Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume

41 Friar Gate
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1DA
England

Website

www.derby.gov.uk/museums

www.derbymuseums.org

E-mail

Louise.Hilland@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

01332 715181

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You can see the ground floor dining room, drawing room and morning room as they might have been in Joseph Pickford's time. A Georgian bedroom and dressing room have been recreated on the first floor, while on the top floor there is a servant's bedroom complete with straw mattress. The kitchen and laundry have been reconstructed, together with a cellar, pantry and housekeeper's cupboard, so that visitors can get an idea of what life was like for the servants working below stairs in Georgian times. One of the cellars is equipped as an air-raid shelter of the 1940s.

Venue Type:

Museum, Gallery, Historic house or home

 Opening hours

Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00
Sun & bank holidays 13.00-16.00

 Admission charges

Free

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Resources

Children at War

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/LearningwithDerbyMuseums.htm

During this highly interactive workshop pupils will experience what it was like to shelter in the Pickford's House cellar during an air raid attack. They will also be trained as Air Raid Wardens and learn how to deal with several different scenarios including gas attacks, incendiary bombs, and civilian casualties. Pupils will explore the causes and effects of rationing on people’s lives during the Second World War using original examples of ration books and replica foodstuffs and posters. Cost: £60
Optional extra: Make a miniature Anderson shelter, £20

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

House and Homes

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/LearningwithDerbyMuseums.htm

Mr or Mrs Pickford will welcome pupils to the house and take them on a guided tour discussing the role of each room and the sorts of activities they and their family do there. Pupils will be encouraged to make comparisons with similar rooms in their own homes and to investigate a number of household objects. from the past.
Cost: £60
Optional extra: Make a clay house plaque, £20

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

Houses and Homes Discovery Box

Houses and Homes £10 per day

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

Time Travel Toys

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/LearningwithDerbyMuseums.htm

Pupils will be encouraged to think about life before electricity and batteries. They will handle and play with a range of moving toys that need no batteries and discuss how these toys work and the forces involved.
Cost: £60
Optional extra: Make a cup and ball toy or a thaumatrope, £20

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

Victorian Life Discovery Box

Victorian Life £10 per day

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

Victorian Voyage!

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/LearningwithDerbyMuseums.htm

Pupils will be put in role as prospective applicants for a new servant post at Pickford's House by our Victorian Housekeeper. All pupils will be given items of costume to wear and encouraged to participate in a range of hands-on activities. Cost: £60
Optional extra: Make a Victorian pegdoll, £20

How to obtain

Phone 01332 641901 to book

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