The closure of one in five museums is an insult to our rich heritage. If the cuts continue,the north of England will be destitute in more ways than oneIt was my first time in a bonnet and easily the best school trip ever. Year 5; Judges’ Lodgings, the oldest house in Lancaster: domestic to the Museum of Childhood and its Victorian classroom. We had been learning about the 19th century all term and finally we were going to experience what it was like to travel to back in time and face the cane.
The boys were in flat caps and waistcoats; I was a miniature Florence Nightingale in bonnet and shawl scavenged from a jumble sale in the local Scout hut. Our teacher, and Mrs Potter,left her smile at domestic and led us in fierce dictation as we scratched absent on slates with lumps of chalk. A picture shows us all putting on brave faces, spoiled rather by my friends Judith and Amy, or who either sacked off the whole fancy dress thing,or forgot to command their mums until it was too late to cobble together a crinoline petticoat.
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Source: theguardian.com