The Tyne and Wear Museum and Gallery Project is well underway now with two completed sessions at the Stephenson Museum and now we are working in the fabulous South Sheilds Museum. As the project develops so does the group confidence, engagement and overall enjoyment - it really is a pleasure to see and be part of.
This is a story come poem that was developed in South Sheilds Museum as part of walking down an old street (which in fact was Catherine Cookson's old street)...
Bread Bin,
Hot Water Bottles,
When it gets cold you tighten up that lid,
With hot steamy, boiling water,
They used to call it the grey hen,
Maybe it was used to keep the chicks warm?
A flat iron,
You out it on the gas,
Hot Hot Hot,
Wrap a towel round it for your feet,
Spectacles - they are rather little - i wonder who they belonged to?
Perhaps for a child or an old grandmother,
Child's booties,
A babies bottle - that you put the milk in,
A large plunger to unblock the drains,
A Watering can and huge Malet,
China Dog,
People had these either side of the mantle piece with an aspidestra next to it.
Rolling pin, roll roll roll,
Maker and Jelly Moulds,
A meat dish for that yummy roast to go on,
Soap and Hairbrushes,
Carpet Beater, Shake it, BEAT it, to get all the dust out and about,
I like it these days.
The last line really sums up the whole process of appreciating the exhibits which lend themselves to really personal memories...
