
