Schools Service
Victorian Experience at The Heritage Centre
Key Stage 1/2 History
10am - 2pm
The Victorian Schoolroom
Dress up as a Victorian and re-enact a typical lesson with Ma'am (rote learning, use of slates and dip pens).
"Weaver's Cottage"
The room we call The Weaver’s Cottage demonstrates the hardship of Victorian living, bath-time and washday and a comparison between rich and poor costumes and toys.
Children will play with Victorian mill toys too.
Object Handling
Discover the names and uses of unusual Victorian artefacts, a hands-on experience giving a comparison of then and now.
Prices: (Sept 2010)
Victorian School Room £2.40
Weavers Cottage £2.40
Object Handling/Crafts £2.40
All 3 sessions £6.95
Note: Our special 'Victorian Christmas' package runs from November through to December each year. Our parlour maid tells you all about Christmas celebrations for rich and poor, the lesson in the school room includes carol singing and our craft activity is cracker making - a Victorian invention.
Prices: (Sept 2010)
Victorian School Room £2.60
Parlour £2.60
Craft £2.30
All 3 sessions £7.25
If you would like additional information about any of the educational activities included on this web site, our education officer will be pleased to discuss your requirements with you.
Telephone: (01625) 613210 fax: (01625) 617880
e-mail: education@macclesfield.silk.museum