Samuel Wilderspin began his pioneering work spreading Infant Schools throughout the British Isles in 1820. To commemorate this bicentenary anniversary Ian Wolseley explores the travels, trials and tribulations of this 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... Read more...
Neil Wilkyn analyses a probate inventory, a document compiled after an individual’s death listing all that they owed. This example gives us a tantalising glimpse into the home of a Barton resident in the sixteenth century. What possessions did they have? What was their furniture like? A chance to look through a window into a... Read more...
Colin Cooper describes how the character of Hull has been shaped by its geography and history. Hull was once the UK's third port and the world’s largest fishing port, the quays and docks, railways and industry dominated the townscape, while ocean-going vessels and trawlers sailed right into the heart of the city. Please note this... Read more...
The Humber Estuary is one of the most important estuaries in Europe for wildlife and is designated as a Special Area of Conservation. Jackson Sage describes the wonders of this internationally important wetland site, and the work of the Humber Nature Partnership
Susanna Wesley was the mother of John and Charles Wesley, the founders of the Methodist movement. Catherine Fordham shares Susanna’s life story including her marriage to Samuel Wesley, her support of his work, and providing a stable home and education for their children at the Epworth Rectory.
Madeleine Gray, Collections Assistant with North Lincolnshire Museums Service, explores the history of the suffragette movement, and how suffragettes used fashion to emphasise their cause. Non-members £4.
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 Wagoners’ Special Reserve’s veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary units. The talk includes a special screening of a short new film of the Museum’s own preserved ambulance.
Liz Bennet reviews the efforts of the local community, in partnership with North Lincolnshire Council and Barton Town Council, to care for the Park which now has a Green Flag Award recognising it as one of the UK’s very best green spaces. The talk will commence at 8pm.
Members and non-members are welcome to join our trip to East Yorkshire’s “finest country house” and visit the Wagoners’ Museum. Full details will be available in the Spring.
This year, the heritage festival shifts its Barton focus to the great outdoor spaces in the town - with guided walks and hidden gems to discover as part of our Heritage Without Walls programme.
Far Ings National Nature Reserve hasn’t always been a haven for wildlife. Explore the history of the site with a self-guided trail (available from the Visitor centre) which leads you into the industrial past.
Grab a school satchel packed with fun things for toddlers and activities for older brothers and sisters to explore the museum starting outside in the Infants’ Playground. Free during Heritage Open Days