Honeywood Museum by Carshalton
Ponds
Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3NX Telephone: 020 8770 4297
e-mail: lbshoneywood@btconnect.com
The Friends of Honeywood Museum Who are we?
We are a charity formed to raise funds to support the work of the staff at Honeywood Museum.
We have paid for many items for the house over the years. Most recently we have contributed to the very successful schools programme run by the staff at Honeywood by providing such things as a replica Roman helmet, utensils for a Tudor banquet, costumes and Victorian toys. We have helped to re-decorate the old scullery and a dedicated team regularly help with children’s workshops during the school holidays. The large, circular “Tudor” pavilion (tent) that appears in the garden in the spring, was also bought by the Friends. This is used in the summer for school groups and children’s workshops.
With Honeywood gaining Museum status in 2008, The Friends of the Heritage Centre became The Friends of Honeywood Museum.
We hope to interest the wider public in the Museum
To do this we organise a series of talks each year, usually on local history, that are open to everyone.
What else do we do?
Voluntary Stewards
We organise a volunteer team who help out in the house on special occasions.
Fund Raising
We raise money from subscriptions, talks and special events such as our annual summer Garden Party in the walled garden at Honeywood as well as our very successful annual Christmas show. Our second-hand book stall does a roaring trade outside the house on Sunday afternoons from April to October.
Newsletter
The Friends' Newsletter is published 3 times a year to keep our members up to date.
Honfleur - Lily Kirk Edwards
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The Friends have recently bought this watercolour for the museum collection. It possibly shows the waterfront at Honfleur in Normandy, and was painted by Lily Kirk Edwards. Lily lived in Honeywood. She was the adopted daughter of John Pattinson Kirk and his wife Leah who bought Honeywood in 1883. Lily was an accomplished and recognised artist, known to have painted in northern France and Belgium .This view may be based on Honfleur in Normandy. This is the first painting of Lily’s Honeywood has seen
Midday in Carshalton - Brian Burrage
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Also purchased recently is this splendid contemporary view of Carshalton High Street by Brian Burrage. One day someone will see the advertising board for spit-roasted chickens and chuckle at the price; probably sooner than we think! We have lots of historic local views but little in the way of modern ones to show our future generations what Carshalton was like at the beginning of the 21st century
Thanks to Paul Williams for the photographs above,
Thursday 23rd April at 7.30pm - Finding Fuel and Building Materials: wood, coal and the local landscape - an illustrated talk by John Phillips after our Annual General Meeting
Saturday 25th April at
7.30pm -
Heritage Quiz
at Carshalton Water Tower. If you would like to make up a team of four
contact Julia Gertz of the Friends of the Water Tower (020 8647 0984),
Tickets £2.50 each (includes a glass of wine)
Thursday 28th May at 7.30pm -
"Gertrude Jekyll and sources for garden history"
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a talk by Julian Pooley of Surrey County Council Heritage Centre
Thursday 23rd July at 7.30pm - Do it Yourself by Choice or Chance: the story of Frank Dickenson and Little Holland House - an illustrated talk by Val Murphy
Thursday 24th September at 7.30pm - Medieval Markets, Fairs and Early shops - many of you will have enjoyed Vivian Lovett's wonderful talk on Surrey Street Market and this talk promises to be just as fascinating
TALK POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES - REVISED DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED Thursday 22nd October at 7.30pm - The Oaks Uncovered - an illustrated talk by Paul Williams and John Phillips on the new research and excavation results at the Oaks
Thursday 12th November at 7.30pm - Remember, Remember - the story of Gunpowder an Brocks Fireworks Factory - Tony Brett Young and John Phillips take up the theme of Bonfire Night with an illustrated talk
Thursday 26th November at 7.30pm - Dylan & Dickens at Christmas - a talk by Joan and Peter Duvalle, with mulled wine and mince pies at the interval (Tickets £7)
Booking - Tickets £2.50 (£3.50 for non-members) from Sue Horne on 020 8773 0185
Come & Join Us
Membership of the Friends gives you free admission to the house as well as reduced tickets to Friends’ and Honeywood events. The current Subscription is £6.00 for single membership and £10.00 for a family (2 adults and 2 children) per annum
To print out our Membership Form click here: MS Word Document or PDF Document
The members of the committee are:
Chairman: Mike
Bale
Secretary: Sue Horne
Treasurer: Sue
Whitham, MBE
Membership Secretary: Stan Coleman
Committee Members: John Monks, Elizabeth Price (co-opted), Ken Watts, Sylvia Watts, Paul Williams and Shirley Williams
Contact us c/o
Honeywood Museum, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM5 3NX
Telephone 020 8770
4297
Email:
lbshoneywood@btconnect.com, putting 'Friends' in the subject line
All images and text on this web site are Copyright © The Friends of Honeywood Museum 2010
