Heritage Open Days Tour: Ackworth School by archivist Celia Wolfe

An external tour of school buildings/grounds with a tour guide, lasting approximately one hour, with an additional optional 30 minutes Q&A s

By Pontefract Civic Society

Date and time

Location

Ackworth School

Pontefract Road Ackworth WF7 7LT United Kingdom

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Originally a Thomas Coram foundling hospital, the site was purchased by the Society of Friends in the 1770s for the establishment of a school. The buildings are extensive and impressive. Visitors will have access to the exterior and to the library for the Q&A session.The school was founded in 1779 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) to educate boys and girls.

Car parking for visitors is available, then meet at the front main entrance corridor 5 minutes before start time. There is a limited number of steps in and out of the buildings.

Organized by

Pontefract Civic Society