Learning loan boxes

Packed with original and replica artefacts, our learning loan boxes help to support school topics, projects, or our on-site workshops.

Suitable for primary and secondary schools, with prices from £35 per half term.

Anglo-Saxons

Explore Anglo-Saxon life with this box full of exciting replicas based on local and national archaeological finds. This box contains clay pots, coins, sword hilt, shield boss and costume as well as a replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet.

£35 per half term 

English Civil War

Explore the Civil War era and how it impacted the local area both for soldiers and ordinary people. This box contains flags, lobster pot helmet, musketeer costume, cutlery set, replica food and reference books.

£35 per half term

Pre-historic Teeside

Perfect for exploring how our pre-historic ancestors would have lived within Teesside and developed with Tees Archaeology and River Tees Rediscovered. This box is full of authentic replicas including jet stones, skins, flint, bronze and pottery.

£35 per half term

Rivers

Discover the functions and features of rivers with particular focus on the mighty River Tees.  

£35 per half term

Romans

Explore Roman Teesside and discover how they lived and worked with links to the Roman Villa site at Ingleby Barwick.  

£35 per half term

Seaside Holidays

Take a historical trip to the beach with this fun collection of objects and memorabilia. Look inside to find original and replica artefacts including swimming trunks, souvenirs, penny lick and archive photographs.

£35 per half term

Toys through Time

Explore the different toys that have been played with through the decades including role play games, wooden, metal and plastic toys.

£35 per half term

Traditional Toys 

Discover what toys Victorian children would have played with using a huge range of replica wooden, metallic and windup toys for your group to try out. 

£35 per half term

Victorian Costume - KS1 

A great way to get into character by dressing up as Victorians, this box is a great way to complement our other Victorian themed boxes and contains 17 sets of mop caps/pinafores and flat caps/waistcoats. Suitable for Key Stage 1.

£50 per half term

Victorian Costume - KS2 

A great way to get into character by dressing up as Victorians, this box is a great way to complement our other Victorian themed boxes and contains 17 sets of mop caps/pinafores and flat caps/waistcoats. Suitable for Key Stage 2.

£50 per half term

Victorian Home 

Whether it was a small family cottage or a large middle class townhouse, life in a Victorian home was very different to life in a modern one. This box contains a variety of Victorian household objects to explore.

£35 per half term

Victorian Kitchen

Find out how different a Victorian kitchen was compared to our kitchen today. This box contains items such as bellows, pans, butter pats, wooden utensils, documents and old photographs.

£35 per half term

Victorian School Day

Learn all about Victorian schooling. This box contains items such as slates, inkwells, an abacus, maths cards, old photographs and a school bell.

£35 per half term

Victorian Wash Day 

Discover how labour intensive a simple everyday task such as washing clothing was within Victorian households. This box is full of original and replica objects including washboard, flat iron, poss stick, carbolic soap and costume.

£35 per half term 

Vikings 

Explore how the Vikings lived and worked in Teesside through a range of high quality replica objects. 

£35 per half term

WW1: A Soldier's Life

This box is full of original and replica items that highlight the realities of being out on the front line for a soldier. It includes uniform, Brodie helmet, medical supplies pack and Princess Mary Tin amongst many other items.

£35 per half term

WW1: The Home Front 

Learn about what life was like for the people in Britain during the war years. Full of original objects that explore the realities of how the war years affected the people of Teesside including propaganda, women's roles and everyday life.

£35 per half term

WW2

Discover what life was like for those left at home during the war years including rationing and evacuation. This box contains items such as a gas mask, evacuee suitcase, propaganda posters and warden helmet.

£35 per half term

1960's

Dive into the swinging 60s with this box full of wonderful colours and textures! A large selection of original clothing, books, pottery and soft furnishings. Also includes records of a local royal appearance at the Billingham Forum.

£35 per half term