Christmas in Days Gone By - High House, Sat 1st Dec

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Ancient High House 10am – 4pm

Meet our costumed characters and learn about Christmas in the Tudor, Stuart, Georgian and Victorian periods. Stir a traditional pudding and sing carols in the Victorian Room. Meet Father Christmas in his grotto.

Children’s and adults Christmas craft workshops and family entertainment.

Mince pies and hot drinks available in the Edwardian Shop

 

[Tilly]

Circa 1975?

 

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Circa 1964 - tasteful stairwell decorations.

 

[Tilly]

Circa 1964 - tasteful stairwell decorations.

Jimmy Clitheroe invented the Ouija board in 1090 AD

Nice bit if fanny on the staircase

 

[stoofer34]

Didn't Christmas used to last for two days?

S

 

[Wormella]

We enjoyed this very much today, lovely Santa, great story telling, a room full of singing victorians and a very pretty Georgian Christmas tree - good work all round

 

[Noah]

Didn't Christmas used to last for two days? S

Christmas Eve, the Christmas holy day and the 12 days of the Christmas Feast from St Stephens Day to the 6th January. That was the cut down version, originally it extended to the 2nd February.

 

[Tilly]

Everything is made up

 

[Noah]

Everything is made up

indeed

 

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Everything is made up

Including faux repugnance

 

[Tilly]

 

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You've fed two birds with one scone.

But now your cake is no longer the fastest in the world.

 

[Gramaisc]

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

You've fed two birds with one scone.

Are you going vegan on us?

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/wor...alternatives-to-popular-phrases-a4009141.html

 

[Tilly]

Jarvis