The 1940s Cast Iron House will close to visitors from Monday 29 April 2019, the last day of opening to visitors will be Sunday 28. This is to enable the objects to be packed up and moved out by 31 May, as part of the Forging Ahead programme of works for the new Visitor Centre.
The demonstrator post will be moved to other buildings on site, including opening Gripton’s Radio Shop on weekends, Bank Holidays and holidays.
The Cast Iron Houses will be dismantled and reconstructed as part of the new town development, with one house continuing to depict the Vernon family in the 1940s and the house next door reflecting a 1950s home, with the bedrooms being opened up and displayed for the first time.
The 1940s room objects will be packed and stored away during the closure period. Features such as the range, fireplace and bathroom furniture will be removed by the appointed contractor, stored during the de-build and re-instated.
Many of the cast iron objects from the cast iron exhibition, which closed in March, are being cleaned and returned to store, with a number of them positioned to be highlights on future store tours. A cast iron fireplace is being installed in Doo’s ‘Photo Studio Parlour’. The contents of the Print Shed are being relocated to the small classroom behind the main school building, with the plan to recruit volunteers to operate and demonstrate the equipment in the near future.
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