Author: Simon Garrett

  • Framlingham Pageant 1931

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    Simon Garrett

    A new page has been added about the Framlingham Pageant of July 1931.

  • Clocks in the Lanman

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    Simon Garrett

    A new page has been added giving a pictorial tour of the clocks in the museum.

  • Books on Framlingham History

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    Simon Garrett

    Some books on Framlingham History can be purchased through the Museum. See Books.

  • Updated information on Harold Lanman

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    Simon Garrett

    We have updated the information on Harold Lanman, and on the history of the museum.

  • Visit to the Museum by the Framlingham History Society

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    Simon Garrett

    On Wednesday 16th August, the Lanman Museum hosted a visit by the Framlingham & District Local History & Preservation Society. The Society organises talks on subjects related to Framlingham History in the Winter half of the year, and visits in the Summer. Trustees and volunteers of the Museum gave a guided tour of the museum…

  • QR codes for donations in the Museum

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    Simon Garrett

    The Lanman Museum is independent charity run by volunteers, and we rely on donations for the upkeep. In particular we need to raise funds for some new environmentally protected cabinets for our exhibits. Up to now, we have relied on cash donation in the Museum: our donations box is the old red Post box near…

  • Stewards outing

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    Simon Garrett

    On Sunday 30th April, the Museum ran our annual outing for Stewards and volunteers. This year it was rather a busman’s holiday: a visit to Woodbridge Museum, so we could see how they do it. We were all envious of their spacious new premises!

  • The Museum even better than the Castle itself?

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    Simon Garrett

    From The Times today, Travel Section, an Article on visiting Suffolk by Sarah Baxter: “…walking around the well-preserved 12th-century Framlingham Castle walls (£12.50pp; English Heritage).  Mary Tudor was staying here when she heard she’d been proclaimed England’s first queen.  Impressive, though in some ways I preferred the village museum in the castle’s poorhouse, which records…

  • Your Museum needs you!

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    Simon Garrett

    Would you like to volunteer for a couple of hours a week over the summer? If so, we’d love you to join us. The Lanman Museum, based in Framlingham Castle, is looking for Stewards to be in the Museum while lots of friendly and interesting visitors are looking at our displays. If you like meeting…

  • Updates to the Museum and website

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    Simon Garrett

    We have been very busy in the museum this year. New exhibits on the Clyde Bell and Queen Mary have been put up and many of the cabinets have been refurbished. This refurbishment is an on-going process. We have recently received a fascinating collection of WW2 artefacts relating to the war time experience of a…