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I thought it was worth pointing out that there is a museum in Christchurch (Hampshire, UK) of the same name: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/redhouse.htm 86.16.36.95 ( talk) 08:33, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
The section on closure is over long and gives WP:UNDUE weight about the council finances. J3Mrs ( talk) 18:00, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Since the following paragraphs have been deleted from the article, I am moving them here so that the information and references remain available. These paragraphs put the subject of the article into current political context, showing both the Council's valid reasons for closing it (financial) and the objectors' valid reasons for keeping it open (educational, cultural, etc.), plus full references.
As of July 2016, Kirklees Council was considering closing Red House, the Tolson Museum and Dewsbury Museum, due to funding cuts. According to the The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, "The council has decided it can only afford to run two museums in the borough – one for North Kirklees and one for Huddersfield and South Kirklees." [1] The Council for British Archaeology, Yorkshire, says: "The local authority looks to make savings on the service of £531,000 by 2017-18." [2] The Daily Mail says: "The decision has been criticised by groups celebrating the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë's birth, who insist the museum building should be protected because of its unique history and literary links. It also quotes Jacqueline Ryder, Chairwoman of the Friends of Red House Museum, who says: "This news confirms our worst fears after months of rumour and speculation. Red House is a rare example of a yeoman clothier's family house and workplace, complete with outbuildings and historic, award-winning gardens. It was owned and run by the Taylor family for hundreds of years, who made a substantial contribution to the area's textile industry." [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
As 2016, the museum was handing out to visitors a questionnaire relating to the threatened closure of some of its museums, including Red House. The questionnaire invites the respondent to tick options which do not include keeping the museums open. [9] Kirklees Council says that it is responsible for Red House Museum as a historic house, however at the same time it argues that a museum is not a building but its displayed contents. [10] The Council's consultation period regarding the current plan for museum closure was the three weeks following 4 July 2016, and the consultation day for Red House was Tuesday 19 July at 6 pm. [11]
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I thought it was worth pointing out that there is a museum in Christchurch (Hampshire, UK) of the same name: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/redhouse.htm 86.16.36.95 ( talk) 08:33, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
The section on closure is over long and gives WP:UNDUE weight about the council finances. J3Mrs ( talk) 18:00, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Since the following paragraphs have been deleted from the article, I am moving them here so that the information and references remain available. These paragraphs put the subject of the article into current political context, showing both the Council's valid reasons for closing it (financial) and the objectors' valid reasons for keeping it open (educational, cultural, etc.), plus full references.
As of July 2016, Kirklees Council was considering closing Red House, the Tolson Museum and Dewsbury Museum, due to funding cuts. According to the The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, "The council has decided it can only afford to run two museums in the borough – one for North Kirklees and one for Huddersfield and South Kirklees." [1] The Council for British Archaeology, Yorkshire, says: "The local authority looks to make savings on the service of £531,000 by 2017-18." [2] The Daily Mail says: "The decision has been criticised by groups celebrating the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë's birth, who insist the museum building should be protected because of its unique history and literary links. It also quotes Jacqueline Ryder, Chairwoman of the Friends of Red House Museum, who says: "This news confirms our worst fears after months of rumour and speculation. Red House is a rare example of a yeoman clothier's family house and workplace, complete with outbuildings and historic, award-winning gardens. It was owned and run by the Taylor family for hundreds of years, who made a substantial contribution to the area's textile industry." [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
As 2016, the museum was handing out to visitors a questionnaire relating to the threatened closure of some of its museums, including Red House. The questionnaire invites the respondent to tick options which do not include keeping the museums open. [9] Kirklees Council says that it is responsible for Red House Museum as a historic house, however at the same time it argues that a museum is not a building but its displayed contents. [10] The Council's consultation period regarding the current plan for museum closure was the three weeks following 4 July 2016, and the consultation day for Red House was Tuesday 19 July at 6 pm. [11]