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ArtsKeele
Hidden Treasures
Heritage Open Day
9 September
10.00am-4.30pm
Keele Hall, Keele University
Free Entry
North Staffordshire was founded
on the site, and became Keele
University in 1962. Families
and children may enjoy the
woodland walks; the tours
and Raven Mason will be of
historical interest and some
older children may find them
interesting. The Keele estate
was owned by the Sneyd family
and the first Keele Hall was
built in 1580 and rebuilt to
Anthony Salvin’s design in
1855-1860. There will be guided
tours of the Hall.
The Raven Mason Collection
based in Keele Hall will be open
for visitors to view an exhibition
of Mason’s Ironstone China
and Porcelain. The Chapel is
open to visitors around services.
Designed by George Pace
and dedicated in 1965, it is
the first purpose-designed
ecumenical place of worship
in the UK. There are services
at 10.15am (Ecumenical)
and 12.30pm )Catholic Mass)
and the Chapel will be open
for viewing from 1:30pm
onwards. The campus has
over 600 acres of landscaped
grounds, farmland, woodland
and University buildings and
facilities. There are leaflets
for self-guided walks around
the campus and arboretum.
Refreshments will be available
in Keele Hall.
Special Collections
and Archives
Open All Year
by appointment
Keele University
Free Entry
The Special Collections
and Archives comprise a
variety of material, such as
medieval manuscripts, seals,
correspondence, ledgers, maps,
plans, watercolours, sketches,
lantern plates, photographs, rare
books and microfilm. The major
collections and archives include
Arnold Bennett Papers, Wilfred
Bloor Papers, Foundations
of British Sociology Archive,
T. E. Hulme Collection, William
Jack Collection, Knight and Sons
Papers, A.D. Lindsay Papers,
Karl Mannheim Papers, Paget
Papers, Ray Pahl Papers, Pape
Collection, Raymond Richards
Collection, Sneyd Papers,
Spode Papers, Tamworth Court
Rolls, Warrillow Collection,
and J.C. Wedgwood Papers.
The Local Collection comprises
over 5,000 books, plus
pamphlets, newspapers,
journals, directories and
maps relating to the history
of Staffordshire, Cheshire,
Derbyshire and Shropshire.
The archives are open to the
general public as well as the
academic community.
To consult material from
the Archives, please make
an appointment.
h.burton@keele.ac.uk
01782 733237