Wallow in nostalgic memories of holidays and days out to the seaside when knitted swimming costumes were in vogue and windbreaks were a “must have”. Grab a tea from the”kiosk” while the kids hook a duck and try their luck in the Pentathlon arcade.
11am – 3pm, children free, Adults £5 Annual Ticket
Forty years of showbusiness stories with Paul Tate, with Q & A, costume exhibits and guest appearances by Friends at Barton colleagues.
2.30pm, £5 (tickets on sale now)
Drop in anytime to the Wartime Classroom and meet the Teacher from the 1940s and learn first-hand what it’s like on the Home Front. The class is expecting a visit from members of Barton’s First Aid Party, along with their 1940s ambulance. The Holydyke air raid shelter will also be open to visitors too (also Saturday 6 September).
11am – 12pm & 1pm – 2pm, included in £5 Annual Ticket, children free, booking not required
Saturday 14 September
Ian Wolseley explores the travels, trials and tribulations of Samuel Wilderspin, the itinerant promoter of Infant education as he journeyed by road and sea just as the railway age dawned – making a four-year “stopover” here in Barton to set up his Model School.
2pm. Free. Booking advised – available from the Museum in person (Mon – Sat), by phone (01652) 635172, or by email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com.
Discordant Noises and Effigy Burning in nineteenth century Lincolnshire. Booking advised.
2pm, £5 advance, £7 otd. Civic Society members free.
with Dr. Andrew Walker, Chair of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology. Click for full details.
A pre lecture buffet lunch is available for just £10. Booking is essential by 23 August (01652 635172)
A short, guided tour of Queen Street’s legacy of Victorian public buildings including a look inside the former National & Infant School and Primitive Methodist Chapel.
11am – 12pm, Free, Booking essential (01652 635172)
To mark the 175th anniversary of the railway reaching Barton, award winning railway writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar tells the fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail from its post war origins to its dismantlement fifty years later reflecting the political dogmas of the times.
In partnership with Barton Civic Society
7.30pm
Tickets are £10 in advance* (£12 otd) and £6 for Civic Society Members. (Tel 01652 635172 to book)
Book for our next popular general knowledge quiz. Teams of up to six – or we can match you up with others.
£2 per person. 7pm start. Bar and raffle. Tel. (01652) 635172 to book
One hundred and eighty years ago, on the 6th September 1844, the foundation stone was laid for the Church School on Queen Street as part of a ceremony that must have brought Barton to a standstill.
We’re re-creating that day as part of Heritage Open Days in September. Free.
Click here for more details: Train Up a Child outline v2
Click here to get involved: Train Up a Child form v2
Our volunteers and Friends at Barton supporters completed their 90 mile virtual cycle ride to raise funds for the Joseph Wright Hall on the 6th July.
They raised £600 which is tremendous. Now we’re trying to get that to a nice, round £1,000!
You can still contribute to the fund to improve the lighting in the Hall – via Facebook https://gofund.me/45d585c3
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.