A Musical Party at Bessie Surtees House

On Sunday 21st September Bessie Surtees House will play host to The 1635 Household who will display and discuss musical instruments and the role of domestic music in a gentry household of the early seventeenth century. Members of the household, all dressed in period costume, will sing and play pieces from Dowland, Byrd, Tallis and other composers from the early modern period to provide a fitting atmosphere to this wonderful building.

Timings & Tours

Sunday 21 September:

11am-3pm

Location & directions

Bessie Surtees House, 41-44 Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 3JF

Contact on day:

Fiona Sime

Telephone number:

+447388968692

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The public rooms are only accessed by stairs, the historic floors are slightly uneven.

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