Exhibitions
Thornbury Treasures
We’ve put on display some of the objects that reflect Thornbury’s varied past. Come and explore! The display is downstairs, in the same room as the Roman Coins.
Thornbury Castle and the ill-fated 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Downstairs, in our Roman Coins room, as well as learning about the coin hoard discovered when a Thornbury man was digging a garden pond, you can also read about the builder and (short-lived) owner of Thornbury Castle. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, had grand ideas about his place in Tudor society. He set about […]
Thornbury in the Making
Come and explore what trades and businesses operated in the market town of Thornbury in days gone by…
Thornbury’s Roman Coin Hoard
In 2004, a local Thornbury man was digging a garden pond and came upon a Roman coin hoard. He reported the find and the 11,460 copper alloy Roman coins were in due course declared ‘treasure’. Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery bought the hoard and they hold the majority of it but a selection of […]
The actual Thornbury Quilt on display in the Town Hall
Pull up a chair and find out what was going on in Thornbury in 1900!
4 Chapel Street,
Thornbury,
Bristol BS35 2BJ
