Bloxham Village Museum
Bloxham Village Museum is a local museum located in the village of Bloxham in Oxfordshire, England.[1]
Overview
The museum was established in 1980.[2] The museum collection includes carpets and associated objects from Steel's Carpet Mill in the village and books published by Gaston's Alpine Books,[3] founded by the Alpinist Louis Baume and latterly based in Bloxham.[4]
The museum is in the old court house in a corner of St Mary's churchyard. This was rebuilt in the 1680s and retains some 14th-century details.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bloxham Village Museum". UK: Oxfordshire Museums Council. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bloxham Village Museum". UK: Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bloxham Village Museum". VisitorUK.com. UK. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ Thorburn, Malcolm. "Essential Knowledge Mountaineering". AbeBooks. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 481–482.
Bibliography
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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