Sutton House (a National Trust property)
Sutton House is a sixteenth century house, preserved by the National Trust for its architectural and historic importance. One of the main functions of the property is to promote and facilitate community education.
Main Activity
The historic rooms in Sutton House are open to the public Thursday to Sunday every week (excluding some holidays). The property also holds a wide range of events, including concerts and art exhibitions. Education is a key focus of the property and the education programme offers a variety of schemes, aimed at young children to adults.
Description
Situated in the heart of Hackney, Sutton House is the oldest domestic building in the east end of London. It was built by a Tudor courtier during the reign of Henry VIII and over the past four hundred years the house has served a variety of functions including school house, church institute, trades union headquarters and a squat for the homeless. Sutton House is now owned by the National Trust and is used as an education resource by local schools and community groups and is also open to the general public. The smooth running of Sutton House depends on the valuable contribution provided by volunteers. The house's volunteer team carries out a wide range of tasks including staffing the shop and admissions, tour guiding, wedding stewarding and a variety of marketing and administrative tasks. Volunteers are also of vital importance to Sutton House's community learning team epitomised by their contribution to the highly successful, monthly Family Days bring together volunteers in an event designed to bring the past to life for visitors of all ages, with stories, games, music and crafts. The community learning team also needs volunteers to support school programmes, a project for the elderly and a range of other events!
Sectors: heritage
