South West Area Museums Council
Museums Mapping Project

Purton Museum accessions data is included in the South West Area Mapping Project information which aims to provide a snap shot of the type of collections held at all museums in the area. This information is updated annually.

The following information for Purton Museum, using the same categories, is nearing completion and will be updated on a more regular basis in line with accessioning of new items:

Catalogue Data Updated: 10 May 2002
class items sub-class items
agriculture46
archaeology31
archive98
arms141
biology1
costume55
decorative + applied art8decorative0
applied art0
craft8
domestic108
environment237
ethnography0
events38
fine art8
geology8
maritime0
medals7
medical59medical33
chemist17
dental9
music15
numismatics64
oral history3
personalia108
photography26
recreation179
science + nature6science5
engineering1
nature0
social history435society365
societies69
social history1
trade393
transport46
Total2120

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