Identifications and Enquiries
Do you have an unidentified painting in your attic?
Would you like to know how to care for your grandmother's wedding
dress? Is that really a piece of Chester silver in your
display cabinet? If you have such an enquiry, museum staff
can give you expert advice and information about your mystery
object or heirloom.
The curatorial staff are happy to help with your enquiries and will see you in person by appointment. Please contact the relevant Keeper to make an appointment:
- Social History – Post vacant
- Natural History and Geology - Kathryn Riddington, Keeper of Natural History, 01244 402015, e-mail: grosvenormuseum@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- Art and Silver - Peter Boughton, Keeper of Art, 01244 402024, e-mail: grosvenormuseum@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- Archaeology - Laura Pooley, Keeper of Early History, 01244 402025, e-mail: grosvenormuseum@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
We do not charge for this service. Please note valuations cannot be given.
Portable Antiquities Scheme – Recording your archaeological finds
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a national scheme to encourage the reporting of archaeological objects found by members of the public. Every year many thousands of objects are discovered, many of these by metal detector users, but also by people out walking, gardening or going about their daily work. Such discoveries offer an important source for understanding our past and can be reported to the local Finds Liaison Officer.
Finds Liaison Officers record archaeological objects of all types dating to before 1700. The scheme is voluntary and whilst the Finds Liaison Officer may need to borrow your artefacts whilst they are recorded, they will be returned to you.
The Finds Liaison Officer for Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire is Vanessa Oakden and her finds surgeries in this area are at:
- The Grosvenor Museum on the 2nd Friday of every month between 10.30am - 4.00pm.
She can be contacted at:
Vanessa Oakden
Dock Traffic Office
Albert Dock
Liverpool
L3 4AX
General enquiries
For general enquiries please ring the Grosvenor Museum on 01244
402033 and the Weaver Hall Museum/Stretton Watermill on 01606
271640. Alternatively you can
e-mail grosvenor.museum@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
or cheshiremuseums@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk