Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery: The collections currently contain approximately 188,000 objects. An indication of the number of objects in each of the main collections is given in square brackets after each section. There is a written Acquisitions Policy available as a public document.
Social history, ranging collection reflecting everyday life and local industries in and around Carlisle c1800 to present day. These include good representation of rural life and activities. Material of earlier date includes items from the 1644-5 Civil War, the 1745 Jacobite Rising, and17th/18th century silver of the City and its Trade Guilds.
Other important aspects of the collection include: banners relating to the Trades Guilds, Trades Unions and political movements; British coins, all periods; a local photographic archive and a range of oral history recordings.
Alongside the more general Human History collections are some important specialist collections. As with all of the Tullie house collections, these can be viewed by appointment.
The large coin collection ranges from Roman to 1970s decimal currency. It also includes bank notes issued by early Carlisle banks. .
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