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Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722464
Fax: +44 (0) 1539 722494
email: info@lakelandmuseum.org.uk
web site: www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk
On
the same site as Abbot Hall Art Gallery, the Museum of Lakeland
Life shows how our Cumbrian ancestors worked, lived and entertained
themselves in the changing social climate of the past 200 years.
Our ancestors are long gone, but their belongings live on to tell
their story.
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| LAKELAND
LIFE |
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Exhibits include a street scene with pharmacy, camera shop, toy shop
and tailorŐs shop. There are reconstructed workshops displaying curious
machinery and a furnished kitchen, bedroom and parlour from a typical
18th century Lakeland farmhouse. Elegant costumes and examples of
patchwork, embroidery and objects from the Arts and Crafts movement
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THE
WOOL TRADE |
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With the sheep population outweighing the human equivalent, it is
perhaps not surprising that spinning and weaving became a main source
of income and the abundant forests provided resources for the local
Bobbin Mills. A working mill can be seen at Stott Park, Newby Bridge.
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| CRAFT
DEMONSTRATIONS & COURSES |
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On select Wednesdays during Easter and the Summer, local experts demonstrate
the crafts of lace making, patchwork, spinning, woodworking, weaving,
basket making and other traditional skills. Please telephone for dates
and times. |
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| SWALLOWS
AND AMAZONS FOREVER! |
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Arthur RansomeŐs reconstructed study contains his writings and drawings,
his desk and typewriter and many of his personal belongings. Younger
children can enjoy Captain Flint's Locker, where they can discover
the Swallows & Amazons stories brought to life.
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