Frome Museum
1 North Parade
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1AT
01373454611
Website: http://www.fromemuseum.org/
Parent Organisation:
Funded by:
Charitable Trust
YLM Entry Submitted: Yes
Comments:
The museum politely turned down our request to fill out the YLM questionnaire, sending a letter stating that they were ‘not certain we feel it would not be appropiate to complete the short form for inclusion in the online database’. While respecting their decision, we have entered the small amount of information they have offered. If their collection included ancient human remains, we may have entered into dialogue, but feel there is no need to do so at this point.
How many human remains are in its collection, and how many of those are of ancient British provenance, pre-Christian or in other way Pagan?:
Total: 2
How many of these human remains are well documented, with clear context of date and place of exhumation?:
The museum holds ‘some male bones found in 1956 in a village near to Frome which we believe to date from the Monmouth Rebellion’ (1685).
Where there are ancestors in store, is there a history of use?:
Where there are ancestors in store, is there potential for use, in display, education or scientific analysis?
Does the museum have a disposal policy, and is it including HR with negligible potential in its discussions about disposal?:
What sources of information about these human remains are in the public domain and where?:
Does the museum have ancestors (human remains) on display?:
Does the museum hold any iconic ancestors, ie. complete skeletons with a well documented story, or those considered of national or local importance, and are these on display?:
Has the museum used or considered using replicas in displays? If not, why not and what would you find useful in moving to these? If you have, what response did these receive?:
Documents:
19 October, 2010
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