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Cannon Hall Museum

Address:
Cannon Hall Museum
Bark House Lane
Cawthorne
Barnsley
S75 4AT

Opening Times:

Opening Times

April to October:

Saturday to Wednesday

11am to 5pm

(last admission 4.15pm)

 

November to December (until christmas) and March:

Sundays only

11am to 4pm

(last admission 3.15pm)

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Description:

Cannon Hall is a country house museum set in 70 acres of historic parkland. For over two hundred years Cannon Hall was home to the Spencer (later Spencer-Stanhope) family, who made their fortune in the local iron industry.

In the 1760s the architect John Carr of York was employed by the family to enlarge the Hall and redesign the interior. Subsequent alterations include the addition of the magnificent oak-panelled Ballroom in 1891.

Cannon Hall also one of the most important collection of pear trees in the north of England in its large walled garden.

Contact Details:
Gareth Brettell 
Tel: 01226 790270
Email:cannonhall@barnsley.gov.uk

Learning Programmes:

Visits:

Victorian Kitchen
Victorian Servant
Environments Alive
Arty Fun and Artefacts
Language through paintings
Study Skills 

Workshops and resource boxes related to:

Un-'Locke-ing' Innovation and Victorian Inventor

Past Play

War at your Door and 1940s Life Crime Scene Cannon Hall

Fired Up Science

Victorian homes and households

Have a look at our resources called Hidden Stories, Slavery and Barnsley featured below.

Specialisms:

The museum is home to a collection of art including ceramics, glass, furniture and Old Master paintings, displayed in the Hall's Georgian and Victorian rooms.
The Hall also houses 'Charge', the Regimental Museum of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) and the Light Dragoons.