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Dr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Really exciting news for this #MosaicMonday!! A fragment of a long-lost mosaic has swum back to Cirencester. A highlight of the recent ASPROM visit to the wonderful @coriniummuseum.bsky.social was a privileged surprise viewing of this fragment. 🐬🐟1/2 Photo: Corinium Museum #AncientBlueSky 🏺
A fragment of Roman mosaic. On the right, a dolphin swims with its head towards the top of the fragment and its tail undulating to the right. Its eye is prominent and its mouth is slightly open. To the left, part of a fish with its head missing and tail curving up towards (but away from!) the dolphin's mouth. The piece is colourful, with many red highlights contrasting with the dark and light grey outlines of the creatures.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
We've got a similar set up for our Roman military tombstones!
Two roman military tombstones illuminated by a projector so that a visitor can more easily read the inscriptions.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🎦 The Rural Cinema is back this weekend with a showing of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. After four years widowed, Bridget is juggling single motherhood, returning to work, dating apps—and all the chaos and hilarity that comes with it. Get your tickets here: coriniummuseum.org/event/bridge...
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - Corinium Museum
In Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget is alone once again, widowed four years ago, when Mark (Oscar® winner Colin Firth) was killed on a
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
👀 Come and explore the way that the Cotswolds District dealt with the challenges of WWII. There are still a couple of weeks to explore our brilliant WWII themed special exhibition. Discover hidden stories of the Home Guard, wartime life, and much much more. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲!
interactive magnet board showing town map of Cirencester where you can place the location of WW2 installationsA replica 'spy' briefcase with working morse code communicatorSoft, interactive replicas of tanks, tank traps and buildings.'Scrim' or tape on the gallery window in a criss-cross pattern as could be commonly seen during the blitz.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Read part one of our new blog series on the Orpheus Mosaic by Roman Society Placement student Mia Simpson. In collaboration with #Orpheus2025, The Barn Theatre Cirencester and New Brewery Arts Centre. coriniummuseum.org/2025/09/orph...
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Orpheus Mosaics: What are their significance and differences? - Corinium Museum
It’s been 200 years since the Orpheus mosaic, now on display in the Corinium Museum, was discovered at Barton Farm, Cirencester, in 1824/25. To mark this
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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🍂 Happy #Autumn #Equinox, when day & night stand in balance. #Romans marked the vindemia & honoured Autumnus. Prehistoric Britons aligned monuments like Stonehenge & #Callanish to the sun. Today pagans celebrate Mabon or Alban Elfed. 🌗 📷 1-2) Autumn mosaics 3) Callanish. Credit: SpookyScotland
Mosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky ScotlandMosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky ScotlandMosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky Scotland
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
If you’re in need of a lift, get your peepers round this thread on some of the weird and wonderful museum exhibits in the UK — featuring yours truly!
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Three mother goddesses from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum #Cirencester
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Brittunculus @brittunculus.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
On #TombTuesday a coloured reconstruction of Sextus Valerius Genialis' tombstone. He was a tribesman of the Frisii and joined the cavalry regiment of the Thracians. He died aged 40 in Britannia at Corinium ( #Roman Cirencester, Gloucs.) #RomanBritain @coriniummuseum.bsky.social
A Roman gravestone showing a cavalryman spearing a naked barbarian. The soldier wears a white tunic with red leggings. His brown horse is fitted out with a vivid green and red sadlecloth. A Latin inscription below the scene is picked out with red lettering and a red border. The effect is produced by projecting coloured light onto the bare stone.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
👀 Hidden treasures await! Join the 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 tomorrow at 11am and get access to the stunning artefacts the public rarely gets to see! More info here: coriniummuseum.org/event/tour-o...
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Tour of the Stores - Corinium Museum
Come and join our collections team for a tour of the stores. There are all sorts of objects behind those doors: from prehistoric to the 1950s, through
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The central part of the 4th century AD ‘Hare Mosaic’ from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). The mosaic was discovered during 1971 at Beeches Road in Cirencester, and is now on display in the fabulous Corinium Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
What a beauty 😍
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It has a large hole made into the base after firing and was perhaps used as a money box, the hole being larger than the neck aperture and made to remove the contents. The form is one of the less common ones and is thought to date to the latter part of the 4th century. Likely made in Oxfordshire.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
✨Friday Finds✨ This flagon was donated from Paternoster School here in Cirencester. It has a pulley-wheel rim and decorated with white paint comes from pit 115...
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
And here's a look at the exciting line-up of showings at the museum scheduled all the way through to 2026! Visit our website for more info: coriniummuseum.org/calendar/cat...
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Drama, passion & tragedy — streamed LIVE from the Royal Opera House at the Corinium Museum🎭 Puccini’s Tosca launches the new Royal Opera & Ballet Season. 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 👉 coriniummuseum.org/event/the-ro...
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
👻 One month to go… The first Haunted Walk starts 16 Oct! Tours run all October but spaces are limited. Book now, 𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖊… coriniummuseum.org/event/haunte...
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Haunted Cirencester Town Tour - Corinium Museum
A tour around the town exploring some of the haunted stories, urban legends and ghostly happenings associated with some of the historic buildings in
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sam put on a great show for todays' Corinium Afternoon - which was all about the Cotswolds District in WWII. Remember, you can get FREE tickets for a years worth of Corinium Afternoon lectures by signing up to be a member! coriniummuseum.org/membership/
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Reflect on the courage and resilience of the Cotswolds in WWII — from Land Girls to Flying Nightingales. 📅 Thu 11 Sept, 2–3pm | 🎟️ £9–£10 at Corinium Museum coriniummuseum.org/event/corini...
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Mohawks, Milk Maids and Flying Nightingales: The Cotswold District in the Second World War - Corinium Museum
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. There were 14 airfields within a 12-mile radius of Cirencester, all playing their
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰! Get your tickets here: corinium.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...
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Buy Cirencester on the Map: History, Cartography and Sense of Place? Tickets online - Corinium Museum
View Cirencester on the Map: History, Cartography and Sense of Place? from Corinium Museum.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
It'll be #BacktoSchool for many across the UK today. In ancient Rome, what began as an informal, family-run form of education in the early Republic gradually developed into a paid, school-centered system by the late Republic. Here are some implements that you may use in a Roman School!
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Thanks for the heads up!
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
With Orpheus Day fast approaching, why not read our blog by James Harris on how the Corinium’s Orpheus mosaic contains many stories about different periods in English history... coriniummuseum.org/2025/08/stor...
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Stories across the centuries found buried in a mosaic - Corinium Museum
Archaeology is done in layers. Sequences of events can be discerned from the physical layers in the ground. These are known as archaeological contexts.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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a man with long hair and a beard is giving a thumbs up and saying `` many thanks '' .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is giving a thumbs up and saying `` many thanks '' .
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Paulcotswolds @paulcotswolds.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
What have the Romans ever done for us? They gave us these amazing swords! @coriniummuseum.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cirencester's rare pieces of Roman military equipment go on display
The rare swords are thought to be nearly 2,000 years old.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
⏳ Just 2 days to go! For this years #FestivalofArchaeology, Join Peter Busby from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social at Corinium Museum for an eye-opening lecture on the hidden histories beneath the Cotswolds. 🎟️ Book now before it’s too late: coriniummuseum.org/event/festiv...
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Festival of Archaeology: Cotswold Archaeology Lecture by Peter Busby - Corinium Museum
Travel back through time with archaeologist Peter Busby as he uncovers the remains recently excavated in South Cerney. Discover a landscape dotted with
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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
#MosaicMonday An engraving shows workmen uncovering a tessellated Roman pavement beneath Cirencesler’s streets circa 1849. Mosaic pavements such as this one can be seen al the town’s Corinium Museum. CORBIS #AncientBlueSky #RomanBritain
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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
#MosaicMonday Medusa’s head is depicted in the Roman Dyer Street mosaic, reconstructed at the Corinium Museum at Cirencester. #RomanBritain
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
they're just great aren't they!
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I know the moment has passed but our diligent collections team has found out some more about the spoon in our archives. It's still basically just a spoon but at least we can now determine it's approximate age and where it was found 😅
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
It's great! Same sort of dimensions as ours so looks likely that it was based on an item from the same era. Very cool!
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Sorry about the delay! Basically, it's a spoon. Likely Medieval and we agree that it does look like a thistle that's been lovingly worked into the end of the handle.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Only 4 days to go until the #FestivalofArchaeology 2025! From the 22nd of July, we've got lots of amazing things on offer to celebrate this years festival. Find out about all of our events here: coriniummuseum.org/whats-on/ @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I've put in a request with our collection team for more info on the spoon. Watch this space 👀
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
He's our humble admission for 'coolest spoon' 🥄
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
It's the start of another wonderful week 🏢
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Only 11 days to go until the #FestivalofArchaeology 2025! From the 22nd of July, we've got lots of amazing things on offer to celebrate this years festival. Find out about all of our events here: coriniummuseum.org/whats-on/ @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
It's the start of another wonderful week 🌳
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It's all going on today. We're so glad to be able to talk more about these amazing finds. Come to the museum from the 2nd of August to see them for yourselves! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cotswolds Iron Age settlement and 'Roman villa' unearthed
A pair of rare Roman cavalry swords found in 2023 led to a 2,000-year-old settlement being found.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Super last-minute reminder: there are still a few tickets left for tonight’s fascinating talk all about the Romans’ love affair with food and wine. Book your tickets here: coriniummuseum.org/event/last-s...
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Last Supper in Pompeii: The Roman Love Affair with Food and Wine - Corinium Museum
For the Romans,  some of life’s most pleasurable moments were spent getting together to eat and drink, in a pub, in a simple flat or at a banquet in a
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Thanks for the shout out! Our SATOR square really is rather lovely 😍 If you wanted to learn a bit more about it, we have this great blog post from a few years ago... coriniummuseum.org/2021/07/the-...
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The SATOR Square by Isobel Wilkes - Corinium Museum
This acrostic is an example of a second century CE Sator Square carved into a painted section of wall plaster, which was excavated from a Roman house on
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Only 18 days to go until the #FestivalofArchaeology 2025! From the 22nd of July, we've got lots of amazing things on offer to celebrate this years festival. Find out about all of our events here: coriniummuseum.org/whats-on/ @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
July is just around the corner, and we've got a fantastic line-up of fun activities at the museum! Check out everything we have planned by downloading our handy poster: coriniummuseum.org/wp-content/u... Don't miss out on the summer fun—there's something for everyone! ☀️
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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Old English Wordhord @oewordhord.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
camb, m.n: a comb for cleaning hair, wool, flax, etc.; the crest of a cock, the crest or top of a helmet. (KAHMB / ˈkamb) Image: Double-sided bone or antler comb; England (Gloucestershire), early medieval; @coriniummuseum.bsky.social‬ 1997/25/18/32. #OldEnglish #WOTD
The remains of a two-sided white comb, one side missing a few of its teeth, the right side missing most.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The same hat has now been lovingly re-created by our Head of Collections, Caroline, for some upcoming kids' workshops for Project Orpheus!
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
😮 what a find! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Huge archaeological puzzle reveals Roman London frescoes
Thousands of fragments of plaster are pieced together to reveal frescos from a Roman London villa.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A real pleasure to welcome Mayor Robert Taylor of Bathurst Australia today with Paul James, Economic Development Lead at Cotswold District Council who both enjoyed a gallery tour led by Emma Stuart, Museum Director.
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Corinium Museum @coriniummuseum.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
𝑇𝘩𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑒 250𝑡𝘩 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑡𝘩 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑒 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛. 𝑊𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝘩𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒? 𝑊𝘩𝑜 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛? 𝐽𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠. Get your tickets here: coriniummuseum.org/event/georgi...
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Georgian Cirencester Town Walk - Corinium Museum
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. What was Cirencester like during her lifetime? Who were the notable characters and
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