At HexhamOLD GAOLKS 2 Britain and the wider world in Tudor timesKS 3 Britain 1500 - 1750

MOOTHALLKS 1/2/3 Open only for pre-booked objecthandling Discovery Box sessions. Themes includeTudors, Victorians, and World War II - Home Front

HOUSE OF CORRECTIONKS 2 Victorian Britain

HEXHAM ABBEYKS 2 Religious Education and History

Visit Tynedale Council's Museums Service LearningLinks website (see bottom of page for web address)for Thinking Skills Mysteries and activities for childrento do. Some of the resources are intended to bedownloaded and can be photocopied for use in class.Find these under Teachers’ Resources.

The Museums Serviceand Thinking SkillsOver the last few years Northumberland EducationAuthority has successfully piloted the ThinkingSkills philosophy in northern schools. In responseto this Tynedale Council's Museums Servicesecured funding for their Tynedale Learning LinksProject and has developed a range of ThinkingSkills resources, with the help of teachers whopiloted the scheme at local schools.

The resources are centred on Tynedale Council'sHexham attractions at the Old Gaol, the Moothall,and the House of Correction. Resources at HexhamAbbey have also been developed as part of theTynedale Learning Links Project, as have theOutreach attractions at Heritage Centre,Bellingham; Historic Dilston; and Wylam RailwayMuseum. Hexham Abbey has particularly stronglinks to the agreed Religious Education syllabusfor Northumberland. All the attractions are linkedto current History National Curriculum requirementsin England, in particular History KS 2/3. Additionallinks are made to English, Mathematics, ICT, andArt and Design.

Log on to our new interactive website:See below for website address, to find out aboutHexham's turbulent past and to learn more aboutThinking Skills.

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MGUIDE TO TEACHERS’ RESOURCES, KS 1,2 & 3

Introduction to the GuideThe Guide has been designed to help teachers planand prepare their class for a visit to Tynedale Council’sMuseums Service’s historic sites in Hexham.Outreach attractions in the area that the MuseumsService has links with have also been included.The resources have been designed with the EnglishNational Curriculum requirements very much in mindand are mainly aimed at History KS 2 pupils, withsome elements linking to KS1 and KS3. TheMuseums Service staff are happy to work withteachers to adapt sessions, ensuring that pupils getthe best learning experience during their visit.

The Guide is arranged in sections and containsbackground information, curriculum relevance,and activities. It includes activity sheets thatcan be photocopied before a visit.

• Introduction• Planning a Visit

The main Hexham attractions:• Old Gaol• Moothall• House of Correction• Hexham Abbey

The Outreach attractions currently supportedby Tynedale Council’s Museums Service:• The Heritage Centre, Bellingham• Historic Dilston• Wylam Railway Museum• Location Map

Written by Jane Fisher in association with TynedaleCouncil Museums Services. Images supplied byFlora Fairbairn. Thanks to everyone who helpedwith the project.

Using the guideThe 3 characters opposite indicate the relevantera for each individual museum attraction.The child on the bottom represents ‘The Tudors’the one in the middle symbolises ‘The Victorians’and the one on the top can be seen on pagesrelevant to ‘World War II’.

If more than 1 character can be seen - themuseum represents all the visible topics.

INTRODUCTION

Contact Flora Fairbairn for details.T (01434) 652351 E [email protected] www.tynedaleheritage.org

To support your visitA range of hands-on activities, resources andevents including handling sessions, are availableon request.

The museum can supply clipboards and pencils.The activity sheets in the guide may be copied forthe class to use during their visit.

ActivitiesOLD GAOLA museum staff-led guided tour and a Tudor mysteryhandling session (allow 1.5hrs).

MOOTHALLInvestigate Tudors, Victorians or World War IIthrough original and replica objects (allow 1.5hrsper subject).

HOUSE OF CORRECTIONExplore Victorian Crime and Punishment. Includesa guided walk through the town to the House ofCorrection with a member of the Hexham Guildof Guides, plus a Thinking Skills object handlingsession in the Moothall. (Allow 2hrs).

Mix ‘n’ Match SessionsSessions can be tailored to suit your groups'needs. Contact Flora Fairbairn (details below).

For those with specialeducational needsMuseums Service staff have long enjoyed goodworking relationships with local special educationalneeds schools, and are keen to extend thisrewarding type of work.

Contact Flora Fairbairn: T 01434 652351for a preliminary chat to ensure that pupils will gainthe most from their visits to the Old Gaol and theMoothall. Alternatively, outreach visits can bearranged for museum staff to work with pupils andhandling objects at your schools.

GUIDE TO TEACHERS’ RESOURCES, KS 1,2 & 3

Booking your visitOpen 10.00am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday duringterm time. Arrangements can be made to visit atother times. All schools and group visits must bebooked in advance. An adult: pupil ratio of 1:10is advised.T 01434 652351 to book.

Free pre-visitWe recommend a pre-visit.

Admission£1 per child per session. Accompanying adults free.

Getting to HexhamBy road Hexham is located just south of the A69,the main Newcastle to Carlisle road that links tothe A1 in the east and the M6 in the west.There is ample parking in Hexham.

By rail Newcastle to Carlisle line. Ring PassengerRail Enquiries on 08457 484 950

By bus Newcastle to Carlisle Service 685.Ring 01434 653 349 for further details.Coach drop-off and pick-up point: in the MarketPlace. The Moothall entrance is situated behindthe Market Place, through the archway and upthe stone steps. There is a coach park below thetown in the Wentworth Car Park.

When you arrive with your groupMeet your guide as arranged at the Old Gaol(across the road from the Moothall), or atthe Moothall.

LunchroomFacilities can be provided in the Moothall but mustbe booked in advance. There is a local park nearby.

ShopSmall inexpensive items for children to buy areon sale in the shop in the Old Gaol.

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CURRICULUM LINKSKS 2 Britain and the wider world in Tudor timesKS 3 Britain 1500 - 1750

English Mathematics ICT ScienceGeography Art & Design

From the late 1290s onwards for three hundredyears the English and Scottish Borderers, wholived on the Border Marches frontier between thetwo kingdoms, were at war with each other andinvolved in feuds between themselves.

These were savage times indeed in the Borders;it was a struggle for people to survive with conflictkept alive by bloody feuds. Burnings, sheep &cattle rustling and raiding & counter-raiding werecarried out as far afield as Cumberland andWestmorland (now Cumbria) and Yorkshire inEngland, and Edinburgh in Scotland. The honourof these Family surnames meant more to themthan any loyalty to the crown. These familiesbecame known and feared as the ‘Border Reivers’(visit the website for further infomation on BorderReivers - see bottom of page for web address).

In Tudor times, Hexham Gaol housed many suchprisoners accused of committing crimes withinthe Border Marches, the area on the English-Scottish border where an early form of internationallaw, known as March Law, was enforced.The Gaol was not always well maintained andsecure, and in 1538 there was one of severalrecorded gaolbreaks. England and Scotland finallybecame united when James VI of Scotland becameJames I of England in 1603, following the deathof Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The Old Gaol remained a prison until the 1820’s.Today it is a museum telling the story of thebuilding, and displays weapons, armour andmodels relating to the life of the Border Reiversand warfare of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

The Old Gaol is also open to the public.

Background historyThe building of the Old Gaol in Hexham, whichis the earliest purpose-built prison in England,began in 1330 and took about two and a halfyears to complete. The Gaol held prisonerscaptured in Hexhamshire, the area ruled over bythe Archbishop of York. His Bailiff and otherofficials ran the 'Shire' on his behalf from thenearby Moothall.

The Gaol's grim, stark walls confined manyprisoners over the years. The poorest prisonerswere held in the dank, dismal, cramped dungeons.Those with some money were held on the lowerfloors. The upper floors were reserved for thewealthiest prisoners, who would have their ownservants look after them. Prisoners had to supplytheir own food, drink and clothes. In those dayspeople accused of crimes were imprisoned beforetheir trials at the 'gaol deliveries' which were heldseveral times a year in the Moothall courtroom.


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KS 2Britain and the widerworld in Tudor timesEnglish Mathematics ICT ScienceGeography Art & Design

• All visits must be booked in advance• Allow 1.5hrs• Museum staff lead the sessions

Class divides into two groups for the guided tour.

Investigate:

• crime and punishment in Tudor times

• the Anglo/Scottish situation

• wardens and march laws

• reiver life and feuds

• bastles and towers

• look down into the dungeon and try out the stocks

• take part in a problem solving Thinking Skills• exercise at the Moothall with costumed staff

• Record your findings to use later back at school• to develop the project

• Shop for related inexpensive gifts in the Old Gaol

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KS 3Britain 1500 - 1750English Mathematics ICT ScienceGeography Art & Design

• All visits must be booked in advance• Allow 1.5hrs• Museum staff lead the sessions

Class divides into two groups for the guided tour.

Investigates: The Union of the Crown;the Anglo/Scottish situation; cross bordermarriages; Wardens and March Laws; crimeand punishment in Tudor times; reivers.

• take part in a problem solving Thinking Skills• exercise at the Moothall with costumed staff

• record your findings to use later back at school• to develop the project

• shop for related inexpensive gifts in the Old Gaol

Suggested activities to do outside the Old Gaoland the Moothall: (need clipboards and pencils).

• look carefully at the exterior of the buildings and• then sketch them. Write down things you notice• about the:

• Size of the windows and doors• Height of the buildings• Materials used to build them• Compare all these things with nearby •modern buildings

Hold a class discussion about your findingsback at school

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The resources have been designed for teachers, to help their pupils in theirinvestigations. The activity sheets can be photocopied. Magnifying glasseswould be useful.

1 WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING?1 Divide the class into groups.1 Give each group a set of the four images and ask them to look carefully for1 clues that will tell them more about the people and what they are doing.

1. PICTURE A) Think about costume, fastenings and fabrics.

1. PICTURE B) Think about costume, fastenings, fabrics.

1 Look for differences and similarities between the two female costumes.1 Think about what this tells you about the women wearing them and their1 place in society.

1. PICTURE C) Think about costume, tools and headgear.1. What do you think the man might be making?

1. PICTURE D) Think about costume, weapons, headgear1. Where do you think he might be going dressed like that?

1 Look for differences and similarities between the two male costumes.1 Think about what this tells you about the men wearing them and their1 place in society.

1 Write a short story that involves all four people.

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BORDER REIVER NAMES

Here are some important sixteenth century Border Reiver surnames:

Hold a survey to find out if anybody in your school has a Border Reiver surname.If so - they may be descended from Border Reiver families.Make a list of any children with Border Reiver surnames.

Visit www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk.SURNAMES.htmto find out about the Border Reiver families.

Famous people with Border Reiver surnames:

a) The first man on the Moon

b) An American President during the 1970’s

c) Famous sports personalities

SelbyShaftoeSimpsonStoreySwinburnTaitTurnbullWakeYoung1

ArmstrongBellBurnCharltonCroserDoddDouglasEllliotFenwickForster

GrahamGrayHallHedleyHendersonHetheringtonHumeIrvineJohnstonKerr

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This activity is ideally completed after a visit to the Old Gaol, when thechildren have a better understanding of the words.

Circle the words in the puzzle.

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Date of visit© 2002 Tynedale Museums Service. The activity sheets may be copied back to back for education purposes

The Old Gaol focuses on a neglected period of British History. A time whenconstant wars between England and Scotland made life very insecure.The Borderers lived a life of stealing, pillaging and blood feuds.

1. Draw the set of stocks.

2. What were people in the stocks for?

3. What other punishments were there?

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ROOM 1Look carefully at the model of the Bastle and draw it.

Now look at the Tower, what things do you notice that are the same ordifferent to the Bastle? List them below.

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Listen carefully to the story from the beginning.Answer the following questions after the story has finished.

The year is 1542. You are looking at the Graham Family.They lived in Liddlesdale.

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1. Who is the head of the family?

2. Which family was seeking revenge on them?

3. Why were they seeking revenge?

Families fearing attack could go out to get help from their friends.The ladies of the house may be left behind.

4. What are Elizabeth and Emma wearing?

5. What preparations were they making for the attack?

6. How many were hanged?

Now look at the scene in front of you - If you have time.

a. Look at the floor covering.How is it different from the ones you have at home?

b. Look at the furniture. What material is it made from?How is it different from the furniture in you home?

c. What is different between the meal on the table here and the meals you eat?What would you not expect to find on a dining table?

Stop thief!There is a prisoner in the dungeon. He was responsible for stealing the itemsin the display case, he will be tried in the Moothall in three months time.He has to pay the gaoler for his food, drink and bedding.

In your small groups discuss the following things:Were the items stolen from men, women or children?andWere they rich or poor?

How valuable are the items?What materials are they made of?Why do you think he stole the items?What punishment should the prisoner receive?

Use this space to draw or write notes about the items stolen.


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Discovery boxesNEW!DISCOVERY BOXES ATTHE MOOTHALL(Tudors - Victorians - World War II)The Moothall is open for groups that have pre-booked a Discovery Box object handling session.These are led by costumed museum staff workingwith real and replica objects, and also include aThinking Skills exercise. The focus is HistoryKS 2 but other links may be made to English,Mathematics, ICT, Geography and Art & Design.

The sessions can be adapted to suit other agesand abilities.

WHY NOT MIX'N'MATCH DISCOVERY BOXOBJECT HANDLING SESSIONS?Come and spend a full day exploring Hexham’shistoric past. Sessions can be individually tailoredto suit your class requirements.

Come for a free pre-visit. Admission charges £1per child per session.

NEW!DISCOVERY BOXESFREE LOANSTudors - Victorians - World War II

Discovery Boxes may be borrowed, free ofcharge by schools in Tynedale for up to threeweeks at a time.

All Free Loan Discovery Boxes must bepre-booked. All Discovery Box objecthandling sessions must be pre-booked.

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CURRICULUM LINKSKS 2 Britain and the wider world in Tudor timesKS 2 Victorian Britain - Everyday lifeKS 2 World War II: Home Front

History English Mathematics ICTScience Geography Art & Design

Moothall background historyThe current Moothall dates from c.1400 and replacesan earlier ‘Court of Pleas’. The region was thenknown as Hexhamshire and came under the authorityof the Archbishop of York. His representative wascalled the Bailiff, who presided over the region,lived in the Moothall, and held courts there to tryprisoners held in the Gaol.

Courts were regularly held in the Moothall until 1838,when they moved to buildings near to the Abbey.

Nowadays, Tynedale Council's Museums Servicestaff operate from the first floor of the Moothall.Volunteers run the Border Library, which is alsosituated on the first floor.

The Moothall is not open for guided tours.


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• Divide the class into small groups and• give each group one object from the• Discovery Box

• Explain why both replica and original• objects have been used: some original• objects are very old, fragile, well used• or simply very rare

• Clarify any new words

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Looking at and handling objects gives pupils an exciting opportunity. Promptingquestions can be asked about the object's physical features, construction, function,design, and value. Through close observation and group discussion, children canreach their own conclusions about the object.

This supporting material is designed for teachers to help the children with theirinvestigations.

• Tell them they are detectives looking for• clues about the objects and explain how• this will help them to find out about life• in the past

Each child writes down one thing theyhave observed about their group's object.They discuss the findings within theirgroups, and then report back to the restof the class.

The activity sheets can be photocopieddouble-sided.

RECOMMENDEDREADING:The English Heritage book'Learning from Objects'ISBN: 1850742596

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Women who could afford to be fashionconscious wore this undergarment.

A bum roll was worn around the waist, in betweenthe layers of petticoat and skirt. The wider paddedpart lay over the hips at the back, hence the nameBum-Roll. It was secured in place by tying thestrings in front at the waist. Bum Rolls were hand-sewn from linen fabric and were stuffed with woolor horsehair. Bum Rolls were comfortable to wear.

The overall effect accentuated the shape of awoman's hips and showed off her small waist.Being wide-hipped generally meant that a womanhad an easier time in childbirth, so the baby hada better chance of survival.

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• Hold a class discussion

• Possible suggestions for discussion:• Function of Object - Costume

A paper pattern for this is available on request.

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This patterned jelly mould is made fromearthenware - a commonly used material.

The mould was made in two halves then joinedtogether before the firing stage. Tinplate andpewter moulds were cheaper to produce andmore durable. The best houses often had a wideselection of very elaborate copper moulds hangingup in their kitchens. Jelly moulds were fashionedin all manner of shapes and sizes depending onprice. Simply designed pressed glass mouldswere introduced in the 1880s.

Jellies were popular desserts with Victorians.The process of making gelatine, the substanceneeded to set the jelly, was time consuming.Calf's feet were boiled in water for hours; theliquor was then passed through a sieve andcleared by adding whites of eggs and their shells.Finally the calf's foot jelly or gelatine was strainedthrough a cloth jelly bag and stored. Calf's footjelly was also used as a light nutritious foodfor invalids.

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ORIGINAL JELLY MOULD

For dessert jellies fresh and preserved fruit andliqueurs would add colour and flavour. The mixturewas then poured into a wet jelly mould and left ina cold place to set. The jelly was turned out ontoa dish before being brought to the table.

A cheaper gelatine substitute made from animalhides and hooves became available after the GreatExhibition in 1851.


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As an island nation and unable to produceenough goods during WWII, Britain relied onmany foods being imported from their alliesacross the seas.

The British Government introduced rationingto ensure that staple foods were available toeveryone. The ration for an adult was one eggper week. The sale of illegal goods, called theBlack Market, flourished; most things could bebought if you could pay the price asked.

Encouraged to 'Dig for Victory', many turned theirlawns and flower borders into vegetable patches.Some council-owned gardens and parks werealso turned over to vegetables. Chickens wereoften kept in yards and gardens for their eggsand meat. Fresh eggs were not always available,so dehydrated or dried eggs were introduced.Water was added to a measured amount of thepowder to reconstitute the egg mixture, whichcould be used for a variety of egg dishes.They were not very popular because of the textureand flavour.

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Posters and adverts promoted different productsin an often-humorous way to engage peoples’interest. These fascinating but fragile objects fromeveryday life are classed as Ephemera; they werenot made to last and so do not often survive.They include the bits and pieces we throw awaytoday: newspapers, magazines, receipts, tickets,postcards, posters, leaflets, shopping lists andthe like.


• Possible suggestions for discussion:• Black Market and Rationing• WWII advertisements• Ephemera of today

1 If you were being evacuated, what would you pack?Draw your belongings orwrite them in your case.

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2 Write a message home to your parents on this telegram, a copy of an original form.Do you like your new home? Do you enjoy living in the country?Are you being well looked after? What is it like at school?Keep the message short - you pay for every word!

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3 You will be spending the night in an Air Raid Shelter. There are beds and lightsthere already. What will you take with you?

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4 You and your family are ‘Digging for Victory’.What vegetables are you growing in your garden?If you are keeping rabbits, chickens or a pig, where do they live?

Draw a picture or write about your wartime garden.

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6 Use a book and find out what year did the war start and what year did the war end?

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Background historyThe House of Correction near Tyne Green,Hexham was opened in 1783. The ideas for theseestablishments had originated in Tudor timeswhen poverty was viewed as a human problemwith its roots in society. Houses of Correctionwere set up throughout the country to providework for vagrants, beggars and petty criminals.

Hexham was renowned for attracting beggarsand vagrants. The area was noted for cerealgrowing and casual labour was in great demandat certain times of the year. Problems occurredwhen there were no jobs, and so no money, forthe field labourers. Once caught by an officer ofthe law, vagrants and others were taken beforethe nearest Justice of the Peace to be committedto the House of Correction.

In 1820 the House of Correction was extendedand larger walled exercise yards built. In the 1860sthe institution was closed, sold and converted tohousing. Much of the House of Correction hassince been demolished. The remaining partincludes a day cell on the ground floor with twonight cells on the first floor. The original steeldoors, locks and window barbs still exist reflectingthe level of security felt necessary for the inmates.The building contains information boards relatingits history.

The House of Correction is ten minutes walk fromthe Moothall and is only open for guided tours byappointment.

Meet a member of the Hexham Guild of Guidesat the Moothall. The guided walk takes you throughthe historic streets and on to investigate the Houseof Correction. Return to the Moothall for a ThinkingSkills Mystery handling session on Victorian Crimeand Punishment.

Allow 2 hrs for your visit.

Admission charges £1 per child per session.


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2 How did the collars fasten?

3 Are the clothes comfortable? YES / NO(remember: if the clothing was for a lady she would be wearing a corset).

4 Do you think that ladies wearing these clothes would be able to run, play tennis,swim and work easily?

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5 Why do you think this is?

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6 Draw a piece of clothing you saw and liked best.

Look at the things that the Victorians used to wash their clothes with.

7 Do you think that wash days in Victorian times were easy? YES / NO

Why?

IT’S WASH DAY.

Look at a Poss

8 What is the poss made of? (underline the correct answer).

Plastic Metal Wood

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9 What does the Poss do?

Look at the Wash Board

10 What is the Wash Board made of? (underline the two correct answers).

Plastic Wood Metal Stone

11 What would you do with the Wash Board?

12 Draw a Poss and a Wash Board.


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Hexham Abbey focuses on the agreed syllabusfor Religious Education for Northumberland,with particular links to Christian communitiesand Christian lifestyle.

CURRICULUM LINKSKS 2 Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

in Britain - a Local History Study.

The Discovery Pack also has cross-curricular links.

All visits must be booked and are made direct toHexham Abbey.

Contact Jane Musto (Parish Centre):T 01434 602031

As Hexham Abbey is a living church pleaseunderstand that changes to bookings mayoccasionally be necessary. Please check yourAbbey booking before your visit.

Hexham Abbey is situated in the town centre bythe Market Place.

Coach drop-off and pick-up point - in the Market Place.

There is a coach park below the town in theWentworth car park.

Background historyHexham Abbey was founded c.674 by St Wilfrid;the building was based on those seen by Wilfrid onhis visits to Rome, and includes a crypt. Wilfriddedicated the church to St Andrew. Hexham becamea cathedral in 678. Acca, Wilfrid's priest andsuccessor, enlarged it. Hexham fell into decline, andc.821 ceased to be a cathedral. The church survivedon a smaller scale. An Augustinian foundation re-established the church in c.1113. After the Dissolutionof 1536, the building was taken into private hands.The nave was rebuilt in the early 20th centuryA significant sculpture collection includes piecesdating from Roman times to later Medieval.

Hexham Abbey Discovery PackThe Discovery Pack is a set of A4 cards designedfor use by school groups with - or instead of - anAbbey Guide.

The cards give information on key areas in the Abbeyand encourage children to look for specific things.Discovery Cards are available on loan from AbbeyGuides for the duration of your visit.

A set of Discovery Cards may be purchased via theParish Centre.

Contact Jane Musto (Parish Centre):T 01434 602031

All visits must be pre-booked. Allow 1.5hrs for yourvisit. Hexham Abbey does not charge but acceptsdonations.

Hexham Abbey Discovery BoxesThese new resources contain original and replicaartefacts, supporting background material andsuggestions for activities and discussion.

Discovery Boxes may be used in conjunction with avisit to the Abbey or borrowed, free of charge byschools in Tynedale, for up to three weeks at a time.

All visits must be booked - schools pick up and returnDiscovery Boxes from Hexham Abbey Parish Centre.

Themes include:1. Hexham Abbey - Monastic Life2. Hexham Abbey - A working Church

Bookings are made direct to Hexham Abbey.Contact Jane Musto (Parish Centre):T 01434 602031

Contact Jane Musto for details.T (01434) 602031 E [email protected] www.tynedaleheritage.org

Tynedale Museums Service has links withsmaller rural attractions at:

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The Heritage Centre,BellinghamCURRICULUM LINKSKS 2 Local history study


Volunteers run the Heritage Centre, Bellingham,at the Railway Station Yard.

The collection includes a significant resource ofimages of local rural life in the 1920s, taken byphotographer W. P. Collier, a resident of Bellingham.A reconstruction of his shop displays cameras thattrace the history of photography. Other displaysinclude artefacts and images on the BorderCounties Railway, that used to run from Hexhamto Riccarton; Border Reivers; local history.

ResourcesBellingham - Then and Now.

Investigating changes in lifestyle through a selectionof Collier's photographs and comparing them withcontemporary images. This is a downloadableresource (see below for web address).

How to get there by car or coach:Bellingham is about 18 miles north of Hexham,near to Kielder Water, on the A69. There is parkingoutside the Centre, which is signposted from thevillage centre.

Opening HoursEaster to October every Thursdays to Mondaysfrom 10.30am to 4.30pm. Special arrangementsfor visiting may be made outside these times.

Admission chargesAdults £1; Children and concessions 50p.School groups: free.All visits must be booked in advance:T 01434 220050


Historic DilstonCURRICULUM LINKS

KS 3 Britain 1500-1750History English Mathematics ICTScience Geography Art & Design

The ruins of Dilston Castle lie in the grounds of propertybelonging to MENCAP and are not open to the public.

The Radcliffes of Dilston were the most importantJacobite family in the north of England. They were ardentCatholics and related to the exiled Stuarts, whom theysupported in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Risings.

ResourcesFind out more about the history of the Radcliffes ofDilston Hall through the website (see below for webaddress).

Take part in a Jacobite Thinking Skills Mystery,a downloadable resource.

Contact: Frances Dickinson(Historic Dilston Group)T 0191 2811448

• The Heritage Centre, Bellingham• Historic Dilston• Wylam Railway Museum

Wylam Railway MuseumCURRICULUM LINKS:

KS 2 Victorian BritainKS 2 A local history studyHistory English Mathematics ICTScience Geography Art & Design

This small museum occupies a former classroom inthe old village school, now known as the FalconCentre. The displays focus on the famous localrailway pioneers, George Stephenson, WilliamHedley, Timothy Hackworth, and Nicholas Wood,and the Wylam Colliery waggonway. Also, the historicWylam locomotives 'Puffing Billy' and 'Wylam Dilly'.

ResourcesInvestigate Wylam's local history through 'Walking theWylam Village Trail'. This resource can be downloadedand photocopied (see below for web address).The Thinking Skills-based activity sheet explores thedisplays at the museum. Find out about the localVictorian railway pioneers through Philip Brooks' booklet'Where Railways were born'.

How to get there by car or coachThe village of Wylam is located just south of theA69, about ten miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.Park in the Country Park car park, behind theWar Memorial.

Opening HoursThroughout the year. Tuesdays and Thursdays2.00pm - 5.00pm and 5.30pm - 7.30pm.Saturdays 9.00am - 12.00 noon

AdmissionFree - Donations welcome.All group visits must be booked in advance.

T 01661 852174 (This is the library, which is in thesame building and open the same hours. They willtake bookings).

Visit the website for further information,(see below for web address).

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