Turn back Time down the high street

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Turn back Time down the high street

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Anyone see it last nite?

It was interesting they had a Butcher a baker a grocer and ironmonger and they started
off as a trader in the theme of victorian shopkeepers.

The meat was hung outside the shop, the Butcher had a whole pig to sell!
The Baker burnt the bread! and we were given an insight into what they used to
add to the bread to make it go further, sawdust and other bits to bulk the bread
up!

Edwardian period next week!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/ ... -tv-review
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Post by Teifi »

I watched this programme and thoroughly enjoyed it - I was
really interested in how the different families coped with
the experience of Victorian times. Didn't know that women
were not allowed at the front of the shops and had to stay
in the background all the time (outrageous!).

The blacksmith (ironmonger) was really resourceful making
candles and candle sticks to boost his trade - and did the
grocer ever manage to sell all of the the "biggest cheese in
the world"? And I'm sure the pig must have been going off
by the end of the programme!

On the whole I thought the families entered into the
spirit of the experiment very well and look
forward to the coming episodes
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Re: Turn back Time down the high street

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Did you hear this at the end?
Turn Back Time: The High Street

Event: Turn Back Time Pop-Up Shop, Wolverhampton
Dates: November 12th - 14th, 10:00 - 17:00 (Sunday, 10.30-16.30)

Visit the Turn Back Time 1930s grocer's shop. Find out how to research your own high street history and get hands on with local artefacts.

Location: Unit 36, The Mander Centre, 2 Victoria Arcade, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. WV1 3QD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhis ... ands.shtml
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grangers14 wrote:Did you hear this at the end?
Turn Back Time: The High Street

Event: Turn Back Time Pop-Up Shop, Wolverhampton
Dates: November 12th - 14th, 10:00 - 17:00 (Sunday, 10.30-16.30)

Visit the Turn Back Time 1930s grocer's shop. Find out how to research your own high street history and get hands on with local artefacts.

Location: Unit 36, The Mander Centre, 2 Victoria Arcade, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. WV1 3QD

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhis ... ands.shtml


You are so clever!!
I have been trying to find it!

Who fancies this then!
wasn't it good!

I love this series

why on earth haven't the Black Country Living museum
or Beamish done something like this

BLM could have done this and do it every year as an event
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Re: Turn back Time down the high street

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Yes really good.
If you go here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/

and click on your area of the map it shows things that are on.
Looks like our nearest is Sunderland.
Jo :)
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4 Candles !
Englands Green and Pleasant Land.
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mikleed wrote:4 Candles !


Handles for forks!
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grangers14 wrote:Yes really good.
If you go here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/

and click on your area of the map it shows things that are on.
Looks like our nearest is Sunderland.
Jo :)


Thank you for the link Grangers they are having ine in Leeds so will try and get there if I can.

Annie
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I'd love to hear about it if anyone goes.
Are you far from Leeds Annie?
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It takes about 1 hour and 1/2 on bus , but they are only every hour from where I live and it's a nightmare driving to Leeds then finding parking so it's bus or train, I really would like to see it though.

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