[Retlaw]

[quote=katex;912981]I'll answer that for you Garinda.

We had a surprise visit from a gentleman who works for H.B.C. at the meeting on Thursday. He is, at the moment, the Acting Manager of the Haworth. He was running a few ideas to us.

It was suggested about using the gallery as a museum too, but when the building was given to the town by the Haworths ....it was specified it should be used as an Art Gallery.

Seemingly, there is a plaque up there which states this, and we cannot go against the beneficiary's last wishes. Did wonder though if we could not insert something on the wording ... (only joking).

The stable block was suggested, but like all things ... H.B.C. have not got the money to even clean it up properly.
I've just been up the Haworth, yes there is a bronze plaque over the fire place, and it does say Museum and Art Gallery.
As for exhibiting things things as a museum would, there isn't room, they inherited some of the things that used to be in Oak Hill along with the items that Ann Haworth left.
Trouble is they have no room to permanently display them, and as for making use of other parts of the building, like the stable block etc, that again is a non starter. The Haworth is a listed building, not only the outside, but a large part of the inside as well, including the stable block & garage, they can't even change the door handles, unless with like, thats why I've had to repair two of them recently, nothing matching available.
Retlaw.