Exhibition shows pastures history
A NEW exhibition will look at the history of Beverley’s pastures and pasture masters.
The exhibition, ‘Pastures and Pasture Masters’, now open in the Beverley Community Museum at Beverley Guildhall.
It was prompted by recent changes to Freeman legislation, which changed the boundaries Freeman can be chosen from and for the first time allowed women to become Pasture Freeman.
Fiona Jenkinson, curator of the Guildhall, said: “The first exhibition in the community museum, when it opened 10 years ago, was about Beverley Westwood. This was a very popular exhibition and when the legislation was changed we thought it would be a good idea to extend the subject to look at all of the town’s pastures.
“The two less well-known pastures of Swinemoor and Figham were once much more popular, particularly with youngsters who often spend many long days there with jam sandwiches and bottles of pop. We have many lovely stories of people swimming at Bickle Bridge on Swinemoor or Chalky on Figham.
“How many of our residents today can remember ‘Grandad Tree’, ‘Hill 60’ or ‘Bump on the Westwood’?”
The Guildhall is open every Friday, from 10am to 4pm, with free admission.
The exhibition will continue until April 2012.
Further information on the Beverley Guildhall is available by visiting www.eastriding.gov.uk
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