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The '''Yorkshire Museum of Farming''' is located in [[Murton, York|Murton Park]] near [[York]] in England. |
The '''Yorkshire Museum of Farming''' is located in [[Murton, York|Murton Park]] near [[York]] in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 10 acres, and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming. The museum has built up a large collection of artefacts that illustrate the history of farm mechanisation. The collection also contains domestic items and other documentary material relating to the social structure of rural life in the area. |
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The site is also home to the last surviving stretch of the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]] part of whose archive is also in the museum's collection. |
The site is also home to the last surviving stretch of the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]], part of whose archive is also in the museum's collection. |
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The museum shares the site with the Danelaw |
The museum shares the site with the [[Danelaw]] Centre for Living History. Living history facilities include a mock [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[fort]] called Brigantium, which is a disguised outdoor classroom designed to cater for up to 65 children at a time. There are also buildings dedicated to the [[Tudor period|Tudor]] and [[Viking]] ages, including a [[Dark Age]] [[village]] and how they farmed the land centuries ago. |
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==History and collection== |
==History and collection== |
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The museum opened in 1982 originally designed to house a growing collection of farm machinery that had been donated by various farms from [[North Yorkshire| |
The museum opened in 1982. It was originally designed to house a growing collection of farm machinery that had been donated by various farms from [[North Yorkshire|North]] and [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East]] [[Yorkshire]] to the [[East Yorkshire Farm Machinery Preservation Society]] and stored at [[Burton Constable]]. |
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The core of the collection focuses on the development of the mechanisation of farming during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
The core of the collection focuses on the development of the mechanisation of farming during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A wide variety of items are on display, divided between two main exhibition galleries, the Four Seasons Gallery and the [[Livestock]] Gallery. A number of rare breeds of livestock are kept on site. |
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The Four Seasons Gallery looks at the farming year, and the different practices and tools which are used across the four seasons. There is also a granary display and a recreated Victorian |
The Four Seasons Gallery looks at the farming year, and the different practices and tools which are used across the four seasons. There is also a [[granary]] display and a recreated Victorian [[ironmonger]]'s shop. |
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The Livestock building considers the rearing and farming of a variety of types of livestock. This also includes a display of [[James Herriot]]'s veterinary surgery. |
The Livestock building considers the rearing and farming of a variety of types of livestock. This also includes a display of [[James Herriot]]'s veterinary surgery. |
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The museum is also home to a large manuscript archive which can be viewed on appointment. Subjects covered in the archive include |
The museum is also home to a large manuscript archive which can be viewed on appointment. Subjects covered in the archive include: [[manorial]] documents, agricultural machinery manufacturers' accounts, the [[Women's Land Army]], the Derwent Valley Light Railway, the [[Cleveland Bay Horse Society]], and a huge array of miscellaneous accounts, correspondence, certificates, photographs, maps and prints. There is also a sizeable library on-site which contains numerous historic journals, manuals, text books, and magazines. This can be accessed by appointment. |
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==Farming families== |
==Farming families== |
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[[File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England -Audiovisual room (RLH).JPG|thumb|right|First showing of film to farmers interviewed]] |
[[File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England -Audiovisual room (RLH).JPG|thumb|right|First showing of film to farmers interviewed]] |
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During 2007-2008, a project which involved interviewing a number of different farming families was completed. This provides an audiovisual display of different types of farms from around Yorkshire, including [[Dairy]], [[Sheep]], [[Pig]]s and [[agronomy|Arable]] crops, both [[Organic farming|organic]] and those using [[Agrochemicals]], an [[Artificial insemination|artificial inseminater]] and some [[subsistence agriculture|subsistence]] farms. A new audiovisual room was built as part of the project. <br clear=all> |
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==Derwent Valley Light Railway== |
==Derwent Valley Light Railway== |
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[[File:DVLR and farming museum - Tivedshambo 2009-06-21.jpg|thumb|A train on the Derwent Valley Light Railway]] |
[[File:DVLR and farming museum - Tivedshambo 2009-06-21.jpg|thumb|A train on the Derwent Valley Light Railway]] |
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The museum lies on the trackbed of the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]] - a privately-owned standard-gauge railway which ran from [[Layerthorpe]] on the outskirts of [[York]] to [[Cliffe, Selby|Cliffe Common]] near [[Selby]]. This closed in 1981, but a small section has been restored as part of the museum. |
The museum lies on the trackbed of the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]] - a privately-owned standard-gauge railway which ran from [[Layerthorpe]] on the outskirts of [[York]] to [[Cliffe, Selby|Cliffe Common]] near [[Selby]]. This closed in 1981, but a small section has been restored as part of the museum. It opened in 1993, and incorporates a station building formerly located at [[Wheldrake]]. There is approximately {{convert|0.75|mi}} of track running towards York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dvlr.org.uk/blackberry%20article2.htm|title=The Blackberry Line|last=Waudby|first=Mark|publisher=The Railway Magazine|date=October 1999|accessdate=10 March 2009}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Main Entrance area (RLH).JPG| Main entrance area |
File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Main Entrance area (RLH).JPG| Main entrance area |
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File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display front area (RLH).JPG| Front display |
File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display front area (RLH).JPG| Front display area in main barn |
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File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display rear area (RLH).JPG| Rear display |
File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display rear area (RLH).JPG| Rear display area in main barn |
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File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display middle area (RLH).JPG| Middle display |
File:Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park York, England - Barn Display middle area (RLH).JPG| Middle display area in main barn |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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Revision as of 23:31, 19 April 2010
Established | 1982 |
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Location | Murton Park, York, England |
Type | Farming Museum, Living History Centre |
Website | http://www.murtonpark.co.uk/ |
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is located in Murton Park near York in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 10 acres, and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming. The museum has built up a large collection of artefacts that illustrate the history of farm mechanisation. The collection also contains domestic items and other documentary material relating to the social structure of rural life in the area.
The site is also home to the last surviving stretch of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, part of whose archive is also in the museum's collection.
The museum shares the site with the Danelaw Centre for Living History. Living history facilities include a mock Roman fort called Brigantium, which is a disguised outdoor classroom designed to cater for up to 65 children at a time. There are also buildings dedicated to the Tudor and Viking ages, including a Dark Age village and how they farmed the land centuries ago.
History and collection
The museum opened in 1982. It was originally designed to house a growing collection of farm machinery that had been donated by various farms from North and East Yorkshire to the East Yorkshire Farm Machinery Preservation Society and stored at Burton Constable.
The core of the collection focuses on the development of the mechanisation of farming during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A wide variety of items are on display, divided between two main exhibition galleries, the Four Seasons Gallery and the Livestock Gallery. A number of rare breeds of livestock are kept on site.
The Four Seasons Gallery looks at the farming year, and the different practices and tools which are used across the four seasons. There is also a granary display and a recreated Victorian ironmonger's shop.
The Livestock building considers the rearing and farming of a variety of types of livestock. This also includes a display of James Herriot's veterinary surgery.
The museum is also home to a large manuscript archive which can be viewed on appointment. Subjects covered in the archive include: manorial documents, agricultural machinery manufacturers' accounts, the Women's Land Army, the Derwent Valley Light Railway, the Cleveland Bay Horse Society, and a huge array of miscellaneous accounts, correspondence, certificates, photographs, maps and prints. There is also a sizeable library on-site which contains numerous historic journals, manuals, text books, and magazines. This can be accessed by appointment.
Farming families
During 2007-2008, a project which involved interviewing a number of different farming families was completed. This provides an audiovisual display of different types of farms from around Yorkshire, including Dairy, Sheep, Pigs and Arable crops, both organic and those using Agrochemicals, an artificial inseminater and some subsistence farms. A new audiovisual room was built as part of the project.
Derwent Valley Light Railway
The museum lies on the trackbed of the Derwent Valley Light Railway - a privately-owned standard-gauge railway which ran from Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby. This closed in 1981, but a small section has been restored as part of the museum. It opened in 1993, and incorporates a station building formerly located at Wheldrake. There is approximately 0.75 miles (1.21 km) of track running towards York.[1]
Gallery
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Main entrance area
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Front display area in main barn
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Rear display area in main barn
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Middle display area in main barn
References
- ^ Waudby, Mark (October 1999). "The Blackberry Line". The Railway Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2009.