Exhibition – The Lost and Found

An exhibition showcasing a collection of archival 35mm slide film photographs. This presentation consists of a stranger’s mountaineering adventures across the Alps from the 1970s to the 2000s.

The exhibition is free to visit and is located on the first floor of the Ancient High House.

Available during the Ancient High House’s opening hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Please be aware that this Exhibition is held on the first floor of the Ancient High House, up a flight of stairs. There are steps to enter into the building and then 17 more wide steps with a handrail to get to the first floor.

Exhibition – If Walls Could Talk

Learn more about the traces of the past that remain on the walls of the house, left by its past inhabitants. The Ancient High House has witnessed hundreds of years of history and has featured in the lives of many different people. Discover more about the markings, decorations and graffiti that they have left behind.

The exhibition is free to visit and is located on the first floor of the Ancient High House.

Please be aware that this Exhibition is held on the first floor of the Ancient High House, up a flight of stairs. There are steps to enter into the building and then 17 more wide steps with a handrail to get to the first floor. For toilets, the womens is on the first floor too, a few feet from the Exhibition room. As for the mens toilets, these are up another flight of 17 steps, on the second floor. Historic Stafford staff are always present to assist you if required.

Available during the Ancient High House’s opening hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Exhibition – The High Sheriff’s Art Competition

Our first art exhibition of the year is now on display until February.

‘The High Sheriffs’ Prison Art Competition’ showcases various pieces art done by prisoners, from memory, with the given theme being ‘All Things Staffordshire’. Come along to have a look at this and the adjacent ‘Borough Broderers’ Exhibition which is running simultaneously.

The exhibition will be running during usual Ancient High House opening hours, Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 4pm. Entrance is free but donations are kindly accepted.

Please be aware that this Exhibition is held on the first floor of the Ancient High House, up a flight of stairs. There are steps to enter into the building and then 17 more wide steps with a handrail to get to the first floor. For toilets, the womens is on the first floor too, a few feet from the Exhibition room. As for the mens toilets, these are up another flight of 17 steps, on the second floor. Historic Stafford staff are always present to assist you if required.

Exhibition – The Borough Broderers

Join us at the Ancient High House for a small exhibition which showcases some of the work done by the Borough Broderers. This group created most of the fantastic embroidery work seen around the Ancient High House, from bedsheets to curtains and footstools.

Come along to peak behind the scenes and learn about this group. And if this interests you, why not consider joining one of our current embroidery workshop groups to continue their legacy! You can find details of these on our ‘Whats On’ page.

The exhibition will be running during usual Ancient High House opening hours, Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 4pm. Entrance is free but donations are kindly accepted.

Please be aware that this Exhibition is held on the first floor of the Ancient High House, up a flight of stairs. There are steps to enter into the building and then 17 more wide steps with a handrail to get to the first floor. For toilets, the womens is on the first floor too, a few feet from the Exhibition room. As for the mens toilets, these are up another flight of 17 steps, on the second floor. Historic Stafford staff are always present to assist you if required.