What the Victorians did for us!

So much of this museum is concerned with the industry of the Victorians. Actors create the stories of the harsh conditions of Victorian workers - these appear within picture frames and talk to you. Research was carried out here for the 'Larkrise to Candle Ford' television series. We are launching this to coincide with the subject of the Museums & Galleries special month – which is 'Ideas and Innovations'. On sale in the museum shop will be Terry Pratchett's Disk world stamps, and the author himself has kindly agreed to open the exhibition. Children's activities include permanent dressing-up boxes, interactive displays and games.

Victorian Displays

• A version of a Victorian Post Office with an original sorting frame
• Victorian writing implements and post office scales and balances
• Letters sent during the Victorian era
• Ink wells, Victorian pens with metal nibs
• The only Victorian stamp perforating machine in this country
• A model steam train showing the methods used to pick up and drop mail bags at high speed.
• Special displays:
o The Birth of the Penny Post (Penny Black etc)
o Handling the mail (Pillar Boxes, Cancellations, Mail bags)
o Transporting the mail (Sail, horse drawn, steam, train)
o Delivery (Registered letters, picture postcards, parcels, telegrams)

The Exhibition is situated at Bath Postal Museum, which is located on the corner of Northgate Street and Green Street, underneath the City of Bath Post Office. The museum is open between 11am and 5pm Monday to Saturday, last entry is at 4.30pm.

Venue

Bath Postal Museum, Central Bath

Dates

14 May 2008 - 19 Dec 2008