
South West Heritage Trust
@swheritagetrust
Celebrating and protecting our rich heritage, helping everyone to enjoy it now and in the future.
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https://swheritage.org.uk 05-04-2022 12:13:49
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A wonderful morning with members of the team celebrating the acquisition of the #ChewValleyHoard British Museum Weโre grateful to all who attended and the partners and funders that enabled this event to happen. Art Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund


Detectorists struck silver when they found the highest value treasure on record - 2000 silver pennies dating back to the Normans Now at the @BritishMuseum, they will tour the country before settling at Museum of Somerset Find out more โฌ๏ธSouth West Heritage Trust swheritage.org.uk/museum-of-someโฆ

I was delighted to visit British Museum to see the incredible Chew Valley Hoard on display for the very first time. Congratulations to South West Heritage Trust for making this important acquisition and I look forward to seeing the hoard and its story shared with audiences across the UK.

For information on the #ChewValleyHoard, including why it is important to ask your local FLO for advice if you think you've found a hoard, see bit.ly/4dWkkvi The hoard is on display soon at British Museum and will be arriving at Museum of Somerset in 2026. South West Heritage Trust

#ACEsupported South West Heritage Trust has just secured The Chew Valley Hoard โ the UKโs largest and most valuable treasure acquisition to date ๐ช Launching at @BritishMuseum in November,ย the hoard returns home to Museum of Somerset in 2026. Read the story ๐bit.ly/4hyykyr


Today we celebrate our 10th birthday and say 'thank you' to visitors, volunteers, staff, partners, funders and collaborators. This milestone is a celebration of community and heritage and how it can enrich all our lives Somerset Council Arts Council England, South West Devon County Council

๐ข Interested in ๐ฒ #Somerset's rich #history? โณ Last chance to book a talk this Thursday with #historian and former SWHT CEO Tom Mayberry in the Great Hall! ๐บ Memory, Myths and Monuments ๐๏ธ Thu 7 Nov, 7:30 - 9:00 ๐๏ธ Adults ยฃ10, Students ยฃ5 ๐ Book here: swheritage.org.uk/events/vch-annโฆ


๐ฟ Come to the ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ to live through ๐ฑ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐! ๐บ ๐๏ธ On the 30th November six speakers will share the archaeology of ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐, one of the most ambitious


We're at the Hinkley Archaeology Day in Stogursey, Somerset, sharing #Archaeology stories from excavations at the Hinkley Point and Connection C project, with the South West Heritage Trust and Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society #Heritage #hinkley #excavations #historiclandscapes


Want to know if you find qualifies as treasure? Always ask your FLO! Here's a short film about the treasure criteria made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice South West Heritage Trust

Ever wondered what us FLO's get up to with your finds? Here is a little Behind The Scenes about how we research and record your finds. Made by Rae Pearson, Digital Heritage Apprentice South West Heritage Trust


An irreplaceable collection of photos of 20th Century Exeter, is being saved from destruction by @devonheritage thanks to a ยฃ178,579 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 24,000 images will be digitised before vinegar syndrome destroys the negatives #HeritageFund ow.ly/3cT650UNG05




Looking forward to a day of screen printing at Chard Library for the Chard Together event. Weโll be printing our specially designed friendship image and a cool gramophone design Arts Council England Somerset Libraries

