August: Visit to Mr Straw's House

Our August meeting is a visit to Mr Straw's House, in Worksop.  This National Trust property is an Edwardian semi-detached house whose contents have remained largely unchanged since the 1920s.

Contact the secretary for details if you have not already booked.

Richard Bell gave a talk about the Sand House, a Victorian marvel. This was built in the 19th century in Doncaster. It was a large house with several bedrooms, a ballroom and stable block, which was all cut out of solid sandstone. Also cut out of sandstone was a long passage or gallery with larger than life size carvings which included an elephant with a mahout.