Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

#OnThisDay in 1945, Labour wins a landslide victory, removing #WinstonChurchill from power.🗳️ #ClementAttlee becomes prime minister, leading Britain’s first majority Labour government. Discover more: buff.ly/PFIjNMD #OTD #PostWarBritain #WWII #PoliticalHistory

#OTD in 1913, 50,000 women gathered in Hyde Park for a pilgrimage organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, a powerful show of peaceful protest for the vote.🚺📣 Learn about this monumental day: buff.ly/0oxm4mG #VotesforWomen #Suffragette #OnThisDay

Today is the Feast of St Christopher. This is an engraving of painting of St. Christopher with the Christ child from Sedgeford church. It appeared in Gentleman's magazine in 1843. It was donated to the museum by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh.

🐪 Our Ancient Egyptian Mummification Workshops for children and adults are tomorrow, Saturday 26 July!🐪 Find out all about mummification and learn what we have discovered by studying mummies. 🎟️ Child £5, Adult £10. Booking required: tinyurl.com/2nnns6wx

VJ Day FREE community event 🚨 Want an afternoon of arts and crafts while learning about Indian women’s Sari stories. Join us Thursday 14 August 2-4pm @mac_birmingham Garden Studio Drop in, refreshments included #VJDay80 #Birmingham macbirmingham.co.uk/events/saris-i…

Today's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme is film and cinema for ‘May The Toys Be With You’ at @Lynn_Museum Here is an animation of tie-in toys for @Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) made by THC Youth Group in 2014. @KTDnorfolk

#OnThisDay in 1932 Bury Free Press reported: Thetford Boy Scouts camped at Two Mile Bottom. They enjoyed swimming, fishing, and cricket. "It was wonderful time, as some the boys had not experienced open air conditions before. All behaved well and did the job like men."

📢 Job Opportunity! 📢 Lynn Museum is looking to appoint a Newman Curator as maternity cover to join our curatorial team. 🗓️ Applications close 27 July 2025. For more information and to apply, click here: tinyurl.com/yvmyj69s

The Summer Holidays are here!!! Escape the heat at Ancient House with our exciting events: Peaceful Pride 2 August V J Day Family Event 15 August Vikings! 23 August Plus running Tuesday to Saturday there are five museum trails to try! @About_Thetford @kidsinmuseums

#OnThisDay in 1741 David Garrick made his first public appearance her at theatre in Tankard street, Ipswich, Suffolk. This engraving by Dale (1821) shows old theatre with notice about Garrick on the front, various figures in the street.

#OnThisDay in 1862 the Whitby Gazette reported: "The Maharajah. —His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh left Mulgrave Castle on Monday, and took his departure the 5.25 p.m. train from Whitby en route to Scotland."

This photograph was taken #OnThisDay in 1919. It shows the Mayor and councillors outside the Guildhall, with the town regalia placed on a union jack on a table as part of the Peace Celebrations.

Thanks for sharing some fantastic self portraits today! #OnlineArtExchange 🌻 We'll see you next week with a film and cinema theme for ‘May The Toys Be With You’ at @lynn_museum 'Self Portrait' by Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) (after) 📷 National Trust Images

It's #NationalTattooDay This postcard probably shows a soldier receiving a tattoo while in military service during the First World War. It comes from a collection of material relating to the Burrell family of Thetford.

Today's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme is self portraits. This is a head and shoulders self-portrait of Thomas Bardwell (1704-1767). On the lower right side of the picture is text reading 'Bardwell was 61 years old when he made this picture, Anno 1765'.

It's #NationalCherryDay This portrait from about 1709 shows a child feeding a dog with some cherries. What is your favourite cherry dish? The painting was given to the museum by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh. It was probably by J. Brooks. @artukdotorg

To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, our 🎥Film Club🎥 in August will focus on Hideo Sekigawa’s powerful anti-war docudrama, Hiroshima. Join us ONLINE on Wednesday 6 August at 6.30pm to discuss. Find out more & book 👉 loom.ly/8_CqCOI

Arthur Ealand was deputy town clerk. In 1915 he became commander of the Thetford Volunteer Training Corps (VTC). This was a force of local volunteers who defended Thetford. Arthur later joined the 88th Squadron of the Royal Air Force. He was killed on #OnThisDay in 1918.

#OnThisDay in 1920 Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher of Kilverstone's funeral took place in Thetford. This #PostcardsAH shows part of his funeral parade.

#OnThisDay in 1923 ‘Lady Astor’s Bill’ succeeded. It prevented the sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18. It won by 257 votes to 10. It was the first Private Member's Bill by a woman to be passed and become an Act of Parliament. Prince of Wales pub, Kenninghall in 1928.