when did it become a museum?
1975
Norton Priory
The Development Corporation decided to create a museum on the site, and in 1975 Norton Priory Museum Trust was established.
what is norton priory? It is a historic site and currently a museum. where did it get its name? UNANSWERABLE what does "abbey" mean in reference to the museum? It was one in which the abbot was given permission to use pontifical insignia, including the mitre, ring and pontifical staff, and to give the solemn benediction provided a bishop was not present. what are the things found while excavating at that place? The buildings found included the Norman doorway with its Victorian addition and three medieval rooms.
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Norton Priory [SEP] Excavations and museum
The area excavated exceeded that at any European monastic site that used modern methods. The Development Corporation decided to create a museum on the site, and in 1975 Norton Priory Museum Trust was established. In 1989 Greene published his book about the excavations entitled "Norton Priory: The Archaeology of a Medieval Religious House". Further work has been carried out, recording and analysing the archaeological findings. In 2008 Fraser Brown and Christine Howard-Davis published "Norton Priory: Monastery to Museum", in which the findings are described in more detail. Howard-Davis was largely responsible for the post-excavation assessment and for compiling a database for the artefacts and, with Brown, for their analysis.