Cannon Hall

Om museet

A house stood on the Cannon Hall site as early as the 13th century, and the name is thought to come from its first recorded occupant, Gilbert Canun. John Spencer bought the estate in 1673, and for almost 300 years the Spencer and later Spencer Stanhope families enlarged the house and its grounds, using wealth from the local iron trade. In the 18th century wings were added for a library and a drawing room, rooms were built on the upper floors in the 1790s for a very large family, and a Jacobean-style ballroom was the last major addition in the late 19th century.

Several family members were artists, among them John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, Gertrude Spencer Stanhope and the painter Evelyn De Morgan. The family archive survives in Barnsley Archives and Local Studies.

The last of the line, Elizabeth Spencer Stanhope, sold the hall to Barnsley Corporation in 1951. It became a museum in 1957, when the house was almost empty, so the first curator had to build a collection from scratch. Today the museum shows paintings, drawings, ceramics, glass, metalwork and furniture in historic room settings and in galleries, and it hosts the De Morgan Galleries with works by Evelyn De Morgan and her husband William De Morgan. The house stands in about 70 acres of parkland and walled gardens and is run by Barnsley Museums.

Højdepunkter

• One of the finest groups of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings in the country
• De Morgan Galleries with paintings by Evelyn De Morgan and ceramics by William De Morgan
• Collections of Yorkshire and international glass, Art Nouveau metalwork and studio ceramics
• Historic rooms including the library, drawing room and Jacobean-style ballroom
• Victorian kitchens and servants' hall in the basement
• Walled gardens, parkland, deer shelter and a large adventure play area

Permanent udstilling

• De Morgan Galleries – Galleries devoted to the paintings of Evelyn De Morgan and the ceramics of her husband William De Morgan.

Grundlagt

1957

Ejer

Barnsley Museums (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Der er gratis entré.

Admission to the museum, park and gardens is free; donations are welcome. No booking is needed. Car park charges apply: £1 for two hours, £5 all day (coaches £5 all day).

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning

A lift serves the first and second floors (glass and De Morgan collections); ask staff for help. The Victorian kitchens and servants' hall are reached step-free through the walled garden. Space to Change toilets are in the hall and at the Pavilion cafe. Accessible parking is in the main car park (closed at 4pm) and a few bays outside the hall, first come first served. Some areas of the country park are hard to use with a wheelchair. Sensory backpacks and sunflower lanyards can be borrowed free, sensory baskets are in two ground-floor rooms, most videos have subtitles, and audio descriptions and Makaton videos are available. Some basement rooms are dark and the steps up to the ballroom have low colour contrast.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Puslerum
• Legeplads / legehjørne

A fenced adventure play area with slides, swings, a roundabout, climbing frames and accessible equipment, plus tepees, balance beams and woodland trails in the park. Sensory backpacks and sensory items in the museum rooms. Baby change facilities in the Pear Tree Pantry and in the basement.

Transport & parkering

Address for satnav: Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley S75 4AT.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

The Pavilion cafe in the park (children's menu, takeaway) and the Pear Tree Pantry in the walled garden. There is a gift shop. Picnics are welcome in the grounds.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Bryllupper / vielser

Wedding ceremonies can be held in the Deer Shelter, library or ballroom, with the walled garden for drinks receptions. Contact weddings@barnsley.gov.uk.

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