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thought that the meteorite was built into a burial mound close to Lake House. The local chalk environment would again have helped to preserve it. The meteorite may have been unearthed in the 19th century by Edward Duke, a previous owner of Lake House who was an antiquarian who excavated burial mounds nearby and had his own private museum. Photographic evidence shows it on the doorstep of Lake House at the time the property was owned by the brewer
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The meteorite landed on earth some 30,000 years ago and was apparently preserved by the frozen conditions during the last ice age. In normal circumstances the meteorite would have disintegrated, but the cold and ice helped preserve it. Thousands of years later, in the Stone or Bronze Age, it is
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The Museum has an art collection of over 4,000 paintings, prints and drawings, representing local personalities, topographical scenes, special events and everyday life, or created by local artists of note. An outstanding Costume Collection includes clothes relating to the people in and around
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by a metal detectorist, and consists of tools such as axe heads, chisels, sickles and gouges, as well as spearheads, daggers, knives, swords and scabbard fittings. It was the most important hoard to have been found in Wiltshire since the discovery of the Salisbury Hoard in the 1980s.
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in Hampshire and felt that there could be a connection between the two. The meteorite from Lake House was retrieved from storage and although the two objects were found to be unrelated, Professor Pillinger continued with his study of the larger meteorite.
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On 10 September 2012, a 90 kilograms (200 lb) meteorite, possibly the biggest to have ever fallen on the British Isles, went on display at the museum. For at least 80 years it sat near the front door of
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Salisbury over the past 250 years, including wedding dresses, uniforms, formal wear and lace samples produced by Downton Lace. The Museum also has an outstanding collection of ceramics. Local
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In November 2011 the Museum displayed the Wardour Hoard of over 100 copper alloy objects, over 2,700 years old, from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age. It was found near
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and Wiltshire Brown ware is represented alongside the celebrated Wedgwood, Bow and Chelsea potteries. The Museum also has a collection illustrating the history of the
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The summer exhibition for 2015 was 'Turner's Wessex: Architecture and Ambition'. It featured a collection of brilliant watercolours made by
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staircase, houses the main temporary exhibition gallery with the ceramics gallery above. The arms of James I's eldest son,
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In the summer of 2012, Salisbury Museum presented 'Circles And Tangents' featuring the work of artists connected with
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In 2011, the temporary exhibition was 'Constable and Salisbury'. Timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of
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Summer exhibitions since 2011 have featured artists who share a close connection with the locality.
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In 2017 the summer exhibition was 'Ancient Landscapes', showcasing works from such artists as
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near Salisbury. When the house was sold, the stone was confirmed as a meteorite by the
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as a young man in the Salisbury area, and was curated by Ian Warrell.
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was awarded in August 2013, to help save the personal archive of
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was entertained in 1610 and 1613. Set in the surroundings of the
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Mars spacecraft, had been studying a smaller meteorite from the
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The Salisbury Giant, a 12 feet tall medieval figure, with Hobnob
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where it remained in storage for many years. Professor
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Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

Salisbury
Wiltshire
Coordinates
51°03′52″N 1°48′00″W / 51.0645°N 1.8001°W / 51.0645; -1.8001
History museum
Adrian Green
www.salisburymuseum.org.uk
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Salisbury
Wiltshire
Stonehenge
archaeology
The King's House
listed building
King James I of England
Cathedral Close
Salisbury Cathedral
Richard Fowler
mullioned
transomed
oak-balustraded
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Wedgwood
Adrian Green

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Cranborne Chase
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