Jan 18, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object Slough made history by electing the country’s first black female mayor in 1984 and Slough Museum hold her Mayoral Robe in our collection. Lydia Simmons was born in Monserrat, a tiny island in the West Indies. Her cousin, Beresford Alleyne was at...
Jan 18, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object Slough Museum hold several radios in our collection and a selection of these were used as inspiration for 202020 Slough. These acquisitions are in part due to the number of Slough manufacturers of radios on Slough Trading Estate over the years. This...
Jan 18, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object Built for and opened as an independent cinema by a company named Slough Playhouse Ltd, The Adelphi opened in February 1930. Designed by noted cinema architect Eric Norman Bailey from nearby Maidenhead, there was a large stage, a Christie 3Manual/8Rank...
Jan 18, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object The Diwali lamp is also known as the diya. Diya is the Sanskrit word for lamp. Diya lamps are often used in Hindu worship, but are widely recognised during the Diwali festival, the festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn on the brightest...
Jan 18, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was created in 1917 to help farmers cope with the shortage of male labour as a result of the First World War. It was brought back into action for the Second World War, at first as voluntary service and then as a form of...
Jan 14, 2022 | 202020 Slough Exhibition
About the object There are photographs of three Slough Golden Jubilee Arches in Slough Museum Collection, and it appears there were similar Arches constructed in other towns. This photograph is from 1887 and shows the Victoria Golden Jubilee Arch which was located...
