Barnsley Museums
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We've been thinking long and hard about how to make a first standout post on here so here it goes....
Hello, how are you?
We've been thinking long and hard about how to make a first standout post on here so here it goes....
Hello, how are you?
#AlphabetChallenge A new exhibition is opening at The Cooper Gallery on 17 January: Straight A's by John Ledger.
A deeply personal look into the adult life of Barnsley born artist, John Ledger, told through five powerful themes: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing, and Art #WeekAForAbstract
A deeply personal look into the adult life of Barnsley born artist, John Ledger, told through five powerful themes: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing, and Art #WeekAForAbstract
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
#AlphabetChallenge A new exhibition is opening at The Cooper Gallery on 17 January: Straight A's by John Ledger.
A deeply personal look into the adult life of Barnsley born artist, John Ledger, told through five powerful themes: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing, and Art #WeekAForAbstract
A deeply personal look into the adult life of Barnsley born artist, John Ledger, told through five powerful themes: Anxiety, Anorexia, Alcohol, Ageing, and Art #WeekAForAbstract
The story of a WW2 hero...
Australian pilot Sgt Alex Hollingworth was believed to be heading back to RAF Dalton when the engine failed. He saved possibly hundreds of lives by crashing into the nearby quarry rather than the surrounding terraced streets.
Australian pilot Sgt Alex Hollingworth was believed to be heading back to RAF Dalton when the engine failed. He saved possibly hundreds of lives by crashing into the nearby quarry rather than the surrounding terraced streets.
January 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
The story of a WW2 hero...
Australian pilot Sgt Alex Hollingworth was believed to be heading back to RAF Dalton when the engine failed. He saved possibly hundreds of lives by crashing into the nearby quarry rather than the surrounding terraced streets.
Australian pilot Sgt Alex Hollingworth was believed to be heading back to RAF Dalton when the engine failed. He saved possibly hundreds of lives by crashing into the nearby quarry rather than the surrounding terraced streets.
🧩 #MuseumJigsaws 🧩 are back for 2026!
'La Lecture dans la Campagne' by Henri Charles Antoine Baron
Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw...
Baron was an important French painter in the 19th century
#jigsaw #puzzle #game #art
'La Lecture dans la Campagne' by Henri Charles Antoine Baron
Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw...
Baron was an important French painter in the 19th century
#jigsaw #puzzle #game #art
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
🧩 #MuseumJigsaws 🧩 are back for 2026!
'La Lecture dans la Campagne' by Henri Charles Antoine Baron
Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw...
Baron was an important French painter in the 19th century
#jigsaw #puzzle #game #art
'La Lecture dans la Campagne' by Henri Charles Antoine Baron
Simply follow this link ➡ bit.ly/CooperJigsaw...
Baron was an important French painter in the 19th century
#jigsaw #puzzle #game #art
Missed us? We're back for 2026 ☺️
#StopTheGif or screenshot this post to determine your New Year's resolution.
#StopTheGif or screenshot this post to determine your New Year's resolution.
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Missed us? We're back for 2026 ☺️
#StopTheGif or screenshot this post to determine your New Year's resolution.
#StopTheGif or screenshot this post to determine your New Year's resolution.
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"God rest the old year, God bless the new. Life is worth living when friendship is true"
Happy new year to all our visitors and supporters, see you again in 2026! ✨
Happy new year to all our visitors and supporters, see you again in 2026! ✨
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"God rest the old year, God bless the new. Life is worth living when friendship is true"
Happy new year to all our visitors and supporters, see you again in 2026! ✨
Happy new year to all our visitors and supporters, see you again in 2026! ✨
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In 2023 I got sidetracked at work & now a new Christmas tradition was born
From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends
From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends
Two years ago today, Barnsley Youth Choir performed 'Christmas Eve' on BBC Radio 4.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In 2023 I got sidetracked at work & now a new Christmas tradition was born
From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends
From the research I've done Arthur Godfrey sounds like such a fascinating man I tracked down his last Barnsley address which was on the same street my dad grew up on I want to think the Godfrey's and Hardy's were friends
Two years ago today, Barnsley Youth Choir performed 'Christmas Eve' on BBC Radio 4.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
December 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Two years ago today, Barnsley Youth Choir performed 'Christmas Eve' on BBC Radio 4.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
It was the first time that the carol, written by a Barnsley bottle maker, Arthur Godfrey, had been sung by a choir in the 21st century after being lost for 90 years until we found it again in 2023.
Happy Christmas Eve Eve!
Play #StopTheGif to find out what's on top of your Barnsley Museums wish list 🎄 🎅 ☃️ 🌟
Play #StopTheGif to find out what's on top of your Barnsley Museums wish list 🎄 🎅 ☃️ 🌟
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Happy Christmas Eve Eve!
Play #StopTheGif to find out what's on top of your Barnsley Museums wish list 🎄 🎅 ☃️ 🌟
Play #StopTheGif to find out what's on top of your Barnsley Museums wish list 🎄 🎅 ☃️ 🌟
'Have you seen yon Christmas tree, reyt by tarn hall steps?'
This poem by Les Law features in the Christmas special of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, which can be found in all the usual podcast places
🎙️bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters
This poem by Les Law features in the Christmas special of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, which can be found in all the usual podcast places
🎙️bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
'Have you seen yon Christmas tree, reyt by tarn hall steps?'
This poem by Les Law features in the Christmas special of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, which can be found in all the usual podcast places
🎙️bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters
This poem by Les Law features in the Christmas special of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, which can be found in all the usual podcast places
🎙️bit.ly/BarnsleyMuseumsNatters
🎄Wentworth Castle College for teacher training in 1948
🎄The Barnsley Electricity Showroom on Eldon Street
🎄Barnsley Baths trimmed up for Christmas
Open door 23 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
🎄The Barnsley Electricity Showroom on Eldon Street
🎄Barnsley Baths trimmed up for Christmas
Open door 23 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎄Wentworth Castle College for teacher training in 1948
🎄The Barnsley Electricity Showroom on Eldon Street
🎄Barnsley Baths trimmed up for Christmas
Open door 23 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
🎄The Barnsley Electricity Showroom on Eldon Street
🎄Barnsley Baths trimmed up for Christmas
Open door 23 of the #BarnsleyChristmas Advent Calendar
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
#OnThisDay in 1933 The Barnsley Chronicle printed Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey.
Arthur wanted his Christmas carol to be sung around Barnsley & District at Christmastide. We're not sure if that happened at the time but since we rediscovered it in 2023 lots of people are ♥️
Arthur wanted his Christmas carol to be sung around Barnsley & District at Christmastide. We're not sure if that happened at the time but since we rediscovered it in 2023 lots of people are ♥️
December 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#OnThisDay in 1933 The Barnsley Chronicle printed Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey.
Arthur wanted his Christmas carol to be sung around Barnsley & District at Christmastide. We're not sure if that happened at the time but since we rediscovered it in 2023 lots of people are ♥️
Arthur wanted his Christmas carol to be sung around Barnsley & District at Christmastide. We're not sure if that happened at the time but since we rediscovered it in 2023 lots of people are ♥️
More #BarnsleyChristmas memories, this time Cheapside in the 1990s
Open door 22 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open door 22 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
More #BarnsleyChristmas memories, this time Cheapside in the 1990s
Open door 22 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open door 22 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
We know that lots of you have fond memories of visiting the santa's grotto at the co-op and Butterfields and Massies - which was your favourite?
Open door 21 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open door 21 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We know that lots of you have fond memories of visiting the santa's grotto at the co-op and Butterfields and Massies - which was your favourite?
Open door 21 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open door 21 of our Advent Calendar for your daily jigsaw and video bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
🎄Christmas celebrations at Blacker Hill Infants School (date unknown)
🎅Thurnscoe Hill Infant School Christmas nativity,1985
☃️Athersley Junior School, 1970
🎁Goldthorpe Junior School, 1944
Open Door 20 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
🎅Thurnscoe Hill Infant School Christmas nativity,1985
☃️Athersley Junior School, 1970
🎁Goldthorpe Junior School, 1944
Open Door 20 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎄Christmas celebrations at Blacker Hill Infants School (date unknown)
🎅Thurnscoe Hill Infant School Christmas nativity,1985
☃️Athersley Junior School, 1970
🎁Goldthorpe Junior School, 1944
Open Door 20 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
🎅Thurnscoe Hill Infant School Christmas nativity,1985
☃️Athersley Junior School, 1970
🎁Goldthorpe Junior School, 1944
Open Door 20 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Christmas tins! Some of you will recognise these from Barnsley Canister Company, better known locally as the tin oyle
Open Door 19 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open Door 19 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Christmas tins! Some of you will recognise these from Barnsley Canister Company, better known locally as the tin oyle
Open Door 19 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Open Door 19 of our Advent Calendar bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
You'll need sellotape at home tonight...
We've found something creepier than dolls in our collections. Found while looking for Christmas content in a box of material from a Barnsley post office.
We've found something creepier than dolls in our collections. Found while looking for Christmas content in a box of material from a Barnsley post office.
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
You'll need sellotape at home tonight...
We've found something creepier than dolls in our collections. Found while looking for Christmas content in a box of material from a Barnsley post office.
We've found something creepier than dolls in our collections. Found while looking for Christmas content in a box of material from a Barnsley post office.
We'll be a bit quieter on here from tomorrow as we have a Christmas break.
Here's the obligatory Christmas episode of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast - just search Barnsley Museums in your podcast provider or follow the links below
Here's the obligatory Christmas episode of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast - just search Barnsley Museums in your podcast provider or follow the links below
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We'll be a bit quieter on here from tomorrow as we have a Christmas break.
Here's the obligatory Christmas episode of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast - just search Barnsley Museums in your podcast provider or follow the links below
Here's the obligatory Christmas episode of the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast - just search Barnsley Museums in your podcast provider or follow the links below
#ArchiveAdventCalendar The #ArchiveElves are looking through old editions of the Barnsley Chronicle
We hold the complete Barnsley Chronicle archive as well as having free access to the British Newspaper Archive
We hold the complete Barnsley Chronicle archive as well as having free access to the British Newspaper Archive
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#ArchiveAdventCalendar The #ArchiveElves are looking through old editions of the Barnsley Chronicle
We hold the complete Barnsley Chronicle archive as well as having free access to the British Newspaper Archive
We hold the complete Barnsley Chronicle archive as well as having free access to the British Newspaper Archive
Yes we did have the pun in mind before making this post!
#ArchivesElves is the #ArchiveAdvent theme today and Barnsley Archives have some new helpers.
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Yes we did have the pun in mind before making this post!
#ArchivesElves is the #ArchiveAdvent theme today and Barnsley Archives have some new helpers.
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
December 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#ArchivesElves is the #ArchiveAdvent theme today and Barnsley Archives have some new helpers.
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
We're assuming as they're working in the store that their elf and safety is up to date
We have been asking you to send us your snowy pics and you haven't let us down!
Roger has captured Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens in the snow
Open Door 18 of the #BarnsleyChristmas advent calendar for your daily jigsaw puzzle and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Roger has captured Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens in the snow
Open Door 18 of the #BarnsleyChristmas advent calendar for your daily jigsaw puzzle and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We have been asking you to send us your snowy pics and you haven't let us down!
Roger has captured Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens in the snow
Open Door 18 of the #BarnsleyChristmas advent calendar for your daily jigsaw puzzle and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
Roger has captured Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens in the snow
Open Door 18 of the #BarnsleyChristmas advent calendar for your daily jigsaw puzzle and video
bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025
We have similar, although ours doesn't say Christmas on the front the greeting on the back says "I'll be back for Christmas Dinner"
We're not sure if George Burnett made it home for his Christmas dinner but we do know that he survived the war!
We're not sure if George Burnett made it home for his Christmas dinner but we do know that he survived the war!
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We have similar, although ours doesn't say Christmas on the front the greeting on the back says "I'll be back for Christmas Dinner"
We're not sure if George Burnett made it home for his Christmas dinner but we do know that he survived the war!
We're not sure if George Burnett made it home for his Christmas dinner but we do know that he survived the war!
#ArchiveAdventCalendar We've been looking for an excuse to share this brightly coloured advertisement that was displayed in a Barnsley post office - A smoking Santa, how times have changed! #ChristmasColours
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#ArchiveAdventCalendar We've been looking for an excuse to share this brightly coloured advertisement that was displayed in a Barnsley post office - A smoking Santa, how times have changed! #ChristmasColours
If you're looking for a distraction today, search "Victorian pig Christmas cards" in Google
You're welcome 🐷🐽
You're welcome 🐷🐽
We were curious by this Christmas card so we got the original out and yes, there does appear to be two little pigs pulling the sleigh! 🐖 🐽
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you're looking for a distraction today, search "Victorian pig Christmas cards" in Google
You're welcome 🐷🐽
You're welcome 🐷🐽