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Advertisements were placed in the local newspaper, and rooms were hired in the Market Hall for their meetings. At the first meeting it was declared that one of the main aims should be to amass a collection of zoological, botanical and mineral objects. These objects were placed on display in the Market Hall for public viewing, on payment of
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details such as towns and connecting roads, the maps are unique in additionally showing woodland and hills, as well as sketches of major towns and church towers. It hangs on a wall of the Market Hall Museum, occupying the entire wall. The tapestry was added to the collection of the
Warwickshire Museum Service in the 1960s.
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noted afterwards that "Hundreds of visitors to the museum conducted themselves with the utmost decorum." In 1879, the ground-floor arches were filled with windows and doors within iron frames. Nevertheless, the ground floor was still used for market activities until around 1900, by which time the
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From the early 18th century to 1848, one small room in the Hall served as a "lock-up" – a small room which was used to hold prisoners before magistrate trials. From 1833 until its closure in 1848 the room was declared a "disgrace" – in 1842, it was reported that the room was "8ft 8ins by 3ft
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The Market Hall was constructed in the latter part of the 17th century, as a way to provide shelter and protection from the weather for salesmen and stallholders in the town's regular market – the precursor, Booth Hall, being declared insufficient. The building was constructed with a large,
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At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a surge in interest in popular education – particularly in the realms of natural sciences, natural history, and archaeology. In 1836, the
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museum's collection had grown to such an extent that it required the entire building. In 1905, renovations were undertaken to make the building more suited for use as a museum – these included a new front door with the word MUSEUM on the stonework above it (
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subscription, which also constituted membership of the society. Members additionally had the benefit of being invited to free lectures on natural history or historical topics, and partaking in lunches at the
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open-plan ground floor with wide open arches, to allow easy access to the stalls. The first floor also housed a number of rooms, which after 1694 served as meeting rooms for any organisations which wished to rent them.
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