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  • During the Napoleonic Wars from 1803 to 1814 a number of French and German prisoners were living in several towns in Montgomeryshire. In Llanfyllin, between 1812 and 1813 there were about 120 prisoners, while others were stationed in Montgomery, Newtown and Welshpool. This model of a guillotine was carved from mutton bones by French prisoners of war in Welshpool. Description: Powysland Museum & Montgomery Canal Centre
Model of Guillotine carved from mutton bones by French prisoners in Welshpool, c. 1803-14 (lengthways view) [image 1 of 2]
  • One of several encaustic floor-tiles discovered at Strata Marcella Abbey. The designs were either stamped and then filled with white clay, or printed, with the clay already added to the stamp, so that the whole process was done in one movement. This figure has been interpreted as a huntsman, a labourer of the month or a symbol of vanity.
Medieval floor tile from Strata Marcella Abbey (Ystrad Marchell), near Welshpool
  • One of several encaustic floor-tiles discovered at Strata Marcella Abbey. The designs were either stamped and then filled with white clay, or printed, with the clay already added to the stamp, so that the whole process was done in one movement. The animal depicted here is possibly a bear.
Medieval floor tile from Strata Marcella Abbey (Ystrad Marchell), near Welshpool
  • Dolforwyn Castle was built between 1273-77 by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Llywelyn the Last) as a forward position in his territory, and overlooking the English lordship of Montgomery. This rectangular castle crowns a ridge along the Severn valley, and was obviously designed to act as a sentinel over Llywelyn's south-eastern frontier. Its initial construction led King Edward I to write to Prince Llywelyn in 1273, forbidding him to build the castle. The prince replied, with a masterpiece of ironic politeness, that he did not require the king's permission to raise a stronghold in his own principality. Dolforwyn was, however, taken by Roger Mortimer after a fortnight's siege in 1277, and given to the Mortimers, a powerful marcher family. The castle was kept in repair for some years, but was ruinous by 1398. Source: http://www.castlewales.com/dolforn.html
Dagger (probably from the 15th century) from Dolforwyn Castle, Abermule
  • These fragments of shield were found at Moel Hiraddug in 1872. They probably represent a smith's hoard - scrap metal, buried for safe keeping, but which was never recovered. The fragments date from the Iron Age (C. 100BC - AD78.)
Shield fragments found at Moel Hiraddug, Cwm
  • This beaker was found 'under a large stone' apparently with a burial near Aberbechan Hall, Llanllwchaearn, near Newtown. The 'grooved' ware of the Neolithic period continued during the early Bronze Age, but between 2200 and 1600 BC Beaker pottery arrived in Britain and was generally spread in Western Europe. No satisfactory theory has yet been found as to the origin of this type or its rapid distribution. The pottery has a distinctive shape and decoration of geometric lines. The Beaker pottery was succeeded by food vessels and urn types. Description: Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre
Bronze Age beaker from burial site at Aberbechan Hall, Llanllwchaearn