University Archive to host Heritage Open Day events 2024

Every year around September, Heritage Open Days events are held throughout England. This year’s events will be held between the 6th and 15th September. 

Following a successful first run last year, the Open University Archive will be holding events again this year – including displays of archive material in the Library Atrium and Archive Research Room and historical tours of the Walton Hall campus. These events will be held during the afternoons of the 11th, 12th and 13th September. For further details and to book tickets for the tours, visit the Eventbrite links below:

Eventbrite page for Wednesday 11th September

Eventbrite page for Thursday 12th September

Eventbrite page for Friday 13th September

Note that booking is not required to visit the displays.

Photo description: The exact date of this photograph of Walton Hall is unknown but it was probably taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The man standing behind the cows to the left is Brigadier Eric Earle who - through his marriage to Diana Harley - owned the estate until his death in 1965. The man on the right is the Earles' farm manager, Mr. Brown.