Places in Beverley East Yorkshire you can visit, pictures and details of opening times and location on the attractions like Beverley Minster, Beverley Guildhall and the Beverley Art Gallery
The commercialisation of Christmas is a phenomenon that tends to be associated with modern times and a retail-oriented culture and it’s fair to say that, year on year, Christmas appears to come a little earlier to the high street. As Beverley gears up for another Festival of Christmas event, staff at East Riding archives and local studies service have been looking back at Christmases past and one of their most…
Deadline dates are fast approaching for the ever popular East Riding Open Art exhibition which is now in its 16th year. Artworks need to be brought to Beverley Art Gallery on 17, 18 and 19 November and interested participants will first need to pick up an application form from the Gallery or have one emailed to them by contacting sally.hayes@eastriding.gov.uk
Members of the public will be able to see hundreds of local documents and go behind the scenes at the Treasure House, Beverley, at the venue’s open day on Saturday, 22 October, from 9am-4pm. The exhibition of unique historical archives will relate to the theme of creativity especially art, music and literature. People in the past were very creative and innovative, this is a great opportunity to come along and…
Yorkshire Theatres, The Nuns of Watton Priory, East Yorkshire Building Recording and ‘South Riding’ are the subjects of this autumn’s lecture programme held in the Treasure House, organised by the archives & local studies service. This autumn series, now in its eighteenth year, commences with a lecture delivered by Ian Small entitled ‘Tate Wilkinson’s Monarchy – the Yorkshire Theatres in the late 18th Century’ on Friday, 28 October. Dr Michael…
Dr Kevin Leahy will be giving an evening lecture at the Treasure House, Beverley, on Thursday, 13 October on his work excavating the major Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Cleatham, just across the Humber in North Lincolnshire. Many adult education students from the courses that he ran at Hull University were involved in this particular ‘dig’ with him! Dr. Leahy is a national finds adviser for the Portable Antiquities Scheme and was…
Beverley Art Galley will be taking part in the national drawing festival, The Big Draw, again this year on Saturday, 8 October, from 10am-3pm. Visitors are invited to drop in at the gallery and have a go at sketching a still-life, inspired by works in the gallery’s permanent collection. A tutor will be on hand to give tips and inspiration and all materials are provided for the event, which is…
The items held at the Treasure House are, for obvious reasons, carefully preserved and cared for and provide an invaluable insight into the heritage of East Yorkshire. Whilst the majority of the unique archives at the Treasure House are freely available for members of the public to read and enjoy, it is no surprise that, at the end of the day, these valuable records must go back into the vaults…
On Thursday, 8 and Friday, 9 September visitors to Beverley Treasure House can go beyond the public spaces of the museum, archive and library for special Heritage Open Day tours. Visitors can find out how ancient documents and objects are stored and conserved. They can discover the special technology that keeps the collections safe. They will meet the staff and go behind the scenes into the collections repositories, conservation workshop,…
With the return of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ to television screens, many more people are starting to trace their family history. Genealogy is a fascinating and rewarding hobby, but it can be difficult to know where to start. A new family history course is starting at the Beverley Treasure House this month. The course lasts eight weeks and is ideal for people getting started in tracing their family…
East Yorkshire’s Heritage Open Days will be bigger than ever this year, with over 40 events taking place, and Beverley Guildhall is pleased to be able to join in. From Thursday, 8 to Saturday, 10 September, the Guildhall will be open from 10am to 4pm with free admission. Guided tours by the curator will also be available on request on the Friday. Fiona Jenkinson, curator for the Guildhall, said: “We…
The museum service, in collaboration with the archives service and Beverley Library, is holding a special event for families entitled “Beverley 1900,” looking at life in the town 100 years ago. Taking place on Friday, 26th August (10am – 4pm) at the Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley, the event will include music, displays and numerous activities for children. Members of The Pram Society and Spin Off Productions will be…
The annual Local History Book Fair, hosted by East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service, now in its 25th year, will once again be held at the Beverley Treasure House on Saturday, 17 September. The event will be opened by Councillor Chad Chadwick, vice-chairman of the council, accompanied by his wife, Councillor Margaret Chadwick. Over the years, the book fair has provided a meeting point and focus for local and…
It could be said that the town of Beverley’s greatest charm is its historic buildings and the timeless nature of the place. You can wander through its central streets and get the feeling that the buildings may have changed little during the past 100 years. However, Beverley is not as ‘timeless’ as people think and, as part of the ‘Beverley 1900’ celebrations at the Treasure House this month, the East…
The museum service, in collaboration with the archives service and Beverley Library, is holding a special event for families entitled “Beverley 1900”, looking at life in the town 100 years ago, on Friday 26th August (10am – 4pm) at the Beverley Treasure House in Champney Road, Beverley. The event will include music, displays and numerous activities for children. Members of The Pram Society and Spin Off Productions will be on…
Children can discover and create at the Treasure House this summer by taking part in a paper making workshop ‘The Wonderful World of Paper’ on Saturday, 6 August from 10am-1pm. Participants can make their own decorative paper from recycled paper pulp and encrust them with a unique pattern of strands, threads and other delicate materials. Find out how paper from different parts of the world, including Japan and Europe, are…
Over the school summer holidays, from July, 27 to September, 3 inclusive, the Beverley Guildhall will be open Wednesday and Friday 10am to 4pm until October 30th 2013 and return to original Fridays 10am to 4pm.
As we look at it today, the countryside of East Yorkshire is generally a patchwork of fields, containing a variety of crops, from oilseed rape to potatoes. It appears as a timeless scene, depicting the practice of farming that has gone on here for centuries. Although it’s true that East Yorkshire has long been a rural economy, the county has actually changed more than we imagine. A rare book, dating…
For centuries, Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Church have been the enduring landmarks of the town. As buildings and people have come and gone, these towers have remained, an ever present part of the landscape for generations of Beverlonians. Now, it is an undeniable truth that there are fewer people attending church services and so our general knowledge about the Beverley Minster and the church of St Mary’s is in…