Loans Service

'History's in the Box'

Do you use our Loans Service?
We have a comprehensive Loan Service available now, covering most of the subjects that you can study at Tullie House. Loans come in sturdy boxes and are carefully packed to preserve the objects during transport.
Inside the boxes you will find a selection of objects and notes. Some contain worksheets and other resources to support classroom use.

NEW for this year
Ten different ideas on how to use your loan as well as two different templates for recording artefacts.
Loans can be borrowed for half a term. You are responsible for collecting and returning the box. Boxes not collected in the first two weeks of the half term may be reallocated.  Some loans are very popular, so please book in advance to avoid disappointment. We accept bookings for the current and following term.

Costs of Loans
FREE to User Group Members.
£40 per half term to non User Group Members.
Book a Loan
To book a loan please contact:
Chris Smith
Schools Outreach Officer
01228 618762,  ChrisS@Carlisle.gov.uk

We have Loans on the following topics:

• Natural History:
  Fossils - original fossils to look at extinct animals and how
  fossils were formed.
  Rocks and Minerals - rocks and minerals from Cumbria.
  Skulls and Bones - bones of various native animals.
  Stuffed animals and birds  - assorted species for Science or Art.

  Coming soon - Minibeasts, Food Web and Night Animals loans
  These sets contain 'real' animals large and small, both stuffed and embedded in resin along with notes and actvities.

• Prehistory - items relating to the Stone Age and Bronze Age, including arrowheads and axeheads.
• Egyptians (History/Geography) - replicas related to Egyptian Life, Death and After-life and modern day Egyptian artefacts such as flag and items of clothing.
• Roman:
  Roman Artefacts - objects relating to Roman Life in Britain including pottery building materials, brooches and coins.
  Roman Pottery Sorting Box - lots of Roman pottery to sort - just as an archaeologist would.
   
• Anglo - Saxon - replica Anglo-Saxon artefacts including pottery, coins and runes.  Also includes two boys and girls costumes.
• 18th century - Border Reivers costume and DVD about the Reivers.
   
• Victorian:
  Victorian artefacts - objects relating to Victorian home life including clogs, irons, possers and slates.
  Victorian adult costume - a selection.
  Victorian children's costume - boy's and girl's clothing including boy's dress worn prior to 'breeching'.
  Crinoline - set of crinoline and costume to accompany it.
• World War 2 - objects relating to the Home Front including clothing, helmets, gas masks ration books and identity cards.
   
• 1930s Onwards - objects related to the War and post war period including clothes and shoes, pottery items, sewing patterns and books.
• 1950s and 1960s - suitcase containing objects from these two decades including toys, fabrics, kitchen items and books.
• Light box - objects looking at the history of light from rush lights and candles to battery torches and fibre optics.
   
• Time Line Box - objects covering Prehistory, Roman, Medieval and Victorian times to put into a time line.
• Assorted clothes (Victorian to 1960s)
   
• Original Toys and Games - a suitcase full of old toys, games and books  including toys with different mechanisms such as clockwork.
   
• Replica Toys - replicas of old toys, looking specifically at movement.  Could be used to support Science QCA units 1E and 2E.
   
• The Seaside - a suitcase full of seaside related objects such as buckets and spades, swimming costumes and postcards.

Art Loans
Portraits - four sets of copies of six paintings from the Museum collection to support a study of portraits for KS1.