100 Years, 100 Objects: Stories from the Collections of Lancaster City Museums

This special episode of our museum podcast is being released in anticipation of Lancaster's annual Dino Fest. Join us as we talk to palaeontologist and artist, Mark Witton, to find out more about Richard Owen, the Lancastrian who named 'Dinosaurs', and also discover more about iguanodons, palaeontology and how artists bring dinosaurs to life.  

Have you been listening to our 100 Years 100 Objects podcast series? It's time to find out how much you've learned with our end of series quiz. We've got 20 challenging questions for you to try. 

We chat to some of the guest speakers from the series to find out about a historical figure that intrigues, inspires, or just down right irritates them. Join us to find out who they have chosen. 

A message from Lancaster City Museums to say thank you for supporting this podcast, and news on our two upcoming bonus episodes. 

Come back with us to 1895 when Lancaster was a very chilly place! In this episode we look at a stereograph of a frozen Rive Lune during a winter which became known as 'The Great Freeze'. We talk to Dr Serena Pollastri to find out more about both stereographs and and extreme weather. 

Join us for this episode where we speak to Mark Davies about a boneshaker bicycle and how cycling has developed over the years, giving people a new freedom they had never had before. Even if it wasn't all that comfortable!

Did you know that for one day in 1904 Lancaster looked a lot like the wild west? We speak to Dr Timothy Hickman from Lancaster University to find out about the man who brought the western frontier to the North West of England. Find out more about this intriguing portrait of famous showman Buffalo Bill.  

We're stepping back in time by looking at an intricately crafted clock today. This Georgian symbol of wealth and business brought two Lancaster merchants and their families together in a perfect emblem of the trade networks that spread locally, nationally and internationally. We speak to Susan Stuart to find out more about the Worswick family, the Gillow family, and the business that made them partners.  

In today's episode we explore the sometimes troubled life of a gifted local painter. We talk with artist Alistair Makinson about Reginald Aspinwall, his life, his work, and why his paintings are still so popular and captivating today. 

Today's object lets us explore the story of one of Lancaster's most decorative industries, and the main players in the world of stained-glass making. We speak with Gordon Clark to find out about this beautiful window design, the man in it, and the people behind it.