Exhibition: Remembering 1916 - Life on the Western Front

Am exhibition to mark the Centenary of the First World War. There will be a particular focus on 1916, a pivotal year which saw a number of significant battles, including the Battle of Verdun, and the Battle of the Somme, one of the most famous in British military history.

The Exhibition will feature a number of special presentations, including the world before the War, and the re-creation of an Edwardian room.

Remembering 1916 – Life on the Western Front will display an outstanding range of original artefacts, the great majority of which has never been seen by the public. These will include British, French and German uniforms, equipment and weaponry, memorabilia from the Home Front, and some incredibly rare objects, such as: a German field wagon; two first issues of the famous trench newspaper, The Wipers Times; the train station sign from Verdun; and items associated with the German flying ace, the 'Red Baron'.