Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume
Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume
41 Friar Gate
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1DA
England
Website
Telephone
01332 715181
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
The Alfred Goodey Collection
- 25 October 2014 — 22 February 2015 *on now
This exhibition is the second in a series dedicated to the museums’ extensive and ever-popular collection of old Derby pictures, donated by local art collector Alfred Goodey between 1936 and 1945.
Explore the old pubs of Derby further through our historical “crawl” and discover a long and celebrated connection with beer that endures through the city’s celebrated reputation as the real ale capital of Britain.
Website
http://www.derbymuseums.org/events/goodey2/#.VH2rFmfp-jY
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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