A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
The nursery complete with wax dolls...
The nursery complete with wax dolls...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
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A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
The bathroom complete with shower over the bath with pumped jets in the half enclosure.
The bathroom complete with shower over the bath with pumped jets in the half enclosure.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Downstairs the kitchen range was burning and a cake was being baked.
Downstairs the kitchen range was burning and a cake was being baked.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Next door the bookkeeper totted up his columns.
Next door the bookkeeper totted up his columns.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And finally "The Parlour" or best room...
And finally "The Parlour" or best room...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Next stop was the Masonic Hall and our guide was Dan who is a friend of Richards, this young man lives his life as his work, writing with a quill pen and uses a dolly tub and posser for washing. His dad works in the chippy.
Next stop was the Masonic Hall and our guide was Dan who is a friend of Richards, this young man lives his life as his work, writing with a quill pen and uses a dolly tub and posser for washing. His dad works in the chippy.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And the List of "Lodges"
And the List of "Lodges"
And the main hall taken from the balcony above.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Walking in the passageway or ginnal we see the communal ovens set into a wall, local residents could use the bakery oven to cook their dinners.
Walking in the passageway or ginnal we see the communal ovens set into a wall, local residents could use the bakery oven to cook their dinners.
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And the outside toilet, Loo, Privy or thunderbox!!
And the outside toilet, Loo, Privy or thunderbox!!
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And if caught short.....not forgetting the sheets of newspaper !!
And if caught short.....not forgetting the sheets of newspaper !!
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Taking in the signage whilst walking up to the Bandroom...
Taking in the signage whilst walking up to the Bandroom...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
The Hetton Brass Band music room and hall. Well its 20yrs since Steve picked up the euphonium but with a little persuasion he gave us a blast from his past !!
The Hetton Brass Band music room and hall. Well its 20yrs since Steve picked up the euphonium but with a little persuasion he gave us a blast from his past !!
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And Al kept the fires burning whilst we all listened...
And Al kept the fires burning whilst we all listened...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
A tram and a walk around the corner took us to the "Warehouse of Hidden Treasures" all stored in linear racking, "Wheel it out Everard"...
A tram and a walk around the corner took us to the "Warehouse of Hidden Treasures" all stored in linear racking, "Wheel it out Everard"...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
And the hall of Domestic Pleasures...
And the hall of Domestic Pleasures...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Parkinson Cowan and Jackson gas & electric cookers...
Parkinson Cowan and Jackson gas & electric cookers...
A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....
Bendix Fridge and Servis Quartz worlds first computer controlled washing machine from 1981.
Bendix Fridge and Servis Quartz worlds first computer controlled washing machine from 1981.
