What's
On?
Latest
news
January
3rd, 2021.
The
Spelthorne area has been put into Tier 4 for Covid, which
means that we cannot open. The Library will also be closed
and so our doors are closed for now.
More updates as soon as we get them. Stay safe.
December
10th, 2020
We
are happy to announce that the Staines Library is now
open for browsing and they have agreed to open up the
Elmsleigh room of the Museum in the normal way. The Thames
Room will still be closed, as Volunteers need to work
in there. Stay safe!
December
1st, 2020
Following
the announcement that Spelthorne will be in Tier 2 after
the current lockdown ends on the 2nd of December, the
Trustees of Spelthorne Museum have taken the reluctant
decision to postpone re-opening the Museum for the time
being. Our archive store will also be closed.
We
look forward to normal service being resumed in 2021.....
Have
a wonderful December!
Continue
to stay safe.
Latest News
on the Museum reopening.
Latest update 14th
July, 2020. This came in from the Museum Committee
for General Release.
"Due to the
current Corvid-19 restrictions Spelthorne Museum will
be closed until the Autumn.
As soon as we have
a date for re-opening we look forward to sharing it.
We thank our visitors
and volunteers for their patience! "
Please check back
here for further updates
June
2020
VE Day exhibit online
Victory
in Europe Day (5 pages)
April
3rd 2020
You can now see our latest exhibit online.
40
Year Anniversary of the Spelthorne Museum (5
pages)
Keep watching for
details of some of our older exhibits that will soon be
online
Latest
Talk (Online
only)
2020:
Our talks are being suspended until the present Coronavirus
emergency is over.
Although
no actual talks can be presented due to the Covid Pandemic,
a few talks were presented via Zoom and recorded to add
to the website.
Here are the six talks via Zoom that have been recorded and put on
line for everyone to watch.
Just click on
the link:
The
Story of Shepperton. By Nick Pollard
Staines
in Old Postcards. By Nick Pollard
17
September, 2020
Ashford
in Old Photos. By Nick Pollard
15 October,
2020
Floods
Past and Present. By Nick Pollard
20th November, 2020
Made in
Spelthorne By Nick Pollard
NEW 13th January, 2021
The Story of Shepperton Studios
By Nick Pollard
Please
check in regularly to see if there are any new talks listed.
Thanks
At the 2020 Virtual
AGM in July, the following members were elected on to
the Committee:
Chair - Sheila Montague
Vice-Chair - Mike Taylor
Treasurer - Julia Gibbs
Secretary/Editor - vacant
Committee - C Mitchell (Newsletter Editor, SPARCS),
Sue Rhodes, Sara Collins
Curator - Nick Pollard
Facilities Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Webmistress
- Gloria Hazell (Co-opted)
Store Manager - Jackie Browne (Co-opted)
Museum Mentor, SPARCS, Education Team - Rowena Ferneley
(Co-opted)
Julia Gibbs remains the Chair of the Trustees
April 3rd, 2020:
During the Covid 19 close down of many interesting places,
are you looking for some home schooling history resources?
Perhaps you are interested in the heritage of Spelthorne
and the Roman origin of Staines. You can now explore some
of our museum collection in full 3D and investigate objects
from any angle at: https://sketchfab.com/spelthornemuseum
A small example of one of the 3D photos
Here
you can investigate what people ate and how food was
prepared and stored, understand Roman building materials
and look at Roman funerary practices. There is also
a fake and some dodgy restoration to find! My favourite
model is the fragment of painted wall plaster. It is
a very modest piece but tells us how the Roman plasterer
and painter went about their work. What is your favourite
model? Leave us a ‘like’ or a comment to let
us know what you think.
Next
Talk (See
online links above)
Talks
are postponed until further notice due to the Coronavirus
emergency
Latest
Exhibit (See information above)
Closed
until further notice due to the Coronavirus
Everyone is invited. Always Free.
*This Exhibit is located in the Thames Room of the Museum,
that is open Weds, Fri: 2 - 4 pm and Saturday 1:30 - 4:30
pm. First Sat of each month we open at 11 am. until 4:30
pm.
The
Library has now closed due to the Coronavirus so the Elmsleigh
Room is also closed.
For
those who do not know we are located through the Staines
library, just come on in.
The
Elmsleigh Room of the Museum is open whenever the Library
is open.
The Museum is devoted to the history of Spelthorne, which
includes Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell
and Sunbury and is the only establishment of this kind
in the Borough. The archaeology collection is one of major
importance in Surrey. The Museum has many permanent and
temporary displays.
Window
on Spelthorne
(in the Elmsleigh Room - by back emergency exit)
Jenny Scripps took care of this Exhibit until her passing
in 2019. As a Memorial to her and her unfailing work at
the Museum a plaque was installed in her memory. She is
sadly missed by us all.
Early
opening on Saturday morning: Closed
until further notice
On the first Saturday of the month we have an additional
session in the Thames Room when we open at 11 am. The
Thames Room closes at 4:30 as normal on a Saturday.
Back to the Regular
Site
