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Somerset Archives and Local Studies
Somerset Heritage Centre
Brunel Way
Norton Fitzwarren
Taunton, Somerset TA2 6SF UK

Telephone: 01823 278805 (enquiries) 01823 337600 (appointments)
Email: somersetarchives@swheritage.org.uk

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Bath Record Office
Guildhall High Street
Bath, Somerset BA1 5AW UK

Telephone: 01225 477421
Email: archives@bathnes.gov.uk

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Taunton Library

Taunton Library
Paul St
Taunton, Somerset TA1 3XZ UK
Telephone: 300 123 2224
Email: taulib@somerset.gov.uk
Website: Taunton Library

For a list of Somerset libraries, go to Libraries in Somerset.

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The Museum of Somerset

The Museum of Somerset
Taunton Castle
Castle Green
Taunton, Somerset TA1 4AA UK
Telephone: 01823 255088
Email: museumofsomerset@swheritage.org.uk
Website: The Museum of Somerset

Set in the heart of Taunton, the Museum of Somerset lies within the 12th Century Taunton Castle and tells the county’s story from prehistoric times to the present day, using real objects, interactive games, eye-catching film projections and the words and voices of Somerset people, past and present.

Somerset Brick and Tile Museum

Somerset Brick and Tile Museum
East Quay
Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4DB UK
Telephone: 01278 426088
Email:museumofsomerset@somerset.gov.uk
Website: Somerset Brick and Tile Museum

The museum is dedicated to the local industry of brick and tile making, one of the many labour-intensive coal based industries once found in Somerset. The core of the museum is the only remaining tile kiln in Bridgwater. It used to be one of six at the former Barham Brothers’ Yard at East Quay. It was last fired in 1965, the year that the works closed.

Somerset Rural Life Museum

Somerset Rural Life Museum
Abbey Farm
Chilkwell St
Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8DB, UK
Telephone: 1458 831197
Email: SRLM@swheritage.org.uk
Website: Somerset Rural Life Museum

Visitors to the Glastonbury museum will be able to explore rural life from the 1800s onwards and discover more about the county’s heritage including its landscape, food and farming, working life and rural crafts.

For a long list of Somerset museums, go to List of museums in Somerset in Wikipedia.