The Nursery

Shh! Quietly now. Nanny is bathing baby in a

hip bath whilst another one sleeps in a wicker crib. Another child combs her hair in front of the open fire. The fort was made in Germany in the 19th century.

 

On the floor is a well-worn rag rug – I am sure many of you can remember making them from old clothes cut into ribbons and threaded through

a sack. The abacus, used as a simple

counting toy was, in accomplished hands, capable of

complex

calculations.

The Kitchen

Domain of the hard working staff, with its wooden

wash tub, dolly, mangle and copper boiler. You will

see many interesting things on the shelves and on

the well-scrubbed table. See the row of bells on the

wall that were used to summon the cook to her mistress.

The Station Hotel

A Public House, the front of which was

originally in an underground station

arcade in London. We are very proud

of the elaborate costumes which belonged

to a Pearly King and Queen, it must have

taken hours to sow on all those

pearl buttons.