Week of Events
Food for Thought
W. Symington & Co was founded in 1827 in Market Harborough. William Symington started out in a small shop on Adam & Eve Street with tea and vegetables, until 1840 where he acquired a shop on Church Street. As the company grew, it invented different types of food, such as Pea Flour which was taken…
Archaeological illustration video workshop
As part of the Festival of Archaeology Harborough Museum invited Deborah Miles to choose a unique object for an online Archaeological Illustration workshop, which you can watch below and follow along to take part. This video was live streamed on Monday 26th October 2020. Deborah previously worked with the University of Leicester’s Archaeology and Ancient History…
Hallaton Treasure 20th Anniversary Discovery Panel Discussion
Hallaton Treasure 20th Anniversary Discovery Panel Discussion
One of the most important Iron Age archaeological finds – the Hallaton Treasure – was found just outside Market Harborough in November 2000. We are marking the 20th anniversary of finding the Treasure with this free event. Museum staff will be joined by Ken and Hazel Wallace of the Hallaton Field Work Group, who found…
