Original collections Beaney House of Art and Knowledge

the anglo-saxon glass beaker, in herne bay museum.

the original collections included english , european ceramics oriental porcelain anglo-saxon grave jewellery kent. had mounted wildlife bequeathed s. r. lushington, , hammond bird collection bequeathed in 1903. large, 18th century chandelier in basement room came cathedral. had geological , natural history collections, , ethnological collection included 3 māori tattooed heads, returned new zealand in 1990s. had 2 fourth or fifth-century runestones sandwich, 1 of had raehaebul engraved on it, possibly headstone; in case these might oldest jutish tombstones yet found. had ancient greek bas relief tablets.

also in original collection st augustine s chair, stanford bishop church in herefordshire. not chair of st augustine thought st augustine sat when received british bishops @ augustine s oak, 602-604 ad. rescued dr james johnston church during restorations , given museum in 1899 son. chair remains part of collection lent stanford bishop church in 1943, , latest research suggests 18th-century origin. beside 14th-century chair said have been taken notre dame de paris during french revolution. 1 of museum s prized possessions burghmote horn, said have called corporation assembly time of henry iii until 1835. had municipal maces of extinct corporation of fordwich, pilgrims tokens used souvenirs of shrine of thomas becket. in 1975 museum given ancient helmet of st alphege church.

its collections of prehistoric implements , roman , anglo-saxon antiquities found in canterbury, thanet , east kent have since been shared local museums: example perfect anglo-saxon glass beaker hollow tears found @ reculver @ herne bay museum. of romano-british pottery , glass found in canterbury @ roman museum. remaining collections stored @ museum of canterbury, objects on display.