Our stone age ancestors
Ancestors of modern humans share the land with large mammals which they learn to hunt for food.
Britain is still attached to the continent.
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Artist Vincent New
Vincent New was born in Bromley but left England as a teenager to work on a farm in Australia, just after the First World War. Not content with this life on the other side of the world, he returned as soon as possible to pursue his creative ambitions. New began studying at Bromley School of […]
New acquisition
What the duck? Sevenoaks Museum does not typically collect taxidermy, yet these eider ducks have found a home here because of their connection to a significant family and location in our town. They were donated by the Harrison Institute for biodiversity research. The institute was originally founded by Dr James Harrison in 1930 as a […]
New acquisition
‘Donald Double’ This teddy bear was recently gifted to the museum. It is the only teddy bear in the Sevenoaks collection. Donald Double, so the handwritten label in his flat cap calls him, was given to his owner Margaret Terry Double as a young child. She was born in 1925, when her parents lived in […]
New acquisition
19th century letter The museum recently received a small collection from the Sevenoaks Society. One of the items was this handwritten letter, dated 1832, from a Henri Martin in Stepney East London to a Mr Bowrer, ‘Overseer’, in Sevenoaks. The ‘T.P’ stamped above the word ‘Stepney’ stands for Twopenny Post, the charge for postage. The […]
Holidays at Home
Due to the global pandemic, tens of thousands of UK customers had their overseas travel plans cancelled in 2020. As the national lockdown is lifted, people are expected to make more holiday plans within the UK, or take a ‘staycation’. Leisure travel of any kind was once an exclusive activity, and day trips were more […]
Museum Make: WW2 gas mask
Follow the instructions on this video to make a gas mask using household items. Watch until the end to find out more about this object.
Rebuilding Britain: Post war Prefabs
At the end of the Second World War in 1945, focus shifted from defending to rebuilding Britain. Many homes had been destroyed in bombing raids, and government action was required to deal with this desperate housing shortage. Whilst long term plans were being made, a solution came in the form of prefabricated houses. Prefab houses […]