Sometimes known by names such as ‘riding the stang’ and ‘skimmington rides’, this examination of rough music in the nineteenth century by Andrew Walker provides an insight into the ways in which communities sought to regulate themselves.
7.30pm in the Joseph Wright Hall
Barton Civic Society members free; non-members £4
Crafts and gift stalls in our indoor Christmas market and Father Christmas in his Victorian grotto.
Pop in for a rest, warm-up and refreshments.
Stalls are available to book by phone (01652) 635172 and email @ wilderpsinschoolmuseum@gmail.com.
11am – 5.30pm, FREE
Friends at Barton return to the Joseph Wright Hall with another great family panto to kick off the Christmas season.
All tickets £5, available to book from October.
Doors open at 6.30pm for heads down at 7pm.
£2pp please book if you can – or drop in on the night.
Discover the town’s fascinating legacy of Victorian buildings in this guided walk (90 minutes) beginning and ending at Wilderspin School Museum – with refreshments at the end of the tour.
2pm, FREE, Booking required (01652) 635172
Discover why this is “one of the most important schools in England”.
45 minute guided tour.
11am & 1pm, FREE, Booking required (01652) 635172
As part of national celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the world’s first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, we’ve joined with Friends of the Barton Line and Barton Civic Society to host a nostalgic look at films from the British Film Archive with one of its former archivists, Barry Coward.
7.30pm, FREE
Discover the town’s fascinating legacy of Victorian buildings in this guided walk (90 minutes) beginning and ending at Wilderspin School Museum – with refreshments at the end of the tour.
11am & 2pm, FREE, Booking required (01652 660380)
Display of winning entries in Barton Civic Society’s Children’s Competition 2025 focusing on buildings and structures in Baysgarth Park .
Wilderspin National School
Queen Street
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5QP
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The Wilderspin National School is an independent museum, registered charity no. 1047187 and a Company Limited by Guarantee no. 2844791.