# THE WEARDALE MUSEUM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185086
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 29, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1185086


## Contact

- **Address:** High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn, BISHOP AUCKLAND
- **Postcode:** DL13 1HD
- **Phone:** 01388517433
- **Email:** zeldah@sky.com
- **Website:** www.weardalemuseum.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM COMPRISING ANY ITEMS OR EXHIBITS WHICH MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE PURCHASED ON BEHALF OF OR DONATED TO THE MUSEUM WHICH MAY BE DEEMED WORTHY OF PUBLIC DISPLAY (WHICH ITEMS OR EXHIBTS ARE HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE COLLECTION").

**Activities:** We are a small independent folk museum run by volunteers for the past 35 years and located at the High House Methodist Chapel .We provide a sense of place for those who live and visit Weardale by telling the stories of its history and heritage. We provide a family history service using our 70,000 database of Weardale families and we hold extensive collections of Weardale photographs and artefacts.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28, 2025 | £94249 | £60461 | — | — |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | £55304 | £74618 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | £193071 | £93032 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | £72850 | £88589 | — | — |
| Feb. 28, 2021 | £128594 | £91412 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Phillippa Carne Rowe** (Chair) — appointed April 26, 2019
- Dr Owain Gardner — appointed Nov. 2, 2021
- John Fenwick Jackson — appointed Nov. 3, 2021
- John Linsley Norman — appointed April 26, 2019
- Michael James Beer — appointed Feb. 6, 2024
- Philip Newbold — appointed Feb. 1, 2023
- RICHARD Marshall Alexander Robert Lawrie PhD — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- ROY ALLAN PERCIVAL — appointed April 26, 2019
- Susan Hindes — appointed Nov. 5, 2024
- William Robert Bevil Wilson — appointed Jan. 19, 2022