An iron helmet with a broad rim and decorative brass top.
Military History
Megaphone used at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Protests
This megaphone was used on Cruisewatch deployments.
Land Army Women Working in the Fields
A photograph of Margaret and Jose farming for the Women’s Land Army during the late 1940s.
Nightcap
This cap belonged to Sir Benjamin Rudyerd, a politician, lawyer and poet who lived at West Woodhay.
Miniature painting of Sir Joseph Andrews
A miniature watercolour portrait of Sir Joseph Andrews, 1st baronet (1727-1800), of Shaw House.
Bowl
A wood-turned bowl made by George Lailey in 1943. “G. W. Lailey June 26 1943” is marked on base in pencil.
Bomb Tail Fin
This tail fin is believed to have been from a German bomb dropped in Newbury during the Second World War.
The Homecoming of Colonel Ricardo
A photograph of the homecoming to Donnington of Colonel Francis Cecil Ricardo from serving in the Boer War in South Africa.