North Yorkshire

What can we learn from Roman milestones?

What can we learn from Roman milestones?

Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Compare prehistoric axes, from jadeite and flint to bronze

Explore extinction with birds once hunted for sport and food

Explore extinction with birds once hunted for sport and food

The Bombardment of Whitby, 1914, explored by William Scott Hodgson

The Bombardment of Whitby, 1914, explored by William Scott Hodgson

Life between Ice Ages – hyena teeth from Kirkdale Cave & artwork by Tim Hopgood

Life between Ice Ages – hyena teeth from Kirkdale Cave & artwork by Tim Hopgood

Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

Explore footballer Donald Bell’s Victoria Cross from the Somme

The intriguing ‘Scarborough ware’ that reveals medieval Scarborough Fair

The intriguing ‘Scarborough ware’ that reveals medieval Scarborough Fair

Discover a British World War One nurse awarded an Italian war medal

Discover a British World War One nurse awarded an Italian war medal

Arts and crafts from the Yorkshire workshop of Beatrice Carpenter

Arts and crafts from the Yorkshire workshop of Beatrice Carpenter

How did this navigation equipment serve those at sea?

How did this navigation equipment serve those at sea?

How did royal memorabilia by Laura Knight mark a constitutional crisis?

How did royal memorabilia by Laura Knight mark a constitutional crisis?

Discover the distinctive designs of clothing worn by fisherwomen

Discover the distinctive designs of clothing worn by fisherwomen

Discover Victorian dairies, butter making and butter design

Discover Victorian dairies, butter making and butter design

An Impressionist beach scene from the Yorkshire coast, by Florence Hess

An Impressionist beach scene from the Yorkshire coast, by Florence Hess

This painting reveals the story of the bombardment of Scarborough

This painting reveals the story of the bombardment of Scarborough

Design a railway poster inspired by H G Gawthorn’s Saltburn-by-Sea

Design a railway poster inspired by H G Gawthorn’s Saltburn-by-Sea

A Stone Age deer skull ‘headdress’ worn by the people of Star Carr

A Stone Age deer skull ‘headdress’ worn by the people of Star Carr

Broken sunglasses worn by Victoria Cross recipient Derek Seagrim

Broken sunglasses worn by Victoria Cross recipient Derek Seagrim

How did ‘Mousey Thompson’ make North Yorkshire furniture collectible?

How did ‘Mousey Thompson’ make North Yorkshire furniture collectible?

Lacemaking history and a lacemakers’ lamp that shared light before electricity

Lacemaking history and a lacemakers’ lamp that shared light before electricity

How were birch bark rolls used by Stone Age people at Star Carr?

How were birch bark rolls used by Stone Age people at Star Carr?

How might women have felt wearing the Land Army uniform?

How might women have felt wearing the Land Army uniform?

Explore lead mining with a waterwheel from the Dales

Explore lead mining with a waterwheel from the Dales

Explore truncheons, with stories of policing and the Chartist riots

Explore truncheons, with stories of policing and the Chartist riots

Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

Explore a variety of brooch designs from Roman Britain

The RNLI on the North Yorkshire coast – with Frederick Dade & Robert Ernest Roe

The RNLI on the North Yorkshire coast – with Frederick Dade & Robert Ernest Roe

What can we learn about past life and beliefs from a hogback stone?

What can we learn about past life and beliefs from a hogback stone?

Viking jewellery design with a man’s gold ring found in Yorkshire

Viking jewellery design with a man’s gold ring found in Yorkshire

Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

Compare arrow heads from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age

This delightful teddy survived a German U-boat attack

This delightful teddy survived a German U-boat attack

A critically-endangered turtle: food, fashion & the travels of Captain Cook

A critically-endangered turtle: food, fashion & the travels of Captain Cook

Explore why Herbert Royle’s Dales scenes featured on Christmas cards

Explore why Herbert Royle’s Dales scenes featured on Christmas cards

How did Ethel Walker paint Robin Hood’s Bay author Leo Walmsley?

How did Ethel Walker paint Robin Hood’s Bay author Leo Walmsley?

Stormy Victorian history paintings from the North Yorkshire coast by Robert Ernest Roe

Stormy Victorian history paintings from the North Yorkshire coast by Robert Ernest Roe

‘Fisher folk’ from Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay – by Edith Bateson & James Charles

‘Fisher folk’ from Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay – by Edith Bateson & James Charles

A commemorative sculpture of war poet Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett

A commemorative sculpture of war poet Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett

Make do and mend with home-made children’s toys

Make do and mend with home-made children’s toys

Explore composition at Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft

Explore composition at Whitby Harbour by Elias Bancroft

Explore subject matter from the North York Moors by John Atkinson

Explore subject matter from the North York Moors by John Atkinson

Was this curious carved post thought to ward off ‘witches’?

Was this curious carved post thought to ward off ‘witches’?

Did this damaged water bottle save a life during World War One?

Did this damaged water bottle save a life during World War One?

Why and how did soldiers make ‘trench art’?

Why and how did soldiers make ‘trench art’?

Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

Explore World War One rationing with the last loaf of bread

Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Explore Roman genius stones designed for protection

Why did a railwayman need a horn?

Why did a railwayman need a horn?

Would this money box help you save?

Would this money box help you save?

Debate a curious object carried to Yorkshire by Roman soldiers

Debate a curious object carried to Yorkshire by Roman soldiers

Is this North York Moors ‘hob’ folktale from Viking times?

Is this North York Moors ‘hob’ folktale from Viking times?

Find out why this carved gingerbread mould took resilience

Find out why this carved gingerbread mould took resilience

Exploring stoneware – was this versatile material the best for soft drinks?

Exploring stoneware – was this versatile material the best for soft drinks?

Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

Explore who received a British War Medal and medal iconography

Explore Roman ‘blacksmith’ pot designs & make your own relief work

Explore Roman ‘blacksmith’ pot designs & make your own relief work

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