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Celebrated People

Frome is the birthplace of several noteworthy people and other celebrated men and women made the town their home.

The Museum holds many documents, photographs and portraits, ranging from King Eadred in the 10th century to Jenson Button in the 21st century.

Sylvia Green
 Sylvia Green 150 150 Frome Heritage Museum
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Sylvia Green, born in 1915, was a noted artist, book illustrator, ballet lover, embroiderer and designer.

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Sir Benjamin Baker
 Sir Benjamin Baker 150 150 Frome Heritage 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’.

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Duke of Monmouth declared King in Frome
 Duke of Monmouth declared King in Frome 150 150 Frome Heritage 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.

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Jenson Button
 Jenson Button 150 150 Frome Heritage Museum
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The 2009 Formula 1 world champion, Jenson Button, was born in Frome.

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King Eadred’s Death
 King Eadred’s Death 150 150 Frome Heritage Museum
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Eadred was a grandson of Alfred the Great and was born around AD 923.

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Mary Baily 1868 – 1928
 Mary Baily 1868 – 1928 150 150 Frome Heritage 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. 

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