1 Nov 2014 – 1 Nov 2018
Exhibition 'The Bird Room' in Tolson Museum
The stunning Tolson Bird Room was opened in 1925 and is a splendid and rare example of historical collecting and display. Most of the birds are from even earlier; the collection was purchased as the nucleus of a museum for Huddersfield.
The evocative display cases were all handmade by Seth L Mosley, the museum's first curator. He displayed each species in its own particular environment, whether moorland or meadow; woodland or water.
There are Pheasants and Finches; Crows and Owls; Geese and Ducks and scores of small birds such as Golden Oriole, Yellowhammer and Pied Flycatcher. See also a splendid Peacock and a Bewick Swan from 1921.
