This year’s exhibition is Purton on a Plate which will highlight some of the food outlets and organisations that have fed Purtonians over the years, crockery used by village groups and Purton branded items made of china.

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In January, the original canopy from the premises of GE Wilkins Butcher in Lower Square was removed. The canopy was made by The Artistic Blind Co, Bath, and was likely erected in the late 1890s. George Wilkins began trading in 1896 (the museum has a conveyance document between Henry Bizley and George Edward Wilkins, Butcher from this date) and his son, James Charles Wilkins, took over the business in the 1930s followed by Len Mitchard in 1951.

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New opening hours for Purton Museum

April to October: every Tuesday 3.00-5.30pm and the last Saturday of every month 10.00-12.30pm.

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If you would like to help at the museum by volunteering during opening hours, please get in touch.

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If you are unable to access the museum's stairs, please visit the library during its opening hours to view photographs of the exhibition on a screen.

Lucy Lewis