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'Museums exist to tell history through objects', and there are over 13,000 objects in Sherborne Museum. The curator, Elisabeth Bletsoe, has selected some treasures from this collection and uses them to 'tell history'. This is the first selection from a series originally published in Elisabeth's 'Object of the Month' column in the Sherborne Times.

In the late 1820s John Slade borrowed heavily to set up as a maltster and brewer in Sherborne, but something went wrong, and he was pursued for debt. He fled Sherborne at Easter 1830 and was subsequently declared bankrupt - never to be heard of again. This account uses eyewitness statements to bring to life his frantic last hours in Sherborne.

The building which housed the Sherborne Drapery and Outfitting Stores has an exuberant exterior of pilasters and plinths and carved foliated design. This is the history of the premises and the people who worked there, and follows a trail which embraces Mrs Beeton and her cookbook, the Epsom racecourse, and the 1940 bombing raid on Sherborne.

This short history covers the early years of The Sherborne Museum Association. It was published in 2018, the fiftieth anniversary year and the year that the Association changed its status to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. But the Museum's purpose remains unchanged - to serve the people of Sherborne and to maintain and preserve the rich history of the town for the benefit of the present and future generations.

Where would we be without Museum Cake? It sustains us throughout meetings, boosts the morale of volunteers and entices the reluctant to attend talks and lectures. The promise of free cake often lures the unwary public into the darker recesses of the Museum, where they may discover objects and facts relating to the history of Sherborne that surprise and delight.
From time to time, the author (the Museum Curator) delves into food-related archives to provide appropriate historic recipes to support an event or exhibition; a taste of the past which can add an extra dimension to the visitor experience and perhaps encourage private experimentation in the home kitchen.

The Monmouth Rebellion set the nephew, the Duke of Monmouth, against his uncle, King James, and resulted in the last major battle fought on English soil. Monmouth was defeated, and this account details the effect of the Rebellion and its aftermath on Sherborne and its surrounding area. After the battle of Sedgemoor on Monday, 6 July 1685, great efforts were made to round up the rebels still at large. Those not put to death by the army appeared before the 'Bloody Assizes' and twelve were executed at Sherborne on Tuesday, 15 September 1685. Others were marched through the town for transportation and servitude in the West Indies, the piteous procession watched by the Sherborne local populace.

The account also tells how Sherborne was caught up in the sequel in 1688 when William, Prince of Orange, invaded - his invasion resulting in the so called 'Glorious Revolution' and the crowning of William and his wife, Mary, as joint King and Queen, in place of her father, James.

This booklet takes you on a walk round the sites of Sherborne's historic inns and breweries. It follows a route to the south of Sherborne Museum and should take no more than an hour. If you allow a little longer, you can sample a pint of beer in one of the pubs 'en route', or return at the end to the one that looked the most promising.

This booklet is the second in a series of three, which will take you round the sites of Sherborne's old inns and breweries. All walks start from Sherborne Museum, and the second of these follows a route to the north of the Museum. It's not a difficult walk, and should take around about an hour on a sunny summer's evening. If you allow a little longer, you can sample a pint of beer in one of the pubs en route, or return at the end to the one that looked the most promising.

At one time Ordeal by Combat was recognised as a means of resolving legal disputes. This booklet tells the story of Sherborne's Old Castle and paints a picture of life there during the fourteenth century. It also describes how the Bishop of Salisbury sought to wrest ownership back from the Crown and how he was challenged to an Ordeal by Combat.

Why did the Germans launch a nuisance raid against Sherborne on 6 July 1940? Why have historical accounts of the Sherborne bombing raid of 30 September 1940 been significantly in error? Why have Sherborne's secret factories never been recognised for their outstanding contribution to Britain's war effort during World War Two? Making use of previously unrecognised German records, the author sets out to provide answers to these questions and to unravel the story behind a unique set of photographs held by Sherborne Museum – taken after the raid by an intrepid woman named Lizette Staveley.