Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire
The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire is in the collection of the Warwickshire Museum Service. It measures 5.1 x 3.9 metres and is usually on display at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick.
It is ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire
The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire is in the collection of the Warwickshire Museum Service. It measures 5.1 x 3.9 metres and is usually on display at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick.
It is ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Barcheston
This detail of the Sheldon Tapestry shows the area around Barcheston. Brailes, one of the Sheldon's other estates, is also shown. Notice the post fencing round the park at 'Compton'. This is now known ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Description
This is a detail of the description panel.
Transcript in original spelling:
Warwikshear so namid as wel by the Saxons as of us at this
daye it is devided in two parts by the river avon ronninge
through ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Feldon and Arden
As described in the original description panel, Warwickshire is divided in to two distinct areas by the River Avon. The northern part (on the left) is known as the Arden. It was far more heavily wooded ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Warwick
This detail shows Warwick and the surrounding villages.
In the town can be seen St Mary's church as it was before the Fire of Warwick in 1694, when it was badly damaged. The south front of the castle ...
Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire - Weston
On the left (north) of this detail is the house of Weston, (just above the windmill at Wolford). It was in this house, built by Ralph Sheldon, that the tapestries were originally made to hang.
Shield Boss
Iron shield boss, from the centre of a wooden shield. The rivets which held it onto the shield are visible.
AD 450 - AD 550
Small-long brooch, front
This bronze brooch fastened the Cunning Woman’s dress at the right shoulder.
AD 480 - AD 580
The Cunning Woman
In one of the graves excavated at Bidford on Avon an unusual collection of grave goods was discovered. This has led to the theory that the woman may have been a 'cunning' or 'wise woman'.
What use ...
Warwickshire Windmills - read this first
By typing 'Windmill' in the Quick Search you have retrieved a number of resources. This one allows you to download text files for two out-of-print Warwickshire Museum booklets:
Warwickshire Windmills ...