| Somerset Military Museum | |
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  Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
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| Established | {{{established}}} |
| Location | Taunton, Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°01′09″N 3°06′00″W / 51.0191°N 3.1000°W |
| Website | www.sommilmuseum.org.uk |
The Somerset Military Museum is part of the Museum of Somerset located in the 12th century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton, Somerset.[1][2] It is a "registered and accredited museum" with the British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council,[3] and is a part of the Museum of Somerset.[4] The museum covers Somerset's military history from 1685 onward.[1] It received a £10,000 grant form the Somerset Military Museum Trust for the restoration project.[5]
Exhibitions[]
The main exhibitions in the Somerset Military Museum are being designed to show the history of Somerset's military regiments.[6] They are being organized into two groups: a group of exhibitions on conflicts and another group of exhibitions on life in the regiments.[7]
The Somerset Military Museum contains exhibitions for objects such as a silver model of the Gateway of India. In 1948, the Somerset Light Infantry was the last British brigade to leave India, and they were given the model.[8] Another exhibition is of Prince Albert's Somerset Light Brigade.[9] This exhibition discusses the unit's involvement in the Battle of Jellalabad and the First Afghan War.[1] Other exhibitions include ones on the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, West Somerset Yeomanry, North Somerset Yeomanry, and the Somerset Rifles.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Somerset Military Museum". Army Museums Ogilby Trust. http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000134-Somerset-Military-Museum.htm. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset Military Museum". Archon Directory. British National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=868. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Registered and Accredited Museums" (PDF). Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council. http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/programmes/renaissance/regions/south_west/info_for_sector/~/media/South_West/Files/2009/registered_accredited_museums/museum%20list_somerset.ashx. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Museum of Somerset". Services directory. Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/guid/4096f99f-0437-2c10-9ab0-c4728e907b47. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset Heritage Service Newsletter April 2010". Somerset County Council. http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Leaflets/HeritageNewsletter_April10.pdf. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset Military Museum". Services directory. Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/guid/7048cce0-0437-2c10-1d9d-cd84e944485d. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Official Site of the Somerset Military Museum". Somerset Military Museum. http://www.sommilmuseum.org.uk/. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Brigadier John Platt". 20 October 2006. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article606446.ece. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Histories". Somerset Military Museum. http://www.sommilmuseum.org.uk/histories.php. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Somerset Military Museum and the edit history here.