Fashions changed over the generations, but the risk of losing a favourite brooch, shoe buckle, or coat button in a muddy field remained constant. These personal items offer a direct connection to the individuals who lived, worked, and walked through our local area.
Double-Looped Buckle
c. 1350-1650
Silver Cuff Link
1757-1774
Dress Hook
c. 1500-1600
Salvation Army badge
1880-early 1900's
Georgian Shoe Buckle
18th Century
Pocket Watch Keys
19th Century
Georgian Gold Split Ring
(10mm diameter)
Queen Victoria
Commemorative Medal
St John's Ambulance Brigade
Cap badge c. 1888-1940's
Shoe Buckle
c. 1660-1720
Children's National Guild of
Courtesy Medal c. 1895-1910
Strap End
c. 13th-15th Century
Watch Fob
Victorian
Clog Clasp
Georgian
Strap Mount
Post Medieval
Shoe Buckle
c. 1650-1720
Livery Buttons
19th Century
National Swimming Society Association - Quarter Mile medal c. 1890-1920
Copper-Alloy Jewellery
Victorian onwards
Purse Bar
c. 1450–1550