Elsecar Heritage Centre
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Presenting Barnsley Museums' first digital trail! Researched, written and stars of Echoes Through: An Elsecar Story, a group of young people have devised a new trail now at Elsecar Heritage Centre Scan QR codes in order & watch short videos to unlock a code elsecar-heritage.com/whats-on/echoe…
New blog! This week we're looking at ‘Elsecar Building Bridges’ a The National Lottery Heritage Fund North project supported by Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust The aim is to develop connections with local community groups & individuals across the village of Elsecar and surrounding areas. barnsleymuseums.art.blog/2024/09/18/els…
In the latest episode of the Barnsley Museums podcast, Kenneth O'Mara shares his memories of the 1984 miners strike. Listen via the links below or search Barnsley Museum in your usual podcast provider bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseum…
Brilliant evening celebrating the Elsecar Heritage Centre ‘Building Bridges’ The National Lottery Heritage Fund North project supported by Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust. Wonderful to meet some of our local community groups & individuals who have supported this 👏🏻👏🏻
It's the start of #Museum30 and the first prompt is #YourMuseum We are Barnsley Museums & are proud to look after five amazing museums & heritage sites: Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens Experience Barnsley Museum Worsbrough Mill The Cooper Gallery Elsecar Heritage Centre We also have the amazing Barnsley Archives & Local Studies
We had an amazing time at the Building Bridges Celebration Event at Elsecar Heritage Centre on Wednesday. The evening was highlighted by impressive exhibition boards and stunning light projections. It was truly a memorable night and an incredible experience.
#Museum30 We've had a bumper packed half term in Barnsley! Including a new projection at Elsecar Heritage Centre The Twisted Sisters telling ghost stories at Experience Barnsley Museum & plenty of Halloween craft activities and family trails, and the weeks not over yet! #YourMuseum
We could post at length about Elsecar Heritage Centre but instead here's our video taking you back to life in Victorian Elsecar youtube.com/watch?v=6KYqMX… #Museum30 #Introduction
Apparently today is #NationalRoastDinnerDay Back in 1944, during the war, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth came to Elsecar Heritage Centre to meet miners & their families. They were treated to a full Roast Beef dinner at Elsecar Main pit canteen.
Presenting....The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey A new short film by Fusion - BCEP & Barnsley Museums telling the story of a carol that was lost for 90 years until we unearthed it last year, it features an all star Barnsley cast! ✨ youtube.com/watch?v=AbwZC3…
A song for Barnsley by the people of Barnsley! Please share the #BarnsleyCarol far and wide 📚✍️Milly Johnson ✒️🐕🐈⬛ Katherine Kelly Shaun Dooley Sarah Walker Stephanie Hirst Dan Jarvis MP Stephanie Peacock MP Andrew McMillan youtube.com/watch?v=AbwZC3… (Film starts at 7pm)
#ArchiveAdventCalendar In December 1941, Mrs Denton a miner's widow, wrote to the Fitzwilliam Estate to ask about her Christmas coal allowance, given to miners from the Elsecar pits until nationalisation in 1947 A fascinating insight into a lost local tradition Elsecar Heritage Centre
At Barnsley Museums we always try to give a voice to those who aren't often heard and with Arthur Godfrey and The Barnsley Carol we have done that, with a carol that had been lost for 90 years Watch our new video which has an intro from Ian McMillan youtu.be/AbwZC3T-XWs