Vere Foster Philanthropist and Benefactor
Due to illness the talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
Barton Civic Society talk, Friday 21 October
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
We are celebrating the launch of our Memory Café by getting all dressed-up and showing off our costume collection – with a chance for children to time-travel and dress-up in our historic classrooms.
11am – 3pm in the Memory Café , free
Susanna Wesley never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church but is known as the Mother of Methodism. Catherine Fordham will tell us why.
Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme. Non-members £2. Joseph Wright Hall, 7.30pm.
Email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com or telephone (01652) 635172 to book your team of up to six at £2 per person. Doors open at 6.30pm for heads down at 7pm.
Come and have a look behind the scenes, join one of our historic tours or chat to our staff to see if you’d like to join our award-winning team of volunteers who run the Museum.
Saturday 19 February 11am -3pm
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.
