Lancaster City Museum
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Lancaster City Museum is a museum in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is housed in the former Lancaster Town Hall building in Market Square.
The museum, seen across Market Square
The Lancaster Roman Tombstone
The rear of the museum, on New Street, 2011
View to the east, across Market Square, from the museum entrance, 2011
Silverdale Hoard
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The Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. The items were deposited together in and under a lead container buried about 16 inches (41 cm) underground which was found in a field by a metal detectorist. It is believed to date to around AD 900, a time of intense conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danish settlers of northern England. The hoard is one of the largest Viking hoards ever discovered in the UK. It has been purchased by Lancashire Museums Service and has been displayed at Lancaster City Museum and the Museum of Lancashire in Preston. It is particularly significant for its inclusion of a coin stamped with the name of a previously unknown Viking ruler.
Selection of objects from the Silverdale Hoard
Items from the hoard in 2022 after conservation
Items from the hoard including the lead container
A nested silver bracelet from the hoard, unusual for its combination of Irish, Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian-style decorative elements