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Sylvia Green
 Sylvia Green 150 150 Frome Museum
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Sylvia Green, born in 1915, was a noted artist, book illustrator, ballet lover, embroiderer and designer. read more
Quarrying
 Quarrying 150 150 Frome Museum
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Frome is on the edge of the East Mendips which is rich in hard carboniferous limestone. read more
Mary Baily
 Mary Baily 150 150 Frome Museum
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Born in Frome, Mary Baily gifted the playing fields now named after her in her Will as a recreation ground for the children of Frome.  read more
King Eadred
 King Eadred 150 150 Frome Museum
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Eadred was a grandson of Alfred the Great and was born around AD 923. read more
Jenson Button
 Jenson Button 150 150 Frome Museum
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The 2009 Formula 1 world champion, Jenson Button, was born in Frome. read more
Duke of Monmouth declared King in Frome
 Duke of Monmouth declared King in Frome 150 150 Frome Museum
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So declared the Duke of Monmouth, the Protestant illegitimate son of Charles II, as he started out on his ill-fated voyage to Lyme Regis en route to a military engagement with the Catholic James II on the Somerset Levels near Westonzoyland. read more
Sir Benjamin Baker
 Sir Benjamin Baker 150 150 Frome Museum
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Benjamin Baker, a renowned Victorian engineer born in Frome, is most famous for his work on the Forth Rail Bridge, declared in 2016 to be ‘Scotland’s greatest man-made wonder’. read more
Stephen Tuck
 Stephen Tuck 150 150 Frome Museum
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Stephen Tuck (1792-1865) was a printer living on Church Slope in Frome, where he was rated in 1827 and listed as a printer, stationer and bookseller in 1839. read more
St. Aldhelm’s Home Press
 St. Aldhelm’s Home Press 150 150 Frome Museum
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The Church of England Incorporated Society for providing Homes for Waifs and Strays was established in 1881 to rescue and care for destitute and neglected children. read more
Ellenbray Press
 Ellenbray Press 150 150 Frome Museum
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Charles Axford Bray (1855-1923) was born at Waminster, where he served an apprenticeship in printing and bookbinding. read more