Chipping
Norton Museum
Chipping
Norton museum in Chipping
Norton
Chipping
Norton Museum is located in the Chipping Norton Co-operative
Society Hall dating from the 1880s.
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The
exhibits are mainly hands-on and illustrate Chipping Norton's
development from Saxon Manor to a prosperous wool town plus
a section depicting the town in World War II.
You can
also find a carved head of a Roman river god unearthed by
a local farmer, equipment salvaged from the Victorian wool
mill.
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A display on
Fred Lewis (who founded the Baseball Club in 1920) represents
the recreational side of the town and district. This is a fairly
unique display of the major summer sport played locally, American
Baseball, which was played from 1908 to the 1970s, for many of those
years at national level.
Opening
Hours and contact details:
Easter to end
of October
Tuesday to Saturday & Bank Holiday Mondays 2pm - 4pm
Telephone:
+44 (0) 1608 643779
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