March and District Museum
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Some recent acquisitions
Mercheford Morris clothing.
The Mercheford Morris group formed in 1983/4 and performed at many local events over a period of about 10 years. As members moved away or became to ancient to leap about the group folded.
Sadly a founder member, Brian Lawrence, died recently and his partner decided she needed to have a clear out. Luckily she thought of the Museum and we now have lots of items of clothing and memorabilia. How we will ever manage to display them in the Museum is another problem. The Duck costume, modelled below, is huge and very heavy but has an erectile crest and movable beak, its left eye used to wink but the string that works it has become detached.
Benwick Clock
Hung on the wall in the West Room is the face of the clock from The Church of St. Mary's, Benwick. The church was built in 1854, and the Parish Council added a clock in 1871. When the tower of the church was removed in the 1960's the future of the clock was uncertain, with the church wanting to sell it, but the people of the village wanting to keep it. It was decided to lend it to March Museum, and it has been there since. Unfortunatly, the age of the clock has gotten to it, and it now no longer works.
Left: The Church of St. Mary, Benwick before tower and clock removed
Right: The Clock now hanging in the West Room
Commemorative Statuette
This commemorative limited edition statuette has been loaned to March Museum By March Town Council. It is in memory of the Storming of The Schwaben Redoubt by the 1st Battalion of the 1st Cambridgeshire Regiment 14th October 1916.
