Welcome to Wilderspin School

New opening  Thursday – Saturday 10am – 3pm

Our Summer School Holidays Admission Discount (£1 per person – adults & children) starts from Thursday 23 July and runs through August.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT HALL

CURRENT EVENTS

Summer Quiz Night

Heads down at 7pm, £2pp, bar.

Fundraising in support of the Queen Street School Preservation Trust.

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Barton Civic Society Lecture

Behind the Scaffolding – The Story So Far at Baysgarth House

8pm, following the Society’s short AGM, non-members £4

Folklincs Festival

A two-day entertainment bonanza. Full details: folklincs.com

Humber Stories : Playtime Memories

Tour the historic school rooms then reminisce with family and friends over tea or coffee about the games you used to play.

Share memories of playing out in the schoolyard, street or fields.

Part of Humber Stories – a project supported by The Humber Museums Partnership.

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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Contact us

Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP

wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com 01652 635172

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The Wilderspin National School has received help and support from the following organisations:

Heritage Lottery Fund Sandford Award Winner English Heritage North Lincolnshire Council Accredited Museum