Home School Session at Beckford’s Tower

Join Beckford’s Tower for a thought-provoking session exploring the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans.

Through the museum collection, artefacts, discussion and reflections we will examine William Beckford’s role and wealth and its lasting impact. This session is designed to support deeper learning and thinking for older learners, therefore it has been designed for 12-17 year olds.

Session: 14:30 – 15:30. There is space in the landscape where you can bring food to enjoy outside before or afterwards.

£5.00 per child.
1st adult free then £3.00 for any additional adults 

Children must be accompanied by an adult (max. 4 children per adult).

We are running this session in collaboration with TREE.  

About TREE

The Trust for Records of Enslavement and Emancipation (TREE) is an independent heritage foundation based in Bath, dedicated to preserving and interpreting original documents that record the realities of British colonial slavery and its legacies. The collection includes 18th and 19th century estate inventories, compensation records, and Caribbean newspapers.

For this session, TREE will display two original framed artefacts from its archive:

The Culloden Estate Appraisement (Tobago, 1817) – a detailed inventory listing the names, roles, and assigned monetary values of the enslaved people on the Culloden plantation. It provides an unfiltered record of how human lives were categorised as property within Britain’s colonial economy.

The Cardiff Estate Appraisement (Jamaica, 1814) – an earlier valuation document created following the death of an estate owner, used to assess the financial worth of land, property, and enslaved labourers. It offers insight into how the trade in people and property shaped the wealth of British families and institutions.

Both are accompanied by A2 display boards that interpret the context and help visitors reflect on the human stories within these records. TREE works with museums, schools, and universities to make such materials accessible through education, research, and public engagement.

Due to limited space on the workshop, please do not bring siblings who will not be taking part. Please contact us if this presents a barrier to attendance.

Contact [email protected]

Please be aware that the Tower and landscape explore subjects of abuse, enslavement and exploitation.

Parking is available.

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