In the year 2000, Craven Voluntary Action was awarded a grant by the Local Heritage Initiative to undertake a reminiscence project in the Craven area. Volunteers were enlisted to interview and record local residents’ memories of their life in Craven over the last century and this exhibition shows extracts of those interviews. It is important to preserve our local heritage in this way, as many of the people featured in this book worked in the mills and lived in areas of housing that no longer exist. So to capture those memories for future generations to enjoy, this exhibit has been mounted, and a booklet produced for sale, priced £2, available in the Museum. The full transcripts and tapes have been lodged with Craven Museum in Skipton.

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Other exhibits in the museum

 

Skipton Museum is upstairs in the Town Hall. (A lift is available for wheelchair accessibility.)

The Town Hall is at the top of Skipton High Street. The museum has bones, skulls, a printing press, loads of geology stuff, grandfather clocks, pianos, old boneshaker bicycles... and lots more. There is a PC workstation in there with an interactive geology/history lesson running on it, and a collection of old photos to browse through too.

Admission: Free. (the information below is correct as of June 2005) Opening Times: April to Sept: Mon, Weds, Thur, Fri, Sat: 10am - 5pm. Sun: 2pm - 5pm. Oct to Mar: Mon, Weds, Thur, Fri, Sat: 1:30pm - 5pm. Sun: 10am - 4pm.

Exhibitions: Temporary exhibitions range from community projects to exhibitions on loan from larger museums. Phone 706407 for details and to see what's on currently.
Facilities: Chair lift. Gift shop.

Museum Friends: There is a Friends organisation that supports the work of the Museum. They arrange summer field trips and winter talks. Contact the Museum for further details.

Contact details: Phone: 01756 706407 e-mail: museum@cravendc.gov.uk

With thanks to Craven Heritage and Museum Service

 

Photography by Cragface.