Book your Vintage Fair stall now as part of our 1940s Day in July, Blood, Toil, Tears & Sweat
Classroom Curiosities Experience – bookable anytime for friends, families and corporate
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JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL
We regret that this event has been cancelled. Instead, the talks will be rescheduled as part of Barton Civic Society’s 2026 Programme.
Sometimes known by names such as ‘riding the stang’ and ‘skimmington rides’, this examination of rough music in the nineteenth century by Andrew Walker provides an insight into the ways in which communities sought to regulate themselves.
7.30pm in the Joseph Wright Hall
Barton Civic Society members free; non-members £4
Enjoy a refreshments break in the Wilderspin Playground Garden as you tour Barton’s Open Gardens. The Museum is open on the Saturday, with refreshments on sale. On Sunday bring your own refreshments to enjoy in the Playground Garden.
2pm – 5pm
Open Gardens Map & Tickets £4 from The Ropewalk from 1 June.
Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.
The Wilderspin Story
Our Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.
Schools Programme
Learn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.
Wilderspin History
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
The Wilderspin National School has received help and support from the following organisations:
The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.
