Posted on May 22, 2020
Fighting Fit
Military Museums for Mental Wellbeing Wellbeing seems to be the buzzword on everybody’s lips at the moment, especially with the...
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Posted on May 12, 2020
Florence Nightingale’s Letter
Today on International Nurses Day we proudly celebrate our nurses on what would have been Florence Nightingale’s 200th Birthday, one...
Posted on April 27, 2020
Beauty from Bullets
‘Trench Art’ ‘Trench art’ is a catch-all term which describes items made by soldiers and civilians during and after World...
Posted on April 27, 2020
Crafting in World War 1
Lap Crafts for the convalescing soldier During World War One, injured soldiers were sent to hospitals to recover from their...
Posted on April 22, 2020
Food Rationing and Dig for Victory!
Recent reports of panic buying and empty supermarket shelves make rationing and the Dig for Victory campaign undeniably topical amid...
Posted on April 22, 2020
The Lucknow Quilt
The creation of an unknown soldier during the Siege of Lucknow The Citizen Curators team at Bodmin Keep have been...
Posted on April 21, 2020
Object in focus: Horse Hoof Snuff Box
Horse hoof snuff box This snuff box has been made from the hoof of a horse, and then fitted with...
Posted on March 2, 2020
Where is our LGBTQ+ history?
After spending an entire morning trawling through the museum’s collections database looking for LGBTQ+ related objects for Bodmin Keep’s latest...
Posted on November 21, 2019
Bugle Calls, Drills and Pints of Tea! A Soldier’s life at Bodmin Barracks
Life as a Soldier at Bodmin Barracks. Bodmin Keep was built in 1859 as a headquarters for the Royal Cornwall...
Posted on November 19, 2019
Nurse Olive Barnicoat’s Autograph Album
Hospital Care before the National Health Service Before the NHS was created, patients had to face an unequal treatment system...
Posted on November 18, 2019
The Indian Mutiny & The Final Relief of Lucknow
British Rule in India – A Growing Unrest In the mid-19th century there was growing discontent with British Rule...
Posted on November 12, 2019
The History of Victoria Barracks, Bodmin
The history of the regiment goes back to 1702, but the military history of the site starts in 1859. The...
Posted on November 11, 2019
The Chess Set from a Prisoner of War
Private Patrick Linehan of the DCLI celebrated his 100th Birthday this year at Bodmin Keep. He has also recently taken...
Posted on November 6, 2019
The Rise and Fall of The Berlin Wall
30 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9th 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the Fall of...
Posted on November 6, 2019
The Gun That Saved The World
By Rob Palmer, Customer Service Apprentice, 2019 In the Armoury of the museum, there is a vast array of weapons...
Posted on July 31, 2019
The Story of Colour Serjeant Edward Ridge
Recently in the museum a new exhibit has been opened up, the exhibit has been dedicated to the possessions of...
Posted on July 30, 2019
Berlin…A Student’s Perspective
In April of this year I went on week long school trip to Berlin with the History department from my...
Posted on July 25, 2019
Harry Patch DCLI – The Last Fighting Tommy
Henry John Patch (17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009) Harry Patch died at 9 a.m. on 25 July 2009, aged 111...