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Virtual Tour Project |
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His Worship The Mayor of Tamworth, Councillor Michael H Cooper unveiling the Virtual Tour with help of Tamworth's MP and member's of the Friends. French and German pages were added in 2002 for overseas visitors to the Castle. In 2003 the Friends added a second "Virtual Tour" system ( VT2 ) in the Great Hall, the software is based on VT1 with the addition of "Kids Castle" for the younger visitors. We also added a BBC TV video about the Castles ghosts to VT1.
We wrote a new software program to display photographs of old Tamworth and the surrounding villages. To complete the project members of the Friends had to scan, research and write captions for over 1250 photographs, and we are still adding more.
The Friends Committee would like to thank the following for supporting the four
computer systems todate:- The Rawlet Trust, Tamworth Borough Council, Tamworth
Co-op, Wilnecote Motors, Tamworth Herald, The National Lottery and the
membership of the Friends. |
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School Education Visits |
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Castle offers a number of workshops and general visits for school parties,
plus non-school workshops during school holidays.
Victorian Wash Day - Day in a life of a Victorian maid - Old Toys - Everyday life in Victorian times The UK KEY STAGE 1 & 2 workshops include:-
Tudor Life at the Castle - Handling session exploring original and replica objects from domestic and battle life; children will be able to try on court costume and armour. Day in a life of Tudor
household - Half-day handling and role-play session. Children take on the
role of different members of the Tudor household. This activity focuses on the
difference between rich and poor, local history and the contrasts between
Tudor and modern life. UK KEY STAGE 3 - By the sword divided; The English civil war - An opportunity to get hands on experience of aspect of life during the bloody civil war. Students will be participating in a handling session; craft activity and role-play session including pike drill, hurdle and flag making. Worksheets - Accompany all workshops. Loans boxes - Free service available to schools within Tamworth Borough. Guided Tours - Focusing on the different uses of the castle rooms and the lives of its many inhabitants. Lunches - The Great
Hall, on ground floor level, accommodates approximately 100 children per sitting. |
During 2001 the Friends
installed a touchscreen "Virtual Tour" VT1 in the Great Hall of the
Castle, dedicated for the priority use of visitors with impaired mobility,
however the system is 
In 2005 we added two more
touchscreen computer systems, VT3 in the
Great Hall replacing VT2 which we moved to the Tamworth Story, to be housed in a
new case which also contains the new VT4 system.
