Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery

John Lewis Roget's pencil sketch of a two-wheel hand truck, flowers and adult and child passengers in period hats, suits and dresses at Deal and Canterbury railway stations.

Welcome aboard today's #commute with John Lewis Roget (1828–1908), calling at #Deal, #Dover, #Kearsney, #Canterbury and #Faversham.

Roget took every opportunity to illustrate the places he visited, including the railway station.

1) Deal Station – Canterbury Station. 6th August 1891
#trainstation

John Lewis Roget's pencil sketch of two dogs at ‘Faversham Station

6) Faversham Station. 3 September 1885
#Dogs #Faversham

John Lewis Roget's pencil outline sketch of an adult and child passenger in period hats, suits and dresses sat at a bench on railway platform.

5) Waiting for the train. 1885
#train

John Lewis Roget's pencil sketch of passengers in period hats, suits and dresses waiting at Canterbury railway station

4) “I waited for the train at” Canterbury. 8th August 1888
#Canterbury

John Lewis Roget's pencil outline sketch of a scene of Ewell from Kearsney Rail Station

3) Ewell from Kearsney Rail Station
#Kearsney

John Lewis Roget's pencil outline of a scene of Dover from the railway, with Dover Castle in the distance.

2) Dover from the railway. 28th September 1882
#Dover

John Lewis Roget's pencil sketch of a two-wheel hand truck, flowers and adult and child passengers in period hats, suits and dresses at Deal and Canterbury railway stations.

Welcome aboard today's #commute with John Lewis Roget (1828–1908), calling at #Deal, #Dover, #Kearsney, #Canterbury and #Faversham.

Roget took every opportunity to illustrate the places he visited, including the railway station.

1) Deal Station – Canterbury Station. 6th August 1891
#trainstation

The sketchbook is currently on display in our ground floor case, where you can find out more about Thomas's life and work and see more sketches from around Dover.
Admission to Dover Museum is free and open 9.30am-5pm Monday to Saturday (closed Sunday) from October-March

Alongside his careers in the military and customs service, Thomas produced a number of artworks of the places he lived and visited, which developed into producing work for art exhibitions, taking professional commissions and publishing engravings.

During his military career, Thomas was trained in land-surveying at High Wycombe. Sketching was a part of their senior officer training, so they could record the terrain armies needed to pass through for military operations.

A closed landscape sketchbook with marbled decorative cover. The sketchbook cover is worn with age. It is closed with an metal clasp

A sketchbook open at a page with a nineteenth century drawing of part of the Maison Dieu building in Dover.

A recent colour photograph of the Maison Dieu building in Dover featuring the same part as the nineteenth century drawing

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations of Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). Pictured is another drawing from a #sketchbook attributed to him, containing drawings of recognisable buildings in #Dover, including the Maison Dieu.

On the left are examples of free-standing paper ships in bottles in different colours are lined up on shelves next to a window. Next to the shelves is a block colour illustration of a window view of ships near the coastline.

Tomorrow, come to #Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle!
📅Saturday 21st February
🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00
You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

The horse’s pupil and outer ring may have been enamelled which was a common decorative technique on plate brooches. This horse brooch also features a completely looped tail that may have served to attach a decorative or linking chain.

This design of brooch is referred to by archaeologists as a Roman zoomorphic plate brooch to reflect the use of different animals in their designs and the decorative role of the plate to conceal the brooch’s pin and catch plate fastening.

A small stylised horse figure with featuring a prominent mane and, a circled dot for the eye and a completely looped tail. The brooch has an overall greenish colour from oxidation to the aged copper

As we as we gallop into #LunarNewYear, we thought we’d showcase this copper Roman horse brooch for Year of the Horse on display at Dover Museum

#HorseYear #YearOfTheHorse #Dover #Museum

A flint arrow head. There is a rounded central section at the base called the tang which was used to secure to the arrow shaft. The extended points on either side of the tang are called the barbs which prevented the arrow being dislodged from its target.

An arrow for Cupid’s bow? This early #BronzeAge flint arrowhead was made by pressure flaking, a process of applying pressure using a pointed tool to pry off small flakes to create a precise point. Found in River #Dover by Douglas Welby, and features in his book The Kentish Village of River (1977).

On the left are examples of free-standing paper ships in bottles in different colours are lined up on shelves next to a window. Next to the shelves is a block colour illustration of a window view of ships near the coastline.

Next Saturday, come to Dover Museum and make a paper ship in a bottle!
📅Saturday 21st February
🕙Drop in 10.00-3.00
You can draw your own, or colour in a ship, cut it out and it will stand up!

The models were carefully crafted by Stephen Fooks at Thorpe Models and commissioned for Dover Museum in 1991 with the help of Dover Harbour Board. Stephen, now at New Venture Models, also built the 3D medieval Stone Hall model for the Maison Dieu in Dover last year.

A colour photograph of three of the different topographical models of Dover Harbour. The models are divided into three separate rounded slices and covered in Perspex. The central slice is of the Dover Harbour area in 1595

For #worldpizzaday we’re highlighting the #Dover Harbour models in the museum’s galleries, affectionately named the #pizza slices. And what better choice of topographies than Dover Harbour. Each model gives a different slice of the Harbour’s history mapping the developments over the centuries.

A closed landscape sketchbook with marbled decorative cover. The sketchbook cover is worn with age. It is closed with an metal clasp.

The sketchbook is open at a page with a pencil drawing of the outside of a Norman church in Barfrestone called St Nicholas' church. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

A recent photograph of the outside of a Norman church called St Nicholas' in Barfrestone. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations held by Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). The pictured sketchbook is attributed to him, and it contains drawings of recognisable scenes in #Dover, including St Nicholas' #church in Barfrestone.

The sketchbook is currently on display in our ground floor case, where you can find out more about Thomas's life and work and see more sketches from around Dover.
Admission to Dover Museum is free and open 9.30am-5pm Monday to Saturday (closed Sunday) from October-March

Alongside his careers in the military and customs service, Thomas produced a number of artworks of the places he lived and visited, which developed into producing work for art exhibitions, taking professional commissions and publishing engravings.

During his military career, Thomas was trained in land-surveying at High Wycombe. Sketching was a part of their senior officer training, so they could record the terrain armies needed to pass through for military operations.

A closed landscape sketchbook with marbled decorative cover. The sketchbook cover is worn with age. It is closed with an metal clasp.

The sketchbook is open at a page with a pencil drawing of the outside of a Norman church in Barfrestone called St Nicholas' church. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

A recent photograph of the outside of a Norman church called St Nicholas' in Barfrestone. The picture is of the East end, featuring its wheel window.

Captain, customs officer, amateur painter, draughtsman, watercolourist and etcher: the many occupations held by Captain Thomas Hastings (1778–1854). The pictured sketchbook is attributed to him, and it contains drawings of recognisable scenes in #Dover, including St Nicholas' #church in Barfrestone.

Two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The mould shows the shape of the axe head that would have been cast. The sides run parallel before flaring out to a curved cutting edge. The side flanges and central ridge in the mould create a shape in the axe head for hafting, which is the process of attaching the axe head firmly within a split in the haft (handle).

A photo of two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The photo shows the outside of the mould with teardrop-shaped ridges towards the end.

This #FindsFriday we wanted to highlight a new acquisition: two axe head mould halves dated to Middle #BronzeAge (c 1500-1200BC). The moulds cast a type of axe head known as a palstave. Discovered by metal detectors and acquired by #Dover Museum through @findsorguk.bsky.social .
PAS ID: KENT-CDA99E

The museum collection's manager and a volunteer are positioning glass from Roman Painted House display cases ready to clean. On the right a volunteer is cleaning the inside of the case.

A museum volunteer is repositioning Roman coins in a case after they have been condition checked and the case cleaned.

Another museum volunteer is repositioning a Samian ware bowl after condition checking objects and cleaning the case.

Behind the scenes, Dover Museum’s Collections Team and volunteers have been condition checking collections and cleaning their cases in the Roman Painted House.
The Roman Painted House remains closed for the Winter season, but we look forward to welcoming you back in the Spring
#Roman #Dover #Museum

Photograph of an opened book, tshowing a full page colour illustration of Sow Bread (cylcamen), Sea Milkwort, and Chickweed Winter Green. The flowers are coloured in shades of pink and white, the stems and leaves are coloured in shades of pink and green, and the roots are coloured in shades of brown.

Cyclamen bring welcome colour to winter!

Did you known a common name for cyclamen is sowbread or swinebread? Pigs are fond of eating the roots! 🐷

📷 Illustration from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain’ (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691]

#FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #RareBooks

Watch until the end for our special guest feature!
Over on Dover Museum's reels we've been sharing The 12 Displays of Christmas each day. Here's the 12th and final day for you all. Join in!
🎵"On the twelfth day of Christmas in Dover's Galleries..."🎵
#12daysofChristmas #twelfthday #Dover #Deal

Watch until the end for our special guest feature!
Over on Dover Museum's reels we've been sharing The 12 Displays of Christmas each day. Here's the 12th and final day for you all. Join in!
🎵"On the twelfth day of Christmas in Dover's Galleries..."🎵
#12daysofChristmas #twelfthday #Dover #Deal

A man is holding an umbrella while sat on a fold out chair in the countryside. He is wearing a brown brimmed hat, grey shawl, and brown trousers and shoes.

A detail from a John Lewis Roget (1828–1908) watercolour sketch for all the umbrella weather ☂️

#watercolour #wind #rain #weather #Dover #archives