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Visit the Museum Shop for a fantastic selection of local history books written by local researchers, local historical maps and small gift items suitable for children. Loads of ideas for birthday and Christmas presents! Just scroll down the page and you'll find a list of everything stocked in the museum shop!
A range of items on sale in the Museum Shop
Most recent publications on sale in the museum!
NEW! £10. Tony Cherry's account of the Thornbury Workhouse from 1836-1871 is flying off the shelves and, if you buy it in the museum shop, Tony has generously agreed that all royalties can be donated to our entirely volunteer-run museum!
NEW! The shop is offering a special deal on two long-established favourite books about Thornbury. The normal retail prices for "Around Thornbury" and "Around Thornbury Revisited" are £11.99 and £12.99 respectively. Our new double book deal for the two books bought together is just £20, offering a saving of £4.98!
Tony Cherry and Meg Wise's new book "Thornbury Through Time" has been on sale in the museum since October 2010. Don't miss out. You'll be able to compare pictures of Thornbury in the past with present day photos. This book has been one of our best-sellers. Ideal for birthday and Christmas presents!
Following our 'Rolling, Rolling, Rolling....' exhibition, we are selling Reg King's beautiful book 'Rolling Pins'. Reg was the guest curator responsible for our exhibition. A local man - an engineer from Alveston - he has built up a fantastic collection of over 400 beautiful and historic rolling pins. His book, on sale in the shop for £15, is a lively, entertaining and beautifully-illustrated read. There's so much more to rolling pins than you could possibly imagine!
Another recent publication is 'Reflections of World War II Experiences: One man's reflections of life as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese, 1942-1945' written by local man John Ovens of Rangeworthy, on sale in the museum shop for £5.
Hot off the press is a publication that's sure to be popular with the many local residents who have worked in the aerospace industry at Filton. 'British Workmanship at its Best: the Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd' is the result of an oral history project carried out by Filton Community History Group. This very substantial book contains the stories of 69 men and women who worked for the Bristol Aeroplane Company and its predecessor and successor companies. For £15, you're assured of a fascinating read, as you encounter the stories behind the design and manufacturing of Concorde and other world-beating planes.
In stock:
The shop sells many other books on local history - a great source of ideas when you're searching for presents with local significance.
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Find out about the history of Thornbury's Pubs.
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Read about W.G.Grace's cricket matches in Alveston.
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Find out who's buried in Oldbury Churchyard.
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Discover old photos of Alveston in 'Alveston Through Time'.
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Read the stories of local people who worked in the aerospace industry in 'I Worked There'.
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Discover the history of opposition to slavery in South Gloucestershire.
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Learn about Thornbury Castle and our local Town Heritage Trail.
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Discover the story of Eric Jenkins, the boy evacuated to Oldbury-on-Severn, and Mary Bruton, who fostered his musical talent.
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Find out about school life in Thornbury in the past, in:
THE HISTORY OF A SCHOOL by TONY CHERRY
This is the story of 3 schools in one, from Thornbury Council School, to the Leaze School, becoming Gillingstool Primary School.
A wonderful treasure trove of old records, memories, pictures and research have been put together by local researcher Tony Cherry into one splendid volume.
On sale now at Thornbury Museum, price £10.
Royalties are dedicated to both Thornbury Museum and Gillingstool School.
If you are lucky you could get a copy signed by the author!
Images © T&DHT
What's available in the museum shop?
If you want to see the full list of what is on sale in the museum shop, take a look at the list below. Why go to crowded shopping malls when you can buy so many interesting presents in your local market town? There's something here for everyone ...
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Books
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Price
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Alveston Through Time
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£12.99
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A Parish Not Independent – Stone
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£10.00
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A Year on a Dairy Farm
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£16.99
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Around Thornbury
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£11.99
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Around Thornbury Revisited
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£12.99
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Special Offer - save £4.98 !!!
Around Thornbury & Around Thornbury Revisited Pack
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£20.00
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Aunt Beat's Scrapbook
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£9.00
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Basil Harwood of Woodhouse
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£5.00
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British Workmanship at its Best
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£15.00
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Brunel In Our Village
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£3.50
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Echoes from the Front Line
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£5.95
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Echoes from the Home Front
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£5.95
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Evacuated to Oldbury-on-Severn
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£3.50
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Frog Lane Colliery – 60 Years On
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£12.00
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From Almondsbury to Aylmer
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£12.50
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Gentlemen and Players (Sorry - currently out of stock)
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£2.50
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I Worked There
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£7.00
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I’m a Pauper Get Me Out of Here
(Thornbury Workhouse 1836-1871) NEW
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£10.00
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John and Mary Thurston Music Book
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£8.95
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Manor and Castle of Thornbury
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£1.00
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Olveston and Aust - The War Memorial Book
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£6.00
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Olveston & Tockington in the First Millennium
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£2.00
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Olveston A Brief Parish History
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£2.00
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Olveston – Yesteryear
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£7.00
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100 Years of Scouting – Thornbury Scout Group
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£5.00
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Quakers of Olveston
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£3.50
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Rediscovering Acton Court & The Poyntz Family
(Sorry - currently out of stock)
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£4.50
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Reflections of WW2 Experiences
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£5.00
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Rolling Pins
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£15.00
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Severn Bridge Disaster
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£4.95
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Severn Snippets – Oldbury etc.
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£10.00
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Schooling in Olveston Parish NEW
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£8.00
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The Churchyard Book of Oldbury-on-Severn
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£20.00
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The Cossham Story
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£2.00
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The Game Case
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£1.50
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The History of a School
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£10.00
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The History of Anti-Slavery in S. Gloucestershire
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£4.95
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The Yate to Thornbury Branch
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£10.95
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Thornbury - An Anthology
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£2.50
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Thornbury Baptist Church
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£1.00
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Thornbury Heritage Trail Booklet
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£1.00
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Thornbury Pubs
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£12.99
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Thornbury Through Time
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£14.99
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Two Penn'orth of Poison
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£7.95
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W G Grace and Thornbury Cricket Club
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£3.50
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The museum shop also sells various titles in the Shire Book series as well as Westair Reproduction items including Models, Boxed Figures, Jewellery, Coins, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners, Postcard and Poster Colouring Packs, Activity Packs, Key Rings etc. plus a selection of Rocks and Minerals (e.g. geodes, fossilized coral, tiger iron, amethyst, rose quartz, apache tears, sardonyx, unakite and green aventurine)
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Prices from
£0.75 to £8.00
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CDs & DVDs
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Price
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Olveston Yesteryear CD
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£6.00
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Return to Severn Beach DVD
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£12.95
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Severn Snippets CD
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£6.50
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Thornbury – The Making of a Country Town DVD
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£13.95
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On a Bank of Flowers - Thurston Music CD
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£5.00
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Yesterday's Country Village DVD
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£14.95
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Miscellaneous
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Price
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Postcards – Small Thornbury
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£0.25
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Postcards – Small Oldbury
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£0.25
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Spinning Kit
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£3.00
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Thornbury Tea Towel
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£4.00
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Christmas Card Pack
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£3.00
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Christmas Address Book
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£1.50
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Handbag Mirror
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£2.00
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Christmas tree decorations – handcrafted NEW
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£0.75
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Printed Leaflets etc.
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Price
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Thornbury Heritage Trail Leaflet
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£0.30
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Thornbury Castle Map
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£0.15
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Thornbury Town Map 1881 A4
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£0.15
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Thornbury Town Map 1881 A3
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£0.30
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Town and Parish Tithe Maps by Harry Lane – Hand Coloured
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Price
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Unframed
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£22.50
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Framed
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£36.00
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NEW - Rocks and Minerals – packaged
Geodes – small and large, Tigers Eye, Fossilized Coral, Rose Quartz, Apache Tears, Green Aventurine, Amethyst, Sardonyx, Unakite. Various prices (£1 - £2).
"Roman Eagle" pencils: Roman replicas from 85p to £3.00 include replica coins, a novelty pencil sharpener, model soldiers and more.
"Severn Snippets" includes information, pictures, stories and much more, collected in and around Oldbury on Severn. Worth every penny of £9.50 (back in stock).
Always available:
Echoes from the Front Line, by Jackie Ashman at £5.00. Continues from Echoes from the Home Front.
Postcards, Thornbury Heritage Trail notelets, Thornbury tea towels, trail guides, a selection of Shire books and much, much more.
For a special present: A hand coloured local map showing how the land lay in 1840, drawn by Harry Lane and based on the Tithe Maps. Most local parishes are available, and prints are framed to order; forms are available in the museum.
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