Dr. John L. Kirk, from North Yorkshire, accepted payment "in kind" from his patients. Often. As a result, he amassed a large collection of every day items, farm implements and antiques. This formed the core of the museum's materials. Here, the girls try out water-carrying pails.
The museum houses two types of exhibits: the evolution of Item X through time (early, middle and late models of bathtubs, vacuum cleaners, toilets, etc.) and reconstructed rooms and streets. In one street, the kids enjoyed playing in a one-room schoolhouse building. Olivia's trying to look studious while writing with the quill pen.
The basement of the castle was used as a prison. The former inmates' exercise yard now boasts a hopscotch setup that the kids loved.
Stocks, of course.
Interestingly, the kids didn't like the museum as much as I thought they would. They found it dull. But, the geese and goslings outside more than made up for it, I think.
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