Bantock House - The First Floor

On the first floor, you can find out more about the skills, trades and people that made Wolverhampton famous.

Baldwin Bantock's original billiard room has recently been recreated to offer an interactive look at the lives of six great men from Victorian Wolverhampton. Delve inside the billiard table's drawers, play games and browse through albums to find out how these men lived and how their work shaped the town.

Also brand new for 2007 is the Community Gallery. This space is home to a rolling programme of exhibitions that combine the knowledge and memories of local people with objects from our own collections.

In the main gallery on the first floor, you will find selected items from our Decorative Arts collection, including japanned ware, enamels, steel jewellery and locks. Soon, however, this space will be transformed into a lady's bedroom and nursery in order to display these beautiful objects in a more natural and interactive setting. This work, along with the creation of a new servants' room, is due to be completed by the end of 2008. Watch this space!

This BSL signed video is part of a signed guide that Deaf visitors to Bantock House can use to enhance their visit to the house.

Content written by Susannah Stapleton for Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service. Videos produced by Zebra Uno.

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