Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.
[2] The museum has a special section on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived close by at Clouds Hill, now maintained by National Trust.
[3] The museum has produced an hour-long DVD entitled T. E. Lawrence — His Final Years in Dorset which includes a reconstruction of Lawrence's fatal motorcycle accident while riding his beloved Brough Superior near his home, Clouds Hill, in May 1935.
The remains of this late 10th century sword were discovered in the mud of the River Frome in 1927 by workers constructing the new South Bridge at Wareham.
indicates that the sword belonged to a member of the Saxon royal family, notwithstanding the Viking style of the hilt and its decoration.