From Ephemera to Conchology................

Private Collection Cabinets
The Private Collection Cabinets are available for local people to apply to exhibit all or part of their own collection.  Whether you have a collection of coins, paper bags or musical instruments, these cabinets are available to put local collections on show.  For more details or to apply please contact the Exhibitions and Heritage co-ordinator Kate Saunders at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 Thursday 1 July to Wednesday 1 September 2010

Conchologist Collection

By Terry Wimbleton

As a Conchologist and Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London Terry has built up an incredible collection of Mollusc shells.  He started collecting over fifty years ago as a keen fourteen year old amateur.  On display will be an aspect of his sea shell collection.  The use of shells by man as food, in religion, as a cloths dye, for money, as jewellery, as a non addictive alternative pain killer to morphine are all part of the fascination for conchologists.Terry is also a member of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is a past president of the British Shell Collectors Club.