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Call Cranbrook 01580 715 904 Call Ashford 01233 660 851 MR NOAH’S NURSERY SCHOOL CIC https://mrnoahs.org OPEN DAY FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER MARLBOROUGH HOUSE S C H O O L ‘Excellent’ in all areas INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE, JANUARY 2023 A COUNTRY PREP SCHOOL WITH A TRULY INDIVIDUAL FOCUS WINNER 2023 DAY NURSERIES TOP 20 WINNER 2023 ECO SCHOOLS GREEN FLAG DISTINCTION NURSERY, PRE-PREP, PREP | VISIT MARLBOROUGHHOUSESCHOOL.CO.UK SHORTLISTED 2023 30 The Cake • Autumn 2023
LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM MATTERS CRANBROOK MUSEUM AND LOCAL HISTORY C.I.O. G Exhibition for August - October 2023 Readers who follow this column will know that the museum commissions three exhibitions every year. This year is no exception with the first of them being on the history of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst’s Pubs. Over the past 200 years there have been well over 30 inns and beer/ale houses with sadly only The George, the muchvalued Larkins and The Milk House in Sissinghurst remaining. If you missed this intriguing glimpse of our town’s past landscape, you can always pay us a visit and ask to see the archive! Our second exhibition featured the history of the museum itself. This year sees the 50th anniversary of Cranbrook Rural District Council’s inspired decision to hand over the lease of the building, the former medieval farm which served the church, to the Cranbrook and District Local History Society in 1973. A dedicated committee of volunteers and trustees set about turning a damp and rat-infested building into a museum with TWBC honoring the commitment in the 1990s, by carrying out a restoration of the Grade 2 listed building, making it a safe and charismatic location where the history and heritage of the town and locality is available for all to share. The Mayor, Deputy Lord Lieutenant, TWBC councilors, parish councilors, trustees, volunteers and History Society members celebrated this Golden Anniversary on a sunny Saturday in June. An exhibition featured the photographs and architect’s drawings of the restoration, the history of the building and the volunteers who have contributed to making the museum a significant feature of the town. Although this exhibition too has now finished, the archive remains available to view. Our current exhibition, which runs until we close for the year at the end of October, is a detailed examination of the Russell family who were the millers at Cranbrook Union Windmill for most of its working existence, and thanks to John Russell’s decision to sell it to KCC in 1958 for a shilling (5p), it remains a working mill and icon of the town. Not only were the Russell family millers and FREE ENTRY Open 2pm – 4.30pm Tues – Sat: inc Bank Holidays “This year sees the 50th anniversary of Cranbrook Rural District Council’s inspired decision to hand over the lease of the building, the former medieval farm which served the church, to the Cranbrook and District Local History Society in 1973” businessmen, running mills in and beyond Cranbrook, they also fostered artistic talents and their sketchbooks form part of the exhibition with Jane Pugh, who researched and curated it, contacting current family members from as far away as the USA and Australia. MORE INFORMATION Visit the museum between now and the end of October to see this exhibition – there’s free entry – or why not join the History Society and find out more about your town’s rich heritage? Details on our website cranbrookmuseum.org The Cake • Autumn 2023 31
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