Welcome to Wilderspin School

Heritage Open Days
  • FREE admission during Heritage Open Days 12 – 21 September (Thursday – Sunday)
  • Sunday opening 11-3 each weekend
  • Travels & Travails – the journeys of Samuel Wilderspin
  • Building Stories Trail – Stone, Paper, Scissors
  • Festival of Britain exhibition
 
 

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JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Rail 200 – British Transport Films

Marking the bicentenary of the world’s first public railway, Friends of the Barton Line hosts a nostalgic look at films from the British Film Archive with one of its former archivists, Barry Coward.  

7.30pm, FREE

The Wilderspin Story guided tours

Discover why this is “one of the most important schools in England”.

45 minute guided tour.

11am  & 1pm, FREE, Booking required (01652) 635172

Amazing Architecture -Victorian Barton Tour

Discover the town’s fascinating legacy of Victorian buildings in this guided walk (90 minutes) beginning and ending at Wilderspin School Museum, 2pm, FREE

Heritage Open Days FREE ENTRY

Explore the former Barton Church School and discover why it’s “one of the most important schools in England”. Admission is free and we’re open on each festival Sunday too.

Friday 12 – Sunday 14 & Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 September, 11am – 3 pm

Displays

Displays

Discover the story of Samuel Wilderspin and see the unique Infant Schoolroom and Playground that he designed in 1845.

The Wilderspin Story
Schools Programme

Schools Programme

Our Schools Programme has been developed to provide children with an exciting way of engaging with the history of Victorian school life.

Schools Programme
History of the School

History of the School

Learn about Samuel Wilderspin and the Wilderspin National Schools and how his innovations gradually transformed schooling for children of all ages.

Wilderspin History
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