Displays
Our Collection has been built up from the generosity of local people and contacts.
The house itself is of great interest to anyone keen on vernacular architecture.
- Atmospheric beamed rooms with wattle and daub partitions and a number of open fireplaces
- Discover a rare Tudor toilet (garderobe) and a Victorian privy. Learn about the night soil man!
- Experience life in a Victorian mill worker's dwelling. Victorian kitchen scene with displays and memorobilia
- See displays of lace, textiles, samplers, embroideries and elegant costumes in tableau settings
- View historical toys as featured on BBC2 Restoration Roadshow
- Play with our dolls house
- Have fun with our Tudor dressing up box
- You are welcome to take photographs
Learn about Bakewell's industral history and links with the Arkwright family in the new gallery.
- Stunning sculptural interpretation of Arkwrights Lumford millwheel
- See the fascinating roofs and windows of the building from our raised terrace (stairlift available)
- Relax in the courtyard, games, skipping ropes and hula hoops to play with
