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It was originally based at the Victoria Rooms in Taunton until in 1874, the society purchased Taunton Castle for its new base of operations. [3] The castle was purchased for £2,850 (equivalent to £334,220 in 2023) [ 4 ] and the society funded repairs to the castle, including a new roof for the large 'Somerset Room' in 1884, the refitting of ...
It closed to the public on 18 April 2008 for a two-year refit, and reopened as the Museum of Somerset on 29 September 2011. [10] [11] Central to the new museum is the Tree of Somerset, a sculpture carved from oak from the Quantock Hills, which depicts events from Somerset's history. [10] [12]
The Somerset Military Museum was established to accommodate the collections of the Somerset Light Infantry and the Somerset Volunteers at the Somerset County Museum in Taunton. [6] It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 7 May 1974. [7] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the museum on 8 May ...
The Old Colony History Museum in Taunton, 66 Church Green, is commemorating 250 years since Taunton raised the Liberty & Union flag in opposition to the British on Oct. 21, 1774.
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By 1780, many parts of the castle had fallen into a bad condition and were repaired in a Georgian style by Sir Benjamin Hammet, a banker of Lombard Street, London, and the Member of Parliament for Taunton. In 1786 he purchased the grant as bailiff and keeper of Taunton Castle in the names of his sons and his nephew. [14]
Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023. A hybrid solar eclipse occurs across the South Pacific in Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia. (The New York Times) SpaceX Starship orbital test flight. SpaceX launches the first test flight of Starship, the largest and most powerful launch vehicle to ever fly, from Starbase in South Texas. The vehicle ...
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