BLISTS HILL Victorian town.
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BLISTS HILL Victorian town. |
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Industrial monuments are preserved in-situ alongside reconstructed Victorian buildings to recreate in an engaging way the environment of a late 19th century working town. Most buildings however have been rescued and re-erected, or are replicas of existing structures elsewhere. They form a fascinating Victorian town with a bank,
chemist, public house, tinsmiths, bakers, candle makers, saw mill, sweetshop, doctor's surgery, school, iron foundry, ironworks, railway siding, funfair and lots more. Visitors can exchange their modern money for Victorian pounds, shillings and pence. Museum staff in authentic costumes demonstrate everything from candle dipping to
casting iron. Outside in the well stocked cottage gardens there are pigs, goats and chickens, and you probably encounter the local horse busily at work. in every way Blists Hill is a slice of Victorian life. |
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