Alfred Gillett Trust 1950s Court Shoes from the Clarks Wessex Range
We have come across these gorgeous Clarks shoes from around 1953 through our Shoe Digitisation Project. They come from the ‘Wessex’ range.
2019 Closure
Please note that, due to collections moves, the Trust’s enquiries and research service will be closed until April 2020.
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! This fascinating invention created by John Clark during the 1830s is called the Latin Verse Machine or 'Eureka'. Incredibly, it uses a series of cogs, gears and weights to randomly produce lines of grammatically correct Latin hexameter verse and amazed Victorian audiences. Learn more about Somerset's early computer at https://alfredgilletttrust.org/collections/latin-verse-machine/ #scienceandart #AGT53
We are so excited to be a venue for the travelling exhibition #WarWithoutGlamour chronicling the letters of Emily Hobhouse, newly available at the #Bodleianlibrary, a liberal reformer and peace activist with links to our very own Margaret Clark Gillett. This incredible group shot shows some of the students and tutors at the Philippolis school set up by Emily in South Africa following the Boer War. The exhibition is open now and runs every weekday until 23rd October, further information on opening hours can be found at https://alfredgilletttrust.org/war-without-glamour/ #AGT53
