Museum Rooms

Over the past few years, most of the rooms in the museum have undergone refurbishment. Please come and visit is to see what is on offer.

The Costume Gallery is now a fabulous venue for weddings and seminars and other events. Councillor Joe Holliday donated his share of Cumbria County Council funds to this room which meant we could remove the old heavy wooden panelling and redecorate the space, turning it into the lovely light room you see today, which includes digital video equipment.

The Curwen/Mary Queen of Scots Room would normally display ‘The Luck of Workington’ however,  it had to be sent away for inheritance valuation purposes as it was on loan from Mrs. Thornely, the head of the Curwen family who died recently.  We do still have on display an original window from the Chapel in Workington Hall, the Curwen Kettle and an original door from the Hall.

The Exhibition Gallery is an ideal space for many activities including conferences, weddings and parties with video technology, disco equipment and Improved lighting

We have a magnificent display of Rugby League memorabilia collected by Joe Holliday, over his lifetime.  Joe was a lifelong supporter of rugby league and has had three books published on the subject.  We have on display the history of Workington Town Rugby League Club through memorabilia, photographs, shirts, and much more.

The Education Room has again been upgraded.  This room was upgraded some years ago with the help of the Peoples Millions Lottery grant and now has undergone another makeover with many more artefacts displayed relating to the areas industrial past.  The reference library has also been moved into the Education Room.

The Schoose Room, which overlooks Schoose Farm, the Hall’s home farm, now houses an audio/visual interactive unit depicting the life of John Christian Curwen, the forefather of modern agriculture.

We now have a second sporting exhibition in this room displaying many shields and cups and memorabilia relating to various sports as well as the Workington Reds Football Club.

We have created a room dedicated to all things Harrington.  Memorabilia has been collected depicting Harrington’s past and a striking visual display shows details and information relating to all the ships built in Harrington.

A visit to the Victorian Parlour is like taking a step back in time and shows a typical parlour set out and ready for tea.