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...and on TV again!

Yes, we are on your screens again this week. This time, you can see us on Antiques Road Trip, with our rooms looking splendid and an interview with our very own Charles Kightly - historical consultant to the museum.

Antiques Road Trip, Series 3, Episode 29

BBC 2 Thursday 20th October at 17.15

They were particularly interested in our Radnorshire Jury Ballot box, the oldest known surviving one of its kind. You can find out a bit more about this and other objects from our collection on the BBC's A History of the World website

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Strange But True

There's nothing like a nice private shower!
Having a shower in Victorian times meant a line of maids passing water up a ladder to the final one who poured it over your head whilst you stood in your metal frame or tent contraption - you can see one at Erdigg, an historic house near Wrexham, North Wales.

Historical Handy Hints

To promote the growth of hair
Ingredients - equal quantities of olive-oil and spirit
Warts
Rub them with fresh beef every day until
Exercising the lungs
Reading aloud is a healthy exercise for the

Recipes

Ginger & Orange Water Ice
Pound 8 ounces of preserved ginger, mix it
Salads, the Victorian way
Of Salads: Salad herbs are cooling and refreshing.
Gooseberry Fool
Take two quarts of gooseberries, set them on