Youngsters enjoy a hands-on history lesson
PUPILS from Bradley Junior School near Huddersfield have been unearthing buried secrets at an historic country house in West Yorkshire.
They were given the opportunity to take part in a three-day archaeological investigation, organised by West Yorkshire Archae-ology Advisory Service and Kirklees Museums and Galleries, at Oakwell Hall near Birstall. The present house, which features in Charlotte Bronte's 'Shirley' as 'Fieldhead', was built in 1583 but the site has a history dating back to medieval times.
Graham Hebblethwaite, chief officer of West Yorkshire Joint Services, said: "Practical activities provide the best way of getting children interested in history. Working on archaeological projects gives them a feel for the past that cannot be provided in any other way – they are literally being put in touch with the past."
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