John and I decided to visit the Roman Museum at Ribchester in the Ribble Valley last Sunday. What a lovely day, beautiful scenery and quaint cottages. You can see why there have always been settlements here.
The purpose of the visit was to see the Iron Age display which was held upstairs in the Museum. We were met with a very strange smell, not unlike The Jorvik Centre in York. I assume it was the furs & fabrics!!!
We were shown the types of foods Iron Age man would have eaten, grain, nettles, blackberries etc also 2 primitive grinding stones (quorns). The young man who's hair was plastered in lime powder, perhaps that was the smell? showed us the fighting tools, swords, knives and spears. Also some very energetic parries & thrusts- quite terrifying.
I spoke at great length to the main man, who is an archeologist, about how they spun & wove the fabrics, which he was fairly knowledgeable about. However I think he got his warps & wefts confused!!!
All in all a good afternoon spent, and the Roman remains where pretty interesting also.
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| roman pot |
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| roman pots |
Photos of Iron Age display
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| drop spindles and fleece |
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| copper mirror, torques and general bits |
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| selection of typical woven fabrics |
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| leather shoes |
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| foods |
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| grinding stones |
Photos of scenery around Ribchester
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| River Ribble |
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| River Ribble |
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| Roman Museum |
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