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Explore the fascinating world of the Victorian judges at this award-winning historic house.
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!).
If you liked that fact, why not check out these:
Strange But True
- Victorian ladies' knickers had no middle
Once they got all those big dresses on, they couldn't reach their knickers to pull them down, so they could stand over a potty to wee with these on instead.
Historical Handy Hints
- To take mildew out of linen
Take soap and rub it well, then scrape - To clean gilt buckles, chains &c.
Dip a soft brush in water, rub a - Musty clothes
When clothes have acquired an unpleasant odour by
News
- Racing into Spring!
We’ve seen lots of lovely people over this - Christmas good wishes and a huge thank you
Well, we’ve taken our tree down, after a
Recipes
- Salads, the Victorian way
Of Salads: Salad herbs are cooling and refreshing. - Spinach with Cream & Eggs
'Spinage' with Cream and Eggs This being a pretty - Gooseberry Fool
Take two quarts of gooseberries, set them on
