ACHIEVEMENTS

The Friends of Chelmsford Museums was established to support the various activities of Chelmsford Museums. Fund raising is a priority and the money raised is used to enhance the museum's infrastructure and to purchase additional artefacts. Money raised locally can sometimes encourage national organisations to make a contribution towards the purchase of a specific object.

The Friends have raised over £30,000 allowing them to assist with the purchase of the following :

1995 Refurbishment of the Tunstill Glass Collection
1996 Re-casing and display of the Crompton medals
1996 Purchase of tea urn for Chelmsford Museum
1997 Springfield Basin Information Board and Plaque
1998 Printing of the Tunstill Glass Collection leaflet
1998/2000 Great Leighs Iron Age coin hoard
1998 Printing two Tunstill Glass Collection postcards
1999 Picture of St. Mary's Church, Chelmsford by J C Buckler
1999 Oil painting of 'An Old Mill near Little Baddow' by H J Kinnaird (click here to see illustration below)
1999 Saxon coin from Great Baddow
2001 Painting by Edward Bawden
2001 Provision of signs in Chelmsford Museum
2001/2 Two portraits of Julianna Margaretta Waltersdorff
2003 Celtic coin hoard
2004 Purchase of tea urn for Sandford Mill Engine House Project
2004 Pottery by Joanna Constantinidis
2004 Pottery by Grayson Perry titled 'Chelmsford Sissies' (click here to see illustration below)
2004 Colchester Volunteer Glass
2004 Victorian Kitchen Range and Dresser (click here to see illustration below)
2006 Pair of Roman pewter dishes
2007 Jet jewellery
2007 Painting by Michael Ayrton titled 'Contained Maze' (click here to see illustration below)
2008 Saxon jewel (click here to see illustration below)
2008 Pencil drawing of the Marconi Factory, New Street, Chelmsford
2010 Provision of Inter-active Smart Board for Education Room
2010 Picture by Paul Rumsey titled 'Museum Head'
2011 Painting by Rosemary Rutherford
2012 Painting of All Saints Church, Writtle, by Campbell Mellon (click here to see illustration below)
2012 Provision of two wooden high chairs for the use of Friday Fives
2013 Bronze Age gold ring from Roxwell
2014 Saxon animal mount
2014 Ceramic bowl made by Robert Washington (click here to see illustration below)
2014 Provision of shelving for books at Sandford Mill
2015 Maquette by J B Huxley-Jones (click here to see illustration below)
2016 Portrait of Nicholas Tindal (click here to see illustration below)
2017 Materials for the Ford Motor Company Ltd's Work Day at Sandford Mill
2018 "The Little Baddow Diadem", a delicate gold band from around 2500 B.C. at the start of the Bronze Age
2019 Refurbishment projects at Chelmsford Museum, including re-location of the beehive (click here to see illustration below) and re-casing Boris the Bear
2019 Marconi flag
2019 Reliquary by Grayson Perry(click here to see illustration below)
2022 Bronze Age ear-ring (click here to see illustration below)