The Camera Never Lies

Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival

Travel back in time and follow the family trail to meet the Victorians of Queen Street including an Artist in Light who will take your portrait photograph.

1 – 3pm

All ages

Trail only £3; Trail & dressing up activity with photograph £5

Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk

The Story of Barton Town Band

Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival

Barton upon Humber Civic Society invites Jonathan Evison to tell the story of Barton Town Band from its beginnings as the Ropery Band in 1873 to its Championship status in 2011.

£2 (Civic Society members free), 7.30pm, Joseph Wright Hall

Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk

Heritage Festival – Welcome to Barton

Reflective stories of newcomers to the town – what was it that brought people to live here? What were their first impressions – and lasting memories? An exhibition created by the Civic Society. Joseph Wright Hall (DN18 5QP)

Saturday 8: 10am-4pm

Sunday 9: 10am-4pm

Thursday 13:  10am-12pm (closed in the afternoon)

Friday 14: 12pm – 4pm (closed in the morning)

Saturday 15: 10am -4pm

Sunday 16: 10am-4pm

Open Building – Joseph Wright Hall

Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival

Designed by Joseph Wright, and opened as a Primitive Methodist Chapel in 1867, the building was used by The Salvation Army until 2017. 

Free

11am – 3pm

Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk

Art on the Railings

Heritage Open Days – Barton Heritage Festival

Artist and expert tutor Jon Dent leads an exciting session for young artists of all abilities to create their own paintings of Barton’s most interesting historic buildings to form their very own ‘Exhibition of Paintings on the Railings’ at the Wilderspin School Museum.

The Painting Class will take place on Saturday September 8 .

Young artists will work in Jon’s Wilderspin Art Group Painting Studio in the Joseph Wright Hall.  They’ll use proper artist’s easels and professional quality materials including acrylic paints.

The paintings of their favourite historic building of Barton upon Humber will be exhibited the following Saturday in a traditional ‘Painting on the Railings’ show.

A panel of judges from the Wilderspin Art Group will judge the show and a prize will be awarded for Best in Show

Fee: £4

Places: 15 (suitable for over 8s)

Full details of the entire Heritage Festival programme will be available in the summer in print, and online at heritagelinconshire.org.uk or barton-upon-humber.org.uk