Discover the charm of Baysgarth House
A Grade II listed gem featuring a museum, cozy café, and exciting workshops & events. Perfect for a day out in North Lincolnshire!
Due to essential conservation work as part or our restoration programme, Baysgarth House is closed to the public. Live events in Baysgarth Park are unaffected by this closure. We will post details of reopening as soon as possible.
We're on a mission to restore Baysgarth House to its former glory.
From bricks to bollards, roof repairs to door replacements, we have some interesting ways in which you can make a tangible difference. Become a friend of Baysgarth by buying something new or simply donating today. Every bit helps!
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Set in more than 30 acres of parkland, Baysgarth House, a Grade II* listed building, was an ancestral home of the Nelthorpe family between 1620 and 1792 when it was sold to William Graburn, after which it passed through a succession of owners until it was bought in 1889 by barrister Robert Wright Taylor whose father, also Robert, lived at New Hall on Newport.
Robert Wright Taylor’s son, Stanbury, was killed at Ypres in September 1917 and a memorial to him is fixed on the main gate of the park. In 1930, following Robert Wright Taylor’s death his daughter Mrs Thomas Ramsden donated both Baysgarth House and its park to Barton upon Humber Urban District Council for use by the community.
Having been a family home for over 200 years, it initially found a purpose as a base for Air Raid Precaution volunteers during WW2. After the war, the house was leased to Barton Grammar School before providing offices for the local council. By 1981 it housed a local history museum, which was taken on by the charity CHAMP (Community, Heritage, Arts & Media Project) in 2004.
The museum closed in 2019 but it is now leased by The Ropewalk and is undergoing a programme of refurbishment and due to open in May 2025.
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