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A brass serpent made by William Lander, the 19th– century brazier of Mere. The instrument is now on display at America’s Shrine to Music Museum at Landrum, S.Carolina, U.S.A.
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Tickets for the cinema in The Victoria Hall, Mere (now the Co-op) which was run by Charlie Jeans until about 1960.
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Blue velvet and silver banner, used to decorate the music desks of Mere Manor Youth Band during the 1980s
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A book that was part of a Mere lending library set up by Frederick Holmes who was also Mere’s principal photographer, c.1920 – 30
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A wooden football trophy made by German prisoners of war based at West Bourton, Dorset during W.W.2.
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The programme for a “Son et Lumiere” presentation at St. Michael’s Church, Mere in 1978. This was devised and produced by Rev. John Smith, Vicar of Mere at that time.
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Sheet music and words of a song by entitled ‘Hinton, Dinton and Mere (music by John C. Holliday, words by Fred E. Weatherly). The Museum also holds a recording of the song being performed.