It is a grade II* listed building and was designed by Richard Norman Shaw. It displays part of John Clayton's collection of Roman finds. Curators Until 1950 there was no curator of the Clayton Collection, only a caretaker, paid for by the Keith family. Between 1950 and 1972 Grace Simpson was the Honorary Curator of the Collection, and spent a great deal of time working on the Collection, in particular the material excavated by her father, F. G. Simpson. When she left, Dr David J. Smith, who at the time was the keeper at the Museum of Antiquities held the position until 1987. Lindsay Allason-Jones became a trustee of the collection in August 1987 and became the then Honorary Curator. The collection became the responsibility of English Heritage in 1983 and the new post of 'Curator of Hadrian's Wall Museums'. This position was filled briefly by John Dore (1983–1986), Sally Dumner, and then and Bill Hubbard. Georgina Plowright held the position from 1987 until her retirement in 2012 and was responsible for the refurbishment and re-display of the museum as well as the production of an electronic catalogue of the collections. Frances McIntosh is the current Curator of Hadrian's Wall and the North East for English Heritage. Gallery See also Chesters Bridge Petrosomatoglyph Male fertility symbol Sources Roman Britain Chesters Roman Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall - English Heritage References External links Chesters Roman Fort and Museum - Hadrian's Wall - official site English Heritage 'Chesters Roman for: outpost of empire' on Google Arts & Culture Cilurnum at www.Roman-Britain.co.uk Forts of Hadrian's Wall Roman fortifications in England Roman sites in Northumberland English Heritage sites in Northumberland Museums in Northumberland Museums of ancient Rome in the United Kingdom Archaeological museums in England