Heritage Open Days – Heritage Without Walls

This year, the heritage festival shifts its focus to the great outdoor spaces in Barton – with guided walks, trails and hidden gems to discover.

Full details will be available in the summer on the Civic Society’s website (bartoncivicsociety.co.uk) and the Heritage Open Days website (heritagelincolnshire.org).

Dr. Mary Murdoch: Suffragist and Social Reformer

An afternoon lecture by Cecile Oxaal who 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.  Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme.  Non-members £2

Joseph Wright Hall, 2pm

Samuel Wilderspin’s Outdoor Classroom – heritage without walls

A Practical Lecture and Exhibition by an Agent of Mr. Wilderspin Esq; Inventor of the Infant & Training Systems of Education.  The forty minutes demonstration commences outside in the Playground with an opportunity afterwards in the Schoolroom for questions about his plans for giving children religious, moral, mental, and physical education.  Free to members of the public.  Formal attire not necessary.

Saturday 10 and Sunday 18 September, 1.30pm

Vere Foster Philanthropist and Benefactor

What are the origins of the school copybook?

Jean Cannon describes how Vere Foster used his vast personal wealth to help emigrants to America and improve educational standards in Victorian Ireland.  Part of the Barton upon Humber Civic Society lecture programme.  Non-members £2

Joseph Wright Hall, 7.30pm