Samuel Wilderspin’s Outdoor Classroom – Heritage Without Walls
A 40 minutes tour (starts at 1.30pm) demonstrating Mr. Wilderspin’s outside classroom in the Playground before adjourning to his schoolroom.
A 40 minutes tour (starts at 1.30pm) demonstrating Mr. Wilderspin’s outside classroom in the Playground before adjourning to his schoolroom.
Enjoy the Barton Christmas Festival and pop in to the Museum to browse for Christmas crafts and gifts, meet a Victorian Father Christmas, and warm up with refreshments in The Old School Canteen.
12pm – 4pm
Afternoon lecture – Peter Claxton looks back at the forces that shaped public housing in Hull. Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme. Non-members £2
Teams of up to six can be booked now. Doors open at 6.45pm for heads down at 7pm. Please note – the quiz was originally scheduled for Friday 4 November but has been brought forward to Thursday 3 November.
Due to illness the talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
Barton Civic Society talk, Friday 21 October
Cecile Oxaal explores the life of Mary Murdoch, a Scottish medical doctor who settled in Hull in 1896 and galvanised the suffrage campaign in Hull and East Yorkshire. £2. Joseph Wright Hall, 2pm
Martin Watts, from the Wagoners’ Museum at Sledmere, describes the importance of horses for the army in the First World War, and the role of veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary units. Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme. Non-members £2
Joseph Wright Hall, 7.30pm
Pretend you’re having your own Platinum Jubilee “street party” in the comfort of the Museum with royal refreshments provided by The Old School Canteen. The “party” runs all through the holiday weekend and tables can be booked with a Memory Box to borrow and explore with your family.
Madeleine Gray, Collections Assistant with North Lincolnshire Museums Service, explores how the suffragettes used fashion to emphasise their cause. Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme. Non-members £4
Joseph Wright Hall, 7.30pm
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
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The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.
