Museums, archives and heritage in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Yorkshire, East-Riding, in the SE. of the county; is separated from the North-Riding by the Derwent, and from the West-Riding by the Ouse; on the E. it is bounded by the North Sea, and on the S. by the Humber; area, 750,828 acres, population 315,460. The principal industries are the agricultural. Fine crops of wheat, beans, and hay are grown on the level tracts of Holderness and the banks of the Humber, and of barley and turnips on the Wolds, where the soil is a light, friable, calcareous loam. Industries other than agricultural are carried on principally at Beverley and Hull, the latter of which is a great seaport. The East-Riding comprises 6 wapentakes; 352 parishes, with part of another; the parliamentary and municipal borough of Kingston upon Hull (3 members); and the municipal boroughs of Beverley and Hedon. It is entirely in the diocese of York.

– John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Arctic Corsair

Wilberforce House, 36 High Street

Hull HU1 1NQ

01482 658838

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/arctic/index.php

Come aboard Hull’s last sidewinder trawler the Arctic Corsair and let the crew take you on a guided tour (access is limited). You’ll hear all about life at sea and the dangers deep sea trawlermen faced in the Icelandic fishing grounds. You can also find out more about the Arctic Corsair at the museum, which is free to enter and you do not need to book.

Bayle Museum

Bayle Gate, Old Town, Bridlington

Bridlington YO16 4PZ

01262 674308

www.baylemuseum.moonfruit.com

The Bayle Museum is situated in a monastic gatehouse over 800 years old, which was once the entrance to Bridlington Priory, among the wealthiest monasteries in Yorkshire in the 15th century.

Collections: The museum has varied collections including: local social history, Green Howards Military History, agricultural objects, photographs, medieval manuscripts and much more.

Beverley Guildhall & Community Museum

Beverley Guildhall, Register Square

Beverley HU17 9XX

01482 392783

www.museums.eastriding.gov.uk

The Guildhall was the traditional seat of government in Beverley from 1501 until the late 20th century. The building has splendid rooms, including a courtroom with stucco ceiling and panels by Guiseppe Cortese dating from 1762, and historic furniture that has been in place since it was acquired in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Burton Constable Hall

Burton Constable

Skirlaugh, Hull HU11 4LN

01964 562 400

www.burtonconstable.com

Burton Constable Hall is set in 300 acres of natural parkland landscaped by Capability Brown and has been the home of the Constable family for over 400 years. This truly hidden gem offers unrivalled access to more than 30 rooms and its interiors of faded grandeur are filled with collections of exquisite furniture, paintings and sculpture, a library of 5,000 books and a remarkable 18th century ‘cabinet of curiosities’, which contains fossils, natural history specimens and the most important collection of scientific instruments to be found in any country house.

East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service

County Hall

Beverley HU17 9BA

01482 392790

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The archives and local studies service collects and looks after documents and local studies books about the East Riding of Yorkshire so that people can look at them and enjoy them. You can see collections in the archives and local studies research room of the Treasure House building in Beverley.

East Yorkshire Family History Society

Carnegie Heritage Centre, 342 Anlaby Road

Hull HU3 6JA

www.eyfhs.org.uk

The East Yorkshire Family History Society is the only society for those with roots in eastern Yorkshire.

Fort Paull

Fort Paull Museum, Battery Road

Paull nr. Kingston Upon Hull HU12 8FP

01482 896236

www.fortpaull.com

10 Acre Napoleonic Fortress on the banks of the Humber Estuary dating back to 1542 when the first fort was built in the reign of Henry VIII. Containing underground rooms and tunnels and a large events arena.Exhibits have a strong local content and the site also contains exhibits of the world’s only Blackburn beverley aircraft and the berliner railcar.

Goole Museum

Carlisle Street

Goole DN14 5AA

01482 393777

www.museums.eastriding.gov.uk/goole-museum

Community museum celebrating the history and culture of the port and town of Goole and its surrounding area. Permanent exhibition plus temporary exhibition gallery.

Hands on History

Old Grammar School, South Church Side

Hull HU1 1RR

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

The Hands on History Museum is housed in Hull’s old Grammar School, built in the late 16th century. William Wilberforce studied here, and current displays explore the Story of Hull, including a fascinating ‘hands on’ glimpse into Victorian childhood.

Hedon Museum

Town Hall Complex, St Augustine Gate

Hedon HU12 8EX

01482 890908

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Aspects of the history of the town displayed, including civic life, trades, inns, education, the church & war memorabilia.The story of Hedon’s medieval street names and the growth and decline of the port, once the 11th largest in England.

Hornsea Museum

11-17 Newbegin

Hornsea HU18 1AB

01964 533443

www.hornseamuseum.com

Farmhouse occupied by the Burn family for nearly 300 years. Come and see how the family lived, worked and played here during the later Victorian era – farmhouse kitchen, parlour, bedroom, dairy and wash-house.

Collections: Includes domestic and local history collections & photographs centred on Hornsea and north Holderness. There are currently over 2000 pieces of Hornsea Pottery on display in the new buildings opened in 2008.

Hull & East Riding Museum

Museums Quarter, High Street

Hull HU1 1NQ

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Located in the attractive Museums Quarter, Hull and East Riding Museum has seen a series of major developments since the 1980s. Highlights of the collections include the only dinosaur bones to have been found in East Yorkshire, mysterious Bronze Age warriors, and spectacular treasures from the Middle Ages.

Hull City Archives

Hull History Centre, Hull City Council, Worship Street

Hull HU2 8BG

01482 317500

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If you are interested in the history of Hull, Hull City Archives holds a wealth of information, covering the rich and varied fortunes of the city, dating from the 13th century to the present day.

Hull Guildhall Collection & the Hull Tapestry

Hull City Council, Guildhall

Hull HU1 2AA

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/guildhall/index.php

The Guildhall houses a fascinating and high quality public collection that includes fine art, sculpture, furniture, civic insignia and silver.

Hull History Centre

Worship St

Hull HU2 8BG

01482 317500

www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk

The History Centre brings together the material held by the City Archives and Local Studies Library with those held by the University of Hull and includes: – the City’s borough archives, dating back to 1299 – records relating to the port and docks of Hull – papers of companies and organisations reflecting Hull’s maritime history – papers of notable individuals including Andrew Marvell, Philip Larkin and Amy Johnson – records relating to local and national politics and pressure groups – over 100,000 photographs, illustrations; maps and plans and newspapers The centre is open to everyone, free of charge.

Hull Maritime Museum

Queen Victoria Square

Hull HU1 2AA

01482 610 610

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums/maritime/index.php

The museum is housed in the Victorian Dock Offices in Queen Victoria Square. These nautical themed offices were designed by Christopher G Wray and originally opened in 1871. Now they display Hull’s maritime activities from the late 18th century to present. Discover the whaler’s craft of Scrimshaw and see a full-sized whale skeleton, alongside superb ship models and stunning artefacts from Hull’s whaling, fishing and merchant trade.

Hull Remembers

22 Whitefriargate

Hull HU1 2EX

07856 178885

www.hull-remembers.co.uk

Our hands-on exhibition centre displays images of Hull at war, artefacts from WW1 & II and a number of real, deactivated, weapons which may be handled by our visitors. We also offer a free military research service and can help to decypher complicated military records. Visits from schools, college, youth groups, clubs and societies are always welcome and we are also happy to bring a selection of our favourite artefacts along to you.

Maister House

160 High Street

Hull HU1 1NL

01723 879900

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/maister-house

18th-century merchant’s house. Rebuilt in 1743 after a fire, this merchant’s house survives from Kingston-upon-Hull’s international trading heyday.

Museum of Club Culture, The

10 Humber Street

Hull HU1 3HB

www.museumofclubculture.com

The world’s first and only Museum of Club Culture spearheads the establishment of a creative and cultural quarter in Hull’s idiosyncratic and historic Fruitmarket. The museum looks behind the stereotypes and champions the cultural significance of nightclubs and streetstyle and the important role that they have played in shaping modern culture. The museum’s specialist and extensive archival collections include dress styles, artefacts, music, memorabilia, articles, books,international case studies,oral histories from clubbers, databases, illustrations, film, video and reportage photography chronicling the subterranean world of night-clubs throughout history.

RAF Holmpton Bunker Tours

Rysome Lane, Holmpton

Withernsea HU19 2RG

01964 630208

www.rafholmpton.com

The station started life in 1952 as a construction site and became operational as a ‘Rotor’ Radar Station in 1953. The technical site at Holmpton housed an R3 bunker comprising some 30,000sq ft of space set about 100ft below ground with the associated radars located directly above the bunker on a 36 acre secure site. RAF Holmpton offers public tours and an exhibition depicting over 50 years service of this major UK command centre. The exhibiton covers the first 25 years of radar, the subsequent use of the site for RAF Support Command and its current use today. Note: the bunker is currently closed to the public and will reopen in March 2016.

Sewerby Hall & Gardens

Church Lane, Sewerby

Bridlington YO15 1EA

01262 677874

www.sewerbyhall.co.uk

Formerly gatehouses and lodge to the Grade 1 listed Georgian House of Sewerby Hall, these period properties have been carefully renovated to a very good standard, resulting in three unique detached holiday cottages. Visitors can enjoy access to Sewerby Hall and Gardens (hall open Easter to September) with its impressive historic interiors, collection of memorabilia once owned by the famous local aviator Amy Johnson and a frequently changing exhibition programme.

Skidby Windmill & Museum of East Riding Rural Life

Skidby

Cottingham HU16 5TF

01482 848405

www2.eastriding.gov.uk/find-menu/a-z

Yorkshire`s last working windmill, a Grade ll listed four-sailed tower mill built in 1821 and and commanding magnificent views over the beautiful East Yorkshire Wolds. Two galleries in the attached warehouses illustrate the agricultural and rural history of the area at the East Riding Museum of Rural Life.

Spurn Lightship

Hull Marina

Hull HU1 1TJ

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

The Spurn Lightship guided ships safely through the treacherous River Humber for almost 50 years. Step aboard to discover how it was used as a navigational aid and find out what life was like on board.

Streetlife Museum of Transport

Museums Quarter, High Street

Hull HU1 1NQ

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Climb aboard at the Streetlife Museum of Transport and enjoy all the sights, sounds and smells of the past. Experience 200 years of transport history as you walk down a 1940s high street, board a tram or enjoy the pleasures of our carriage ride.

Treasure House

East Riding Archives and Local Studies, Champney Road

Beverley HU17 9BA

01482 392790

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In its role as the museum of the East Riding, the Treasure House acts as a repository for artefacts, documents and photographs relating to the archaeology, geology and social history of the East Riding. Notable holdings include the South Cave Weapons Cache, a unique group of Iron age swords/speaheads and a collection of First World War uniforms, photographs and documents relating to the East Riding Yeomanry.

Wilberforce House Museum

Wilberforce House, 25 High Street

Hull HU1 1NQ

01482 613902

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Wilberforce House Museum explores the history of slavery, abolition and the legacy of slavery today. It is the birthplace of slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce.

Withernsea Lighthouse Museum

Hull Road

Withernsea, Holderness HU19 2DY

01964 614 834

www.withernsealighthouse.co.uk

Withernsea Lighthouse is an inland lighthouse standing in the middle of the town. The base features RNLI and HM Coastguard exhibits with models and old photography recording the history of shipwrecks and the Withernsea lifeboats and crews who saved 87 lives between 1862 and 1913 and the history of the Spurn lifeboats.The local history room has Victorian and Edwardian photos including the pier and railway.

Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project

Archives and Special Collections, Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull

Hull HU6 7RX

01482 465265

www.hull.ac.uk/oldlib/archives/quaker

The aims of this project were to increase awareness of and broaden access to Quaker archives and printed collections held in Yorkshire, and beyond, relating to the region. Finding aids include an online database describing and locating Yorkshire Quaker collections (known as a location register); a name index database to the records of several Yorkshire Monthly Meetings; and a research guide.

Yorkshire Waterways Museum

Yorkshire Waterways MuseumDutch River Side

Goole DN14 5TB

01405 768730

www.waterwaysmuseum.org.uk

The museum tells the story of the Aire and Calder Navigation in Yorkshire, England, and of the origins and development of the Port of Goole.