Have Your Say!
Rutland County Council is planning exciting changes to Rutland County Museum and would like the views of local residents and visitors. This can be done by following this link, http://www.rutland.gov.uk/museum, …
‘Play Up, Play Up’
These postcard images from 1910 elicit a range of reactions today. They capture men dressed as suffragettes while participating in a football game between the ‘Gentlemen and Suffragettes’ of Oakham.The …
Being Bland
For nearly 70 years the Blands bus company operated from Cottesmore in Rutland. Operating originally as ‘Pride of Rutland’ the firm was founded in 1929 by Reginald Bland. Initially services …
Harry Nicholson – Organist and Choirmaster
Amongst our collection of ephemera we have several items from the earlier part of the Twentieth Century relating to Mr Harry Nicholson and his Ladies Choir. Harry Nicholson A.R.C.O 1853 …
Conflagration and Consequence
Although the larger part of Rutland County Museum is contained within the former Riding School of the Rutland Fencibles, a portion is housed within the former Poultry Hall of the …
Daisy, Daisy
Amongst our small collection of vacuum cleaners is this rather fine Baby ‘Daisy’ from 1905. The ‘Daisy’ Vacuum Cleaner Co. Ltd. were based in Leamington Road, Gravelly Hill, Birmingham and …
Flashpoint
We have a number of items from the Rutland Weights & Measures Department here at the Museum. One such is this, the Abel Flashpoint Tester. The unit is designed to …
Jack of All Trades
Every now and again we find an object in our stores which is out of the ordinary, one such being this. Identified as a ‘Wooden Box with Tools’ on the …
If You Want to Get Ahead…
Our Collections contain a rather fine Edwardian vintage top hat made by E MacQueen & Co. The hat is made from silk hatter’s flush, with a leather headband and cream …
A Moment in Gas Street
A photograph provides us with a return ticket to a moment in time and these images take us back to an Oakham that is unrecognisable today. They show a property …