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Featured Item
Great Coat (Naval) and trousers

Great coat also known as a watch coat as worn by Kleber Degris of the Free French forces at Bir Hakeim Camp off Southleigh Road. A large overcoat of…
Featured Collection
Research Archive

Collection of Texts mostly held in the Archive
Room including People Archive, Streets and Trade Directories
Featured Exhibit
History of Emsworth in 20 Objects

The Emsworth Museum collection includes items ranging from the Stone Age until the present. This exhibit provides a taste of...
Recently Added Items
Sale of Warblington Farm

Particulars and Conditions of Sale of the Freehold Estate known as Warblington Farm and twelve Lots of Land of various descriptions, an old-fashioned…
The Ark

Unfinished sketch on paper showing a foreshore with two men engaged in activity, two yachts lying at a low-tide angle and an impression of the Ark.…
Book of Condolence for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

A4 File, gold colour containing thirteen pages from St. Thomas' Church, Warblington; twenty-six pages from St. James' Church Emsworth; three pages…
Poster. Emsworth & Neighbourhood Horticultural Society.

Framed poster in green typescript of the 24th Annual Exhibition. August 18th 1896. Poster dimensions 75 cm x 51 cm
Medal. Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unit

Heart-shaped, silver medal with blue band containing inscription 'INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS MANCHESTER UNIT' with a silver coloured centre…
EMHT Newsletter 2025-1

12-page newsletter of information about the Emsworth Maritime and Historical Trust
Print: 'Assembling a Bearing'

Digital fibre print, monochrome. 45 cm x 59 cm. Framed. This was taken at the British Timken plant in Daventry in 1957. Two workers lower the outer…
Photograph of North Street cottages, site of Emsworth Poor House/Workhouse.

Monochrome, 10 cm x 7.5 cm. Shows Arthur Tier, Builder & Decorator next door, c.1950
Prayer Book.

PRAYERS for the Poor to use in Private. Eighth edition. 13 cm height, 6.5 cm width. In poor condition. Ten pages loosely and crudely stitched…
Emsworth Sailing School

History of the Emsworth Sailing School from its inception by Crab Searl in 1958 to 1988