CHILDREN were able to travel back in time when Poppleton Tithe Barn opened to the public. Youngsters were able to play games such as skittles, quoits and cup and ball as well as dress up in period clothes when uniformed members of the Sealed Knot showed families what an English civil war soldier had to wear.
Visitors to the barn were also shown the complications of reloading a musket with gunpowder, wadding and shot in the heat of battle. Poppleton Tithe Barn is often referred to as Rupert’s Barn, because Prince Rupert is said to have billeted his men there on the way to the Battle Of Marston Moor in 1644. A diorama of the battleground showing hundreds of cavalry and infantry was on display.
More than 100 people discovered what the tithe barn looked like inside and viewed displays about its restoration at the Millennium. Many expressed interest in becoming Friends of the Barn and a significant number joined up.
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