Category: News
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Christmas and New Year Opening Hours for 2025-26
We are open as normal throughout the festive season except: Christmas Eve: We open as normal and close at 1:30pm...
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New Season Opening Hours 2025
Our opening hours in 2025: Coffee House opening times (10am to 4pm) resume on Thursday 2 Jan 2025 The Museum...
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Settle Market Square
Museum no: 2022.1.35.4 Date: 1881-1898 Photographer: Michael Horner Object type: Wet plate collodion glass plate negative (digitally inverted) Location: Market Square, Settle This photograph...
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Who was Dr Buck?
Dr Charles William Buck (1851-1932) was born in Kirkgate, Settle, the son of Richard Hardacre Buck and his second wife,...
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What’s an ‘Accredited’ museum?
Accreditation The Museum of North Craven Life at The Folly was delighted to receive the news that we had achieved...
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North Craven Building Preservation Trust buys the former NatWest Bank in Settle
The North Craven Building Preservation Trust has purchased the Grade II listed, former NatWest Bank on the Market Place in...
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Folly Coffee House wins Museum Cafe of the Year award
We’re delighted that the Folly Coffee House has won the prestigious title of Museum Café of the Year at the...
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Trust celebrates funding news
We are delighted to announce that The Folly will receive £270,500 from the MEND fund, which helps safeguard nation’s cultural...
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What’s in an online exhibition?
If (like me) you are new to the Museum of North Craven Life, you might be wondering where to start....
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Meet Our Bloggers…
Hello! We are Ashleigh and Jess, the two new digital content volunteers at the Museum of North Craven Life –...
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The Folly Buys the Horner Collection!
We have been blown away by Settle’s amazing response to our fundraiser to buy the Horner Collection! Over £5000 has...
