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Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:32 pm
by Northern Lass
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
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:35 pm
by peterd
use to live in shepton mallet, and no rob not the prison
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:36 pm
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
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:03 pm
by grangers14
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
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:12 pm
by Northern Lass
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
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:24 pm
by grangers14
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
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:43 pm
by mikleed
4 Candles !
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:55 pm
by Northern Lass
mikleed wrote:4 Candles !
Handles for forks!
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:08 pm
by Annie
Thank you for the link Grangers they are having ine in Leeds so will try and get there if I can.
Annie
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:12 pm
by grangers14
I'd love to hear about it if anyone goes.
Are you far from Leeds Annie?
Jo
Re: Turn back Time down the high street
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:08 pm
by Annie
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.
Annie