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Merrill's Museum
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 ~ ancient villages linked by our two churches & family histories ~ site last updated : 10:30 Sept 21st ... ~~~ news on repairs, plus two pics, are further below ~~~ |
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There
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 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 !
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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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the 2 oval school photos at the top are historic postcards of 1910      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!   Click these Chalkboards for More Details! |
WE
FIND CENSUS
RECORDS &
interprete 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
G.D.P.R. Data Protection and What we do our website is hosted by Free Virtual Servers We can also be found on our Google Business Website  |
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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updated 17 Sept 2021
What
a totally
glorious
couple of
weekends we
have had at
the museum.
The weather
has been 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, Exhibitors and Re-enactors that have helped to make our little resurgent event what it is have no doubt gone 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.
The
online
exhibition
(button below)
comprises some
17 pages of
many memories
of working
women in Hull,
in a variety
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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OUR CROWDFUNDING APPEAL has been terrific, but has now ended in its present form. The
Just-Giving
Account has
now closed, at
Midnight on
Weds, Sept
1st, and the
£340.70 funds
raised have
now been
transferred to
the S&W
main current
account.
A new
'Fundraising
Account' will
be created for
ongoing
fundraising,
but it will be
more
'official' in
that it will
be solely in
Sutton &
Wawne Museum's
own name, and
not a private
name as at
present.
The current
situation is
not ethical,
as some have
pointed out,
but was done
in a hurry to
accomodate
Rosemary's
charity walk
for us.
The
registration
process for JG
does not allow
for a private
individual to
register in an
organisation's
name, which
has to be a
charity with a
charity
number, so it
was registered
in the
webmaster's
name as the
most expediant
way of getting
it up and
running
quickly.
The link above
now takes you
directly to
our FRIENDS
page, where
there are
other options
of ways to
donate to us.
In the meantime, thoroughly well done, Rosemary, for your inspirational effort which we know has inspired others. 103 miles in 31 days. That folks, is some exercise, and inspirational, and Rosemary is seen here proudly displaying her well deserved "RACE at YOUR PACE"  medal
and
certificate
for her
efforts.
[click pic to enlarge] We would give you a medal too, Rosemary. You inspired us to set up the Just-Giving page (a new skill organising that!), which inspired others to do things locally, as well as our team with their 'Street-Boot' stalls; all together, just short of £700 has been raised, and some is still coming in. As seen elsewhere, this all helps us to fund some 'redecoration work' as well as the essential repair work .... cracks in the museum wall cannot be ignored. Given that all goes to plan, we should be able to move the  displays
back into the
refurbished
museum room in
early October,
and with a
following wind
and good luck,
can now
reasonably
plan to be
open again,
hopefully
permanently,
perhaps on
Friday 22
October.
We're
desperately
trying to
rescue
something out
of the rest of
this year, and
do hope to
open at least
a few times
before the
really bad
weather sets
in.A
FAMILY HISTORY
TRACING
EXERCISE?
For those of you that watch "Long Lost Families" and would like to try your hand yourselves at some tracing, we have an exercise some may like to take part in. On the Museum page, there is a photo of a baby, and some family information to get you started. Have a go, see what transpires. It may inspire one of our community to volunteer once we are open every Friday again. We know that when many folks get as far as they can go with their own family history, reach a 'brickwall', it can often be a therapeutic exercise to try to trace someone else's. That's how many got into volunteering for places like ours in the first place. 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. The exception being Friday, 24th, when we expect the builders will still be in, and no volunteers will be present that day at all, as we keep out of their way and give them some space. 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 is the ongoing news that Rosemary's 100-mile walk in Sussex, is now complete [see pics above and below], having actually walked 103.5 miles, all to raise funds for us. 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. Former
pupil, Rosemary
Webb (neé
Roberts),
has completed
her sponsored
walk, to do
100 miles for
us in August,
in her home
area of
Chichester, in
West
Sussex.
 In
fact, she did
103.5 miles in
all.Rosemary left St James' in 1959 to go to Cogan and thence pursued 'her dream', a nursing career, notably in the Royal Navy (Q.A.R.N.N.S.), and later in many different hospitals. Her photo dates from 1968 when she was based at the families maternity unit at the old naval hospital at Mtarfa on the George Cross island of Malta. She only retired three years ago, and is still involved in local voluntary work. Those of you that were at St James' in the 1950/60s will surely recognise her memories, and I know you would all agree that Mr Johnson and all the staff would have been so very proud of what Rosemary achieved through sheer determination. The
second girl
from the left
in this
excellent
class photo is
Rosemary,
obviously
highly amuse
 d
at something
Mr Johnson had
quipped to
gain all those
winning
smiles. You
can read a
brief account
of her
enviable naval
nursing
career, and
share in some
of her Sutton
memories, in
this short
Word document
if
you CLICK
HERE.
It willl open
in Word, Open
Office,
Wordpad, or
however you
have your
machine set
for
word-processing.Rosemary's
completed walk
is registered
at
Race At Your Pace. 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 ourOnline-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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PRESENTATIONS - TALKS - SPEAKERS for Clubs and Societies S&W MUSEUM Bookings for Talks at Outside Venues, other churches, halls, etc.
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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