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The creation of this website was supported by Welsh Government.
Explore the fascinating world of the Victorian judges at this award-winning historic house.
News
- Museum Celebrates Welsh Government Support
Press Release The Judge’s Lodging may have seemed a - Museum mourns loss of great actor and friend
PRESS RELEASE: The Judge’s Lodging museum, the award-winning historic
Forthcoming Events
- 23/03/19
Sherlock Holmes - 01/04/19
to 22/12/19
Stapleton Castle Tours
Strange But True
- Would you wee in your dining room?
Victorian gentlemen did! Some dining rooms (like ours) had a special cupboard to house a chamber pot so all the gentlemen could go for a wee without leaving the table (once the ladies had left the room, of course!).
Historical Handy Hints
- To clean gilt buckles, chains &c.
Dip a soft brush in water, rub a - To remove grease from books
Lay upon the spoon a little magnesium or - Creaking hinges
A bit of soap rubbed on the hinges
Recipes
- Raspberry Jelly for a Shape
Put fresh-picked fruit into an earthenware mortar, with - A Westminster Fool
Take a penny-loaf, cut it in thin slices, - Ginger & Orange Water Ice
Pound 8 ounces of preserved ginger, mix it
