One of Britain’s Best Kept Secrets of WW2
September 6, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - September 16, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
The museum looks at the extraction of oil from both the Nottinghamshire countryside and oil rigs at sea. There are artefacts from the industry and the individuals involved in that industry.
One of World War Two’s best kept secret was the stationing of US oilmen from Oklahoma and Texas with the monks, then living at Kelham Hall. They were there to extract oil from wells underneath the Nottinghamshire countryside, with ‘nodding donkey’s’ installed at Duke’s Wood at Eakring and in other places. What made the story even stranger was that they were billeted at Kelham Hall, then home to the monks of the Society of the Sacred Mission. The museum tells their story, but also the wider story of oil production around the UK, through the experiences of the curator Kevin Topham.
Opening Times
Thursday 6 September: 1300 – 1700
Friday 7 September: 1300 – 1700
Saturday 8 September: 1300 – 1700
Sunday 9 September: 1300 – 1700
Thursday 13 September: 1300 – 1700
Friday 14 September: 1300 – 1700
Saturday 15 September: 1300 – 1700
Sunday 16 September: 1300 – 1700
Booking Details
No booking required
Additional Information
Parking charges may apply for parking at Kelham Hall Contact for the day: Viv Claxton 07787 514096
www.dukeswoodoilmuseum.com/