Bringing Belsen Back to Banbury: Tony Ginger’s Photobook By Harri Flynn Enclosed within one of the museum’s display pods is a photobook created by a soldier involved in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. Many visitors may never see this item as the topic of the pod diverges from the tone across the rest of the museum. And yet, for those that do enter, the photobook forms a central part of the…
Evacuee’s Coat from our Oxfordshire’s Military Heritage in 50 Objects Exhibition By Geraldine Howell Object photography by Colin Morris Philip Williams’ woollen, fully-lined children’s coat would certainly have satisfied the requirement for evacuees to take with them a warm winter coat as they moved from their homes to safer locations elsewhere, often in the countryside. This smart, yet also sensible and practical design, very much reflected the type of coat…
February’s Object of the Month follows a Valentine’s Day theme! Volunteer Geraldine has selected a First World War pin cushion, shaped like a heart, it has quite a story behind it! Sweetheart Pin Cushion By Geraldine Howell Object photography by Colin Morris This sweetheart pin cushion was made during the First World War by a member of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Sweetheart cushions were not unknown before…
