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  • Roman mosaic fragment

    Roman Mosaic Floor Fragment

    This fragment of Roman mosaic flooring is on display in Daventry Museum. It is part of a larger decorative floor, discovered in 1823 on Borough Hill, Daventry by historian George Baker, with a full excavation carried out in 1852 by Beriah Botfield, MP.

    Early Roman Roman and Early Medieval

  • Maclaren Baby buggy with blue and white striped seat

    The Maclaren Baby Buggy

    The lightweight collapsible Maclaren buggy, made in Barby in the early 1970s, revolutionised pushchair design.

    1971 Modern

  • Ceramic insulator egg © NMAG

    Insulator Egg

    Ceramic insulator egg used to hold together the aerials transmiting shortwave radio from the BBC radio masts at Borough Hill in Daventry.

    1932 Modern