Following the end of the First World War, a TB Sanatorium was set up on the road to Hebden. Memories of this hospital can be found here.

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Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Eswatini (Swaziland), Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Shetland Islands, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Ukraine, United States.

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The Museum has seen the installation of two new display cabinets earlier in the year and is in the process of having a new central heating system installed and a new medical cabinet which should be ready by the end of the year.

The Museum leaflets have also been redesigned and are free to visitors. There is a children’s trail which has proved very popular with the younger visitors.

The Museum website, professionally designed by W3BWORKS, is currently maintained and run by a team of volunteers from the Museum. Please let us know if there are any comments.

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The Yorkshire Post Weekend Magazine of 7 May 2022 listed five Folk Museums in Yorkshire, including Grassington at number 2, offering a chance to discover what everyday life was like for people in the past.

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New for 2022 are two major display cabinets built by Jonas Hartley of James Wilding Joinery. The one in the downstairs entrance room near the window contains various electronic calculators,  slide rules and phones which some of us remember using in the not-so-distant past! Other shelves contain an eclectic mix of sewing accessories, a selection of tuning forks, records, and the Punkt Roller, a device used for the treatment of obesity, rheumatism and constipation.

The upstairs cabinet situated alongside the staircase bannister includes an interesting display of gentlemen’s accessories, old tobacco tins and packets, a collection of coins and various shoe & clog making equipment.

In addition, the Museum underwent the renewal of all lighting and a partial re-wiring in summer 2020. Decorating was undertaken in the winter of 2020/21 together with a new CCTV unit, and a new central heating boiler was installed in May 2021.

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The Museum will have a starring role in the forthcoming series of All Creatures Great and Small. Filming took place during the week commencing 16 May 2022, during which time the Museum was temporarily closed to visitors. A visit to the village would not only give you an opportunity to visit the Museum but also to see the key buildings used in the filming.

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