Elsecar Heritage Centre

A village of industry built by aristocrats. Remarkable places & stories. Indy shops, studios, antiques, cafes, real ales, events, park. @BarnsleyMuseums

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

Hello! We don't use this account anymore - follow
@BarnsleyMuseums on here, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky We're counting down to a #BarnsleyChristmas with our #adventcalendar2025

https://t.co/BNNnCR4cES

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Merry Christmas from us all at Barnsley Museums.

We're so humbled by the response to finding a carol which had been lost for 90 years.

There's a recap to #ChristmasEve by Arthur Godfrey and various versions of the song in the thread below 👇

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At Barnsley Museums we always try to give a voice to those who aren't often heard and with Arthur Godfrey and The Barnsley Carol we have done that, with a carol that had been lost for 90 years

Watch our new video which has an intro from @IMcMillan

https://t.co/lUAvIjBHYA

[Barnsley Archives & Local Studies @BarnsArchives]

#ArchiveAdventCalendar In December 1941, Mrs Denton a miner's widow, wrote to the Fitzwilliam Estate to ask about her Christmas coal allowance, given to miners from the Elsecar pits until nationalisation in 1947 A fascinating insight into a lost local tradition @DiscoverElsecar

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A song for Barnsley by the people of Barnsley! Please share the #BarnsleyCarol far and wide @millyjohnson @katherine_kelly @shaundooley @drsarahwalker @StephanieHirst @DanJarvisMBE @Steph_Peacock @AMcMillanPoet https://t.co/ziQLNlR7op

(Film starts at 7pm)

[Barnsley Museums @BarnsleyMuseums]

Presenting....The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey

A new short film by @BcepFusion & Barnsley Museums telling the story of a carol that was lost for 90 years until we unearthed it last year, it features an all star Barnsley cast! ✨

https://t.co/ziQLNlR7op

[Barnsley Museums @BarnsleyMuseums]

Here's our own special version of #SpotifyWrapped

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year, both online and in person ✨

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

#BarnsleyRemembers #RememberanceDay2024

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest We Forget.

#RememberanceDay2024 #BarnsleyRemembers #Museum30 #Observe

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Apparently today is #NationalRoastDinnerDay

Back in 1944, during the war, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth came to @DiscoverElsecar to meet miners & their families. They were treated to a full Roast Beef dinner at Elsecar Main pit canteen.

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We could post at length about @DiscoverElsecar
but instead here's our video taking you back to life in Victorian Elsecar

https://t.co/1KfyJv9Xp0 #Museum30 #Introduction

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

#Introduction The Elsecat ™️ is looking forward to welcoming you to Elsecar Heritage Centre this weekend #Caturday #Museum30

[Barnsley Museums @BarnsleyMuseums]

#Museum30 We've had a bumper packed half term in Barnsley! Including a new projection at @DiscoverElsecar The Twisted Sisters telling ghost stories at @EBMuseum & plenty of Halloween craft activities and family trails, and the weeks not over yet! #YourMuseum

[Goodfundraising @Goodfundraisin1]

We had an amazing time at the Building Bridges Celebration Event at @DiscoverElsecar on Wednesday. The evening was highlighted by impressive exhibition boards and stunning light projections. It was truly a memorable night and an incredible experience.

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It's the start of #Museum30 and the first prompt is #YourMuseum

We are Barnsley Museums & are proud to look after five amazing museums & heritage sites:
@CannonHall1760
@EBMuseum
@Worsbrough_Mill
@CooperBarnsley
@DiscoverElsecar

We also have the amazing @BarnsArchives

[Lynne Minett @LynneMinett]

Brilliant evening celebrating the @DiscoverElsecar ‘Building Bridges’ @HeritageFundNOR project supported by @BarnsleyMHT. Wonderful to meet some of our local community groups & individuals who have supported this 👏🏻👏🏻

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

Read more about the project in this blog https://t.co/EXWkxDVrDX

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

Thank you to everyone who came to our #BuildingBridges celebration event last night it was a very special Elsecar evening ending with a projection. Head over to our Facebook page to see the full video https://t.co/6LyWZUO9aH

@HeritageFundUK @BarnsleyMHT

[Torri Crapper @torricrapper]

From the Yorkshire Dales yesterday, to celebrating industrial heritage with @BarnsleyMuseums today #heritage #celebrating

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

In the latest episode of the @BarnsleyMuseums podcast, Kenneth O'Mara shares his memories of the 1984 miners strike. Listen via the links below or search Barnsley Museum in your usual podcast provider

https://t.co/gIGSfRthom

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Today is #AskAMuseum Day. Got a question for us?

We've not played the emoji game for a while: reply to this post with an emoji and we'll find something similar in our collections!

[Elsecar Heritage Centre @DiscoverElsecar]

New blog!

This week we're looking at ‘Elsecar Building Bridges’ a @HeritageFundNOR project supported by @BarnsleyMHT The aim is to develop connections with local community groups & individuals across the village of Elsecar and surrounding areas.

https://t.co/EXWkxDVrDX