Edwin Banfield, a retired Bank Manager, started this remarkable collection in 1971 and is an internationally renowned collector and expert on the subject of barometers.This rare and exquisite collection consists of traditional mercury and aneroid barometers, barographs and pocket barometers. It is the largest collection of English barometers on public display in the world. The Exhibition charts the progress and development of domestic barometers from circa 1680 up to the present day.