Last Sunday afternoon we visited The Museum of Lincolnshire Life. It was one of the best of its kind. First of all there were a series of rooms, the nursery, the kitchen, the bedroom and so on. We had good fun pointing out the things that our parents or grandparents had in their homes.
Then there was an extensive section about the Lincolnshire Regiment. I included the picture about the battle of Lexington -in the American War of Independence because thats where I am up to in the book I am reading - the final one in Diana Gabaldon's Voyager series. This is the only place I have ever seen a comprehensive collection of British Army medals.
The prams and bikes followed - a pennyfarthing and a boneshaker with a real bell.
There was a large section on farm equipment. You can see the farm cart and below the ploughshares.
And did you know that tanks were originally designed and made in Lincoln. They had the Flirt 2 on display, with an interesting video about playing nearby.
We walked along a 'street' of shops - as they used to be. There was a chemist's, a basketmaker's, a post office, a draper's, a grocer's and a woodworker's, among others.
Finally upstairs we saw a Victorian school - pictures of which may appear here.
I look forward to visiting this museum again, and highly recommend it to you!