Since its creation as a hunting lodge nearly 400 years ago, the walls of Kiplin Hall have heard music of all kinds. From the trumpet of the hunting horn to scales and arpeggios on the piano, visitors are invited to follow the beat back through the centuries in a new music themed exhibition.

Alongside the exhibition a trail has been created in the historic rooms of the hall. Museum staff and volunteers were invited to share what music comes to mind when they think of a certain object, person, or place from Kiplin’s past. These notions have been collected and displayed in the hall with a digital link to the music playlist.

Visitors can listen to the track on their own smart device in the museum, or later at home, using the well-known app Spotify.

Today we explore an item in the museum collection that celebrates agricultural innovation, a silver prize cup. The cup was presented for ‘The best six acres of turnips completely hoed’ in 1769, when Christopher Crowe the Younger lived at Kiplin Hall (1716 – 1776). Kiplin Hall was not just a house but a whole estate. An important part of the local economy providing jobs and food. Improving the yield of the land was a key priority of land owners.

Programming Curator at Kiplin, Alice Rose, selected the track to go with this item. She picked Combine Harvester by The Wurzels because “Christopher Crowe the Younger was an agriculturalist. He invented new farming equipment in the 18th century. I expect he would have loved a combine harvester if they were around at the time!”

Join us next week as we explore the next stop on the trail. From The Wurzels to stories of civil war! Kiplin Hall and Gardens is open 6 days a week, closed on Thursdays. For more information visit kiplinhall.co.uk. Visitors who wish to enjoy the Spotify trail in the museum are asked to bring their own headphones.