Preston Farm Museum
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Preston Park (officially Preston Hall Park) is a 100-acre (0.40 km2) public park in Preston-on-Tees, England. It hosts multiple events each year and is located next to the River Tees.
The land was originally a private residence with large grounds but has since become the property of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council after being purchased from Sir Robert Ropner. and was redeveloped in 2010-12, with the Museum reopening in 2012.
Ponds in the Park
Parking is free, but the Preston Park Museum & Grounds and Butterfly World have small admission charges.The museum has a volunteer community with its participants ranging from students to the retired. They carry out roles in the Museum such as gardening, gallery stewarding, supporting learning and costumed interpreters on the Victorian Street.
Hall museum
It was not until 1882, when the estate and lands were sold to Robert Ropner for the princely sum of £27,500 (£1,328,525.00 in modern money), that the Preston Hall building of today was built.
Ropner was a wealthy shipping and industrial magnate and in common with the style of the times demanded a home to befit his status in society. Major alterations included the addition of a Winter Garden, Music Room, Billiard Room, entrance portico and extensive landscaped parkland - all ‘must haves’ of the Victorian age.
A Victorian style street, part of Preston Hall's museum
The Hall & Park were served by legions of staff, from a butler and cook through to maids and stable hands. Gardeners would tend the grounds and supply the kitchen with produce from the walled garden, which was restored and reopened to the public in 2012.
In 1937 the Hall & Park passed into the hands of a number of companies before being purchased by Stockton Corporation (now the Borough Council) in 1947.The site officially opened as Preston Hall Museum and Park in 1953 and has continued to bring pleasure to generations of visitors young and old ever since.
Items on display at the museum
Following a successful bid for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, the Museum and Park have recently[when?] reopened following extensive redevelopment work. The £7 million transformation has seen significant improvements to facilities, including better access, the repair and conservation of the Grade II listed building and the development of further features, interpretation and exhibits.
Exhibits in the museum include the Yarm helmet, a c. 10th-century Viking Age helmet found in Yarm. It is the first relatively complete Anglo-Scandinavian helmet found in Britain and only the second Viking helmet discovered in north-west Europe.
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*A very scenic location! Nice flight👍*
Appreciated David thanks for watching 👍😀
Beautiful looking place. Great video.
Thank you very much Simon it's very good of you to visit and watch 👍👍
Beautiful place to fly. Lovely flight 👌
Hi Yvonne I really appreciate your comments thank you for watching 👍👍
Fabulous flight Steve beautiful grounds that would have been an impressive private home.👏👏🎥👍
Hi Jim many thanks for your support it's appreciated. 👍👍
Afternoon Steve WOW what a stunning place & beautiful weather😎Have a great weekend 💋💓
You too GoPro, have a fantastic weekend 👍👍😎
Nice job Steve 🙂
Morning Petr hope you're well, many thanks as always 😁👍
Such a beautiful building and lovely park. Wonderful aerial shots with nice flight plans and great video, Steve.🤘👌
Hi Hdi4eva I really appreciate your comment 👍👍🙏😎
Nice footage Steve. 👍👌
Looks great on the TV in 4k 👍
Think I need to get some updated footage next time I'm out and about on Custard 👍
Cheers Gary, it was good to have a meet up. 👍👍
Same here enjoyed it 👍
Good morning Steve hope your well buddy! Fantastic video as always watched from start to finish! What a beautiful looking building set in fantastic grounds! Amazing smooth footage as usual! Well done mate ! 👏👌👍
Jason I've remembered your name 😁, thank my mate for your great comments, I keep waiting for your next one, the last one of the bridges was Spot on, as you can see I don't do a lot of cinematic footage I've never really mastered it, I just do short bursts of footage, anyway hope you're not working too hard and manage to get out flying 👍👍😎
@@Steve53 haha you did mate 👌 oh it’s horrendous working in this heat, not too
Long to go now though! Well it looks amazing mate don’t put it down you’ve captured it brilliantly, really enjoyed watching it ! Thankyou mate, il have one out tomorrow, think it might be one of my best ones yet , was asked if I’d do this one 👍 enjoy the rest of your day Steve and keep up the good work as always! 👌👏👏
Great flight matey,liked it. 👌
Hi Doc, thank you for watching.
Nice flight, by the look of it you got there early. Lovely old house, must have been nice living there if you were a Ropner 🙂 I see some building work going on, any idea what it’s going to be Steve?
Hi Andy cheers for watching, yes we were there at 09:00, that's going to be an extension to the Museum, they have been working on it for some months now, anyway hope you're ok and managing to get out flying 👍👍😎