Christopher Whitehead Language College HISTORY DEPARTMENT

1. Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeHISTORY DEPARTMENT GCSE COURSEWORK HISTORY AROUND US

2. Where is it? what type of museum is it? Have you been there? How has the museum changed? Starter-What do you know about this building?

3. The Origins of the Commandery • The Commandery Was built about 1100 • It is the second oldest building in Worcester • Opposite – Worcester in the Middle Ages • The Commandery is bottom right (HW)

4. Skim reading skills. • Colour code the following information. • Identify names of owners • Dates of owners • Different uses of the building.

5. How have the uses of the commandery changed? • On A4 paper compile a uses of the Commandery chart. • Date Use/event Owner

6. Homework • Research the history of the commandery building and write a summary of its past.

7. The Great Hall Today

8. What are the key architectural features of the Commandery? • Objective to draw and learn key architectural features of the great hall. • Hammer Beam Roof • Bosses • Tracery • Curved Braces • Studding • Screen • Louvers • Use the A4 sheet to draw key features.

9. Architectural Terms Bosses Tie beams Braces Tracery Louvers

10. Studding Minstrels gallery Screen Bays

11. SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

12. Key Points for Question 1 • This question is about the great hall. • This was built in about 1500. • Over the years there have been many changes to the great hall. • Some of these changes can be seen. • Restoration has made some changes hard to see • What were the restorers trying to achieve? • Did they succeed?

13. Key Points for Question 1 • Some of these changes cannot be seen. • There is other evidence of these changes – drawings, photographs etc. • Sometimes it is difficult to find out about the changes –there is not enough evidence or parts have been restored. • The building only has a certain shelf life as a particular museum. Why?

14. Plan of the Great Hall

15. Architectural Terms Bosses Tie beams Braces Tracery Louvers

16. Studding Minstrels gallery Screen Bays

17. Overview This worksheet will give you a good overview of the answer to the question. WHAT EVIDENCE IS THERE OF CHANGES TO THE GREAT HALL?

18. Overview This worksheet will give you a good overview of the answer to the question. WHAT EVIDENCE IS THERE OF CHANGES TO THE GREAT HALL?

19. Floor Roof Walls Screen Windows Visual Evidence • Remember that you can look at the outside as well as the inside. • You should use the evidence from your visit to answer this part.

20. Examples of visual evidence Roof detail – solar room A boss in the roof Detail from the oriel window

21. Detail of C15 bench end

22. Other Types of Evidence • The oriel window, a drawing by HH Lines 1839. • What differences does it show from today?

23. Another version of the HH Lines drawing of 1839. This version is taken from the book #### by David Whitehead, published in 1972

25. Drawing of the great hall Taken from The Book of Worcester by David Whitehead, published 1976

26. Other Types of Evidence • An anonymous drawing of the back of the great hall. • What differences does it show from today?

27. Other Types of Evidence • A drawing of the great hall by Sir Aston Webb, 1800’s • What differences does it show from today?

28. Other Types of Evidence • A reconstruction by Pat Hughes, 1970,s showing how the great hall changed 1500 – 1651. • What differences does it show from today?

30. Watercolour by EA Phipson showing the driveway installed by Richard Mugg Mence

31. Guide to the City of Worcester c1950, containing photographs and text Other Types of Evidence

32. Other Types of Evidence • This photograph is from the 1948 guide to Worcester. • How is the great hall different from today?

33. Other Types of Evidence • 1970,s guide book, containing photographs and text

34. Other Types of Evidence • Modern guide book • Some of the text gives useful information e.g. about the roof

35. Other Types of Evidence • Architect’s drawings showing the construction of the roof • - nineteenth century

36. Other Types of Evidence

37. How Do We Know About The Commandery?

38. Problems in finding out • Front of the Commandery 1976 – before restoration. • What evidence may have been hidden? • What point in time did they restore it to?

39. Problems Posed By Restoration • Front of the Commandery 1990 after restoration • What point in time do you restore to? • Are there any practical limits to restoration?

40. Problems in finding out • Restoration of the oriel window 1975

41. Possible Inconsistencies in Evidence What is the inconsistency? Why might be the reasons for it?

42. It is no longer to be the Civil War centre. • There will be a focus on 6 different aspects of the Commandery’s history • The area will be extended to include Fort Royal park

43. The Commandery Civil War Centre The Commandery was a museum just about the Civil War • The outside of the Commandery leaflet • How many Civil War references can you find?

44. Listed Buildings • Buildings which are part of the country’s heritage are put on a list • The Commandery is a listed building • This means much of it cannot be altered

45. How might listed buildings be used? The Fownes Hotel . it was built in 1884 – but what as?

46. How might listed buildings be used? The Fownes glove factory

47. How might listed buildings be used?

48. How might listed buildings be used?

49. Other Attractions The Commandery faces competition for visitors 120 x 37 pixels - Avoncroft Museum Worcester County Cricket Club The Museum of Local Life

50. The Battle of Worcester