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Victorian
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1859
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Merrill's
Museum
founded
1999
~ ancient villages linked by our two churches & family histories ~ site last updated 15:15 Oct 15th ... ~~~ news on repairs, plus two new pics, are further below ~~~ |
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News of our Re-Opening is Now
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Bookings for Talks, Speakers, re Allon Collection, etc .. at outside venues, church halls, schools, etc, are suspended for the rest of this year. Please see info posted below, nearer to the end of this page |
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is an explanation of this background map further below, scroll
right down,and also leads to an "ImageMap" showing some 30 places of historic Sutton interest. Loads full size, use F11 for full screen WELCOME TO ALL OUR WEBSITE VISITORS 
Local History Museum & Family History Research Centre within a Grade II listed Victorian Church School there's been a museum in this Old School in Sutton on Hull for over 20 years! A very warm welcome to all our visitors, and especially to all those ex-Sutton & Wawne folk who may have long since left these 'gentle climes' for other abodes in the far corners of this globe. With special greetings for those of you now settled in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the USA, or anywhere within our Commonwealth and this great world-wide family of English-speaking peoples. 
 For all of you who were born, worshipped or were married here in Sutton or Wawne, or have loved ones resting here - to you all, wherever in the world you live now, an especially warm welcome indeed. We're pleased you have discovered us - do enjoy. Photos of all 14 CWGC War Graves in St James' churchyard were added for Armistice Day back in 2009. Photos of a further 5 Family War Graves and Memorials were added in time for Armistice Day in 2014. A database of the 420+ men on all of our memorial plaques was started in 2014, and completed in time for the 2018 anniversaries, includes over 240 men who were previously not remembered. The new plaques can be seen on the War Memorial ~ For those seeking, or interested in 'Military Links', our page comes recommended. We are the holders of a huge photo archive, possibly the largest 'village archive' in the East Riding. The Sutton collection alone comprises some 3,500 images, and the Wawne collection a further 500; well over 4,000 photos of the area and its people. There are many more in smaller individual donated collections too, including those of a famous former headmaster, from the 1960s, plus a further 2,000 images of gravestones, memorials and plaques. The vases of flowers are to cheer all ex-pat Sutton & Wawne folk who are in need of some cheering up right now. Clicking the buttons further below will start or stop a short peal of Sutton's bells. They were added at Christmas, 2003. If you or your kin were ever married or worshipped in Sutton or Wawne,you will love access to our 'online-DVD' - for just £5. It features both historic medieval churches ... see EVENTS button below for details.  May you all enjoy your visit 
and brief stay with us.We hope you will call again. And of course, if you have a Family History query we can help with . . . we're here to help !
or
the
churchbells
There is an explanation of this background map further below, scroll right down, and it also leads to an "ImageMap" showing some 30 places of historic Sutton interest. Loads full size, use F11 for full screen The Background map of The Groves that was formerly on this page, along with a lengthy explanation of the history of that former Sutton parish area, is now on a dedicated page of its own. It can be accessed by clicking . . . The Groves This Old School was already a venue for local organisations; bcv! eg: the Sutton Branch of the W.I. met here on Wednesday evenings, and the local Tai-Chi club on Monday evenings. Details of how to Hire THE OLD SCHOOL are here , and more photos showing the venue are here.
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good
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mobile
phones.
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than
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A lot of family names & contacts are already in our Guestbook ... Why not add yours too .. ? 
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Founded by Merrill Rhodes, and husband Peter, we are a local Folk Museum & Family History Centre inside this Grade II listed Victorian school building of 1859; the oldest former council school in Hull still used for educational purposes: staffed by Volunteers and supported entirely by visitor donations; Press F11 to view this site Full Screen - without toolbars! You can also drag the menu out of the way to the left. |
Click Here also to enter Our Free Museum Pages A Map to Find Us at HU7 4TL The little dead-end side road is a free car park ! Our area covers the historic parishes of both Sutton and Wawne villages. Sutton parish also included Stoneferry, Wilmington, St Marks and The Groves, all the way down to the north side of Witham, until the 1880s when new churches for thoss areas were built. | |
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WE
OFFER
HELP
WITH FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH every Friday 10 till 2 not just Sutton & Wawne; ALL areas of the UK ! Donations Always Welcome! 
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We
can
take
a
photo
of
your
child
for
you in our re-creation of a Victorian School photo ? Even using one of these Victorian iPads! 
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WE FIND CENSUS RECORDS
&
interpretation of Service Records, ships, regiments & squadrons found; both Royal & Merchant Navy; Troopships & Convoys; lost trawlers, etc 
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We
are
proud
to
be
supported
by:
several local schools and the Sutton in Holderness Conservation Society and many individual generous donors. A full list of all our existing Friends and Supporters appears on our Friends Page
our website is hosted by Free Virtual Servers We can also be found on our GOOGLE BUSINESS WEBSITE 
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We
are
a
self-funded
private
museum. Entry is always free ... but we do depend entirely on donations  which leads to our 'Friends Page' . . A £5 donation gives access to our online version of our DVD, containing Merrill's book and many extra old photos, plus many modern images of both churches, St Peter's and St James'. G.D.P.R. Data Protection Declaration |
School Visits from All Schools very Welcome; if you can get here, we will entertain you ! We can also host arranged visits by Church Groups, Townswomens' Guilds, Womens' Institutes, Clubs & Societies. Click the railway station sign to see our restored station seat 
You can contact us at: admin@suttonandwawnemuseum.org.uk 
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This website, and all its associated pages, is brought to you by the Sutton & Wawne Museum, a Free Museum inside the Old School, Sutton on Hull. Sutton & Wawne Museum ~ inside The Old School ~ 25 Church St ~ Sutton on Hull ~ HU7 4TL ~~ www.suttonandwawnemuseum.org.uk ~~ admin@suttonandwawnemuseum.org.uk | |||
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Latest News
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At
last, we can report real progress, and can we dare to hope that the end is in sight. Well, the end of the room is, at least. For the end gable wall repair is
complete; re-bonded, re-plastered, re-painted, window all cleaned down. The ceiling has also been re-painted, some minor electrical items repaired, bulbs
replaced, etc, and all looking very much brighter and neater. At the other end, the wooden classroom divider has had a coat of mahogany woodstain, and all those lower panels are looking a lot less dried out and tired than they were.
We're getting closer. Just the floor to sort out now, which frankly is an eyesore, let alone a mess. We may make it to opening in early November, perhaps for Remembrance Weekend. With majority of the repair work finished, and that troublesome end gable shining brightly white, the more we clean, the more we find to paint! Ladies, you will all know how it goes, no point leaving it whilst the room is empty.
Progress is slow, and although the repair work is finished, there is still some lower panel painting to be done.
It is safe to say the floor's anciently stained and painted surface is unsavable in it's present badly flaking condition,
without a very deep professional sanding and re-staining ... not within our funds I'm sorry to say.
We are going to have a 'new surface' down, but before that it needs to be covered with plyboard first,
and yet another tradesman booked for ... whenever. The hope of re-opening the museum properly at the end of this month is fading fast, and sad to say, I doubt if we will make it for Half Term or Remembrance Sunday. Putting all the displays, cupboards, tables and furniture back is no small feat, as well as setting up all the historic artefacts as they once were. I know folks will miss us, sorry, but we're stuck for time. We made a lot of progress in this past couple of weeks, and a great deal of other paintwork cleaned. *
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What a totally glorious couple of weekends we had at the museum for the Heritage Weekends.
The weather was kind, more than kind, superb.
To see our old place brimming with visitors after our 18-month closure, hear it alive once again as before,
has been a lift to the spirits that money cannot buy.
A big thank you to all our visitors and supporters, who give so much encouragement from all quarters. All the Volunteers, Friends, Exhibitors and Re-enactors that have helped to make our little resurgent event what it is no doubt went home 'bushed', but hopefully happy and refreshed and ready for whatever comes next. * * * OUR 2020-2021 HEADSCARVES EXHIBITION
Our long-delayed 2020-2021 Exhibition has now closed in the
Old School Hall, but is still available to view here, online. A few pics of the inside exhibition are on the EVENTS button.
The online exhibition (button below) comprises some 17 pages of many memories of working women in Hull, in avariety of trades
and jobs, the linking theme being the headscarves they wore. Many ladies, now of 'advanced' years, were invited to tell their stories of their working life.
Over a cup of tea or coffee, and in groups, they were also invited to 'design a scarf' with art materials on the table as they talked.
It
is those personal designs that we show here, some of which are very pertinent to their story, very moving and of great poignancy.
And there is humour too ... 
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VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!
Should anyone wish to become a volunteer, it is Liz and June you will need to see, and that will now have to be on a Friday again as before.
The previous arrangement for Mondays has now ceased.
Although we are closed to visitors, potential volunteers will notice 'activity' on most Fridays, perhaps the door open (maybe being repainted!) and folks about. After we re-open fully, we will be back to normal Fridays, and as hinted above, we want to open on Saturdays too. Let them know your preferences; it could be for a Friday, or Saturdays when we get that going in the future, or if you wish, for both. You can do it every week, or just once a month. Actually, two of our new volunteers have not seen us open yet at all, but have been valuable hands with our tidying and cleaning regime. On Fridays, some cleaning will still be done in the main hall and tearoom, kitchen, etc. For existing volunteers who want to come and help. Rob will be there from 10am to unlock for the willing and able. Added to that was the news of Rosemary's 100-mile walk in Sussex, back in August. All in all, I can tell you that the Just-Giving page has raised some £340, our own stall on the day of Jo Lyon's " Sutton Street-Boot" another £300, and we have had some larger private donations as well, one in memory of one of our founder volunteers, the late Barbara Cross, and several others. This has helped us so much that, as well as the remedial work, re-plastering, etc, of the gable wall, the room itself will get a fresh lick of paint and substantial 'refurbishment'. We are now emerging from the dark gloom of the past two years, and at the same time give thanks, and I mean real thanks, to all our supporters, young and old. We are well aware that many small museums and displays such as ours, even some larger ones, have not survived, and their stories and heritage lost forever. We will not suffer that fate just yet, and it's down to you, the supporters of the wider Sutton & Wawne Museum community wherever you are, all of you reading this. Sutton is definitely going to retain this major part of the village's heritage. So, a big Thank You, all of you, both those who have expressed a wish to visit us again and give us your support, and all those local folk who held their "Sutton on Hull- Street Boot" on Aug 7th for our benefit. We really do need you all, each and every one. __________________________________
MUSEUM ROOM REPAIRS
As
a
matter
of
interest,
the
right-hand
image
shows
our
white-pannelled
room
divider,
that
Rosemary
and
her
classmates
will
well
recall.
One
of
two
1859
room
dividers,
they're
part
of
the
original
features
inside
the
Old
School,
as
well
as
the
original
roof
of
course.
The
lower
panels
were
originally
of
glass,
as
they
still
are
in
the
other
one
at
the
far
end
of
the
hall,
which
enabled
teachers
to
view
the
classes
right
through
the
length
of
the
school
when
it
was
divided
into
three
large
classrooms.
The
panel
seen
here
is
pretty
well
fixed
now,
has
been
painted
many
times
over
and
cannot
be
moved.
I
think
if
we
moved
it,
to
fold
it
as
before,
the
roof
would
collapse!
As
well
as
complete
these
immediately
neccessary
repairs,
it
is
hoped
we
can
redecorate
much
of
this
room,
with
a
fresh
lick
of
paint
to
the
walls
and
display
cabinets.
FUTURE
FUNDING
It
is
worth
stating
here,
the
future
of
this
Old
School,
and
the
museum
and
archives
within,
is
by
no
means
assured.
We
literally
run
from
crisis
to
crisis,
very
dependant
on
what
goes
'in
the
jar'
and
what
we
sell
in
teas
and
biscuits.
A
great
deal
of
work
is
needed
just
to
keep
it
usable
as
it
is,
apart
from
this
immediate
work.
We
are
now
in
need
of
some
serious
sponsorship,
and
this
in
times
that
couldn't
have
been
much
harder
when
appealing
for
funding.
Money
is
short,
repair
costs
are
going
up,
and
we
need
a
guardian
angel
of
some
sort
to
save
this
place
for
Sutton
and
Wawne,
and
the
future.
It's
a
bit
cheeky,
I
know,
but
....
any
offers
gratefully
accepted.
If
anyone
knows
anyone
with
deep
pockets
..
In
the
meantime,
the
interest
in
Sutton's
past
continues
to
grow.
There
has
been
a
considerable
amount
of
interest,
and
several
'new'
school
class
photos
have
'come
to
light',
along
with
several
names
of
previously
unknown
faces,
identified
by
their
former
classmates
in
great
feats
of
memory
after
over
60
years!
Memories are failing, some folks recall the faces, but not the names, and others know many names but can't put a face to them. A very mixed picture, and amongst our dozens of class photos in the museum, there are many, many blank spaces still to be filled in. A visit to the museum to see our collection when we re-open may well help to prompt other long-lost memories. This is where I think, with the help of Facebook, many of you who still reside in the area could help. Click the EVENTS button in the menu to find out more. Also, the DVD which so many of you have heard about, 'Merrill's Book' - plus extra photos of both villages/churches, is now available as a download. Email your order, send £5 to our account number, and it's as good as done. Usually, the same day. Account Details on our FRIENDS page. It works on a PC/laptop/iPad, and some phones. We hope that folks will view this as a form of 'Crowd-Funding' for our museum. If you send us a Fiver, we send you something worthwhile.
Sorry,
cannot
take
cards,
etc,
just
direct
online
banking
by
BACS, or through PAYPAL.
_____________________________________ With everyone and everything turning 'green', you too can have your Greens back ... ... do you have pics where your greens have upped and left ... ?
We
wish
all
our
many
friends,
supporters
and
well-wishers,
wherever
in
the
world
they
are,
all
the
very
best
and
good
health.
Chin
Up
!!
We
have
a
new
facility
for
the
purchasing
of
our
online
DVD
for
£5,
with
online
payment
taken
and
access
codes
to
the
DVD
sent,
usually
now
the
same
day.
See
the
FRIENDS
button
in
the
menu,
or
go
to
the
Museum
Page.
Anything
we
sell
helps
our
funds;
no
expenses
ever
deducted.
This online-DVD access is 100% pure funds to us, no costs involved.
A
FREE
ALBUM
If you would like to browse an 
album
full
of
history,
we
have
now
made
available
another
album
from
our
extensive
collection
online,
which
previously
could
only
be
viewed
by
visiting
the
museum.
The
album
is
changed
from
time
to
time,
depending
on
how
it
goes.
Click
the
album,
or
EVENTS
button
in
the
menu
to
view.
You can look at this one for FREE!
It is very quiet in the Old School Museum Even the mice have gone to sleep Nothing moves, and all is still .. .. No sounds, no laughter, not even a peep. But hark, is that a creak .. ? Of a squeaky floor or a wooden door ... ... a softly closing desk lid enhancing the echos of children, long, long, past - in gentle laughter and the joys of dancing. For if we stand, and listen, so very quietly We can hear in those very rafters their joyful songs, and a glee that lasts and will still be sensed by those who come here in years long after ... long after we all have long since passed. 
© 2020 Sutton & Wawne Museum
The
images
above
were
taken
by
Eric
Johnson
for the Dominoes series of teaching books. Our own collection of the series is incomplete, and so these have been supplied from scans done by Amanda Denwood who now lives in Cumbria. Amanda visited the museum in 2019, and noted which books were missing, and so offered to scan some missing ones for us from her own collection. For folks longing for a semblance of the past, even the distant past in that far off childhood country called Nostalgialand, we have a few copies of a new book to offer, by former Sutton resident and long-time friend of our museum, Andrew Suddaby. 
More general to Britain, but with nods to some Hull memories that are not specific to Sutton, this short book in a nice sized font for easy reading is a general tour of what we did, watched, and listened to in the UK years ago. Priced
at
£7.00
including
UK
postage
only
it will be on offer inside the museum for £5 when we re-open. Sorry, overseas postage cannot be offered right now, and in anycase, the cost would probably exceed the book. ______________________________________________
There's
more
Sutton
&
Wawne
nostalgia
to
be
had
on
our
Online-DVD,
which
is
a
special
edition
attached
to
our
website
for
Worldwide
Access,
and
costs
£5.Email us your order, pay by Online Banking (BACS, or PAYPAL), and you will be sent the user ID and password by private message, either by email, or FaceBook Messenger, whichever you choose.
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In
view
of
so
many
uncertainties,
it
seems
more
prudent
not
to
resume
our
offers
of
speakers
for
outside
venues
for
this
year,
2021,
even
if
and
when
the
museum
is
again
opens
to
visitors.
Nothing could resume before September anyway, and there will be more certainty by 2022 about what is legally allowed, and what is considered wise to do even if strictly legal. So for this year, we will not be offering to do talks and slide presentations, other than those we may book ourselves to take place within the Old School hall itself, where we are more in control of arrangements within our own volunteer staff. We regret any disappointment this decision may cause, but we feel sure that interest groups will have had similar discussions and misgivings about whether should be wary of resuming previously normal activities too soon. Hopefully, we can say that by next year, 2022, 'normal service' will be resumed.
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