点评:Although the site is small, I spent almost 3 hours here and still didn't see everything.
3 cottages show differences between the lives and living conditions of different people working in this cottage industry. You can open drawers and cupboards to get further insights from their contents.
It was fun using the circular machines and making part of a stocking, which I was given to take home, and chatting with the very interesting and informative volunteer in this building.
The toilets (the historical ones, not the visitor toilets!) were a stark reminder of how basic - and pongy! - life was.
A fascinating hour or so, chatting to Colin, a very knowledgeable and informative volunteer, in the machine shop or whatever it's called, brought to the fore the terrible working conditions and exploitation of the poor in those days, but best of all was his explanation of the way the knitting frames work - which is complicated and ingenious. How amazing the mind of someone who can invent that!
Colin also demonstrated a working machine.
The coffee shop was also great. Good service and delicious cake and coffee.
I can't wait to go back and see the bits I didn't have time for.
I highly recommend this fascinating little museum - be sure to talk to the volunteers and staff and ask questions!
翻译:虽然这个地方很小,但我花了将近 3 个小时才看完。
3 间小屋展示了在这个家庭手工业中工作的不同人的生活和生活条件之间的差异。您可以打开抽屉和橱柜,进一步了解其中的内容。
使用圆形机器制作袜子的一部分很有趣,我把它带回家,并与这栋楼里非常有趣和知识渊博的志愿者聊天。
厕所(历史悠久的厕所,不是游客厕所!)清楚地提醒我们生活是多么基本和肮脏!
大约一个小时,与科林(一位知识渊博、知识渊博的志愿者)聊天,在机械车间或无论它叫什么,都让人着迷,他讲述了当时恶劣的工作条件和对穷人的剥削,但最棒的是他对针织框架工作方式的解释——这很复杂,也很巧妙。能发明这种东西的人真是太神奇了!
科林还演示了一台正在工作的机器。
咖啡店也很棒。服务很好,蛋糕和咖啡很美味。
我迫不及待地想回去看看我没有时间去的部分。
我强烈推荐这个迷人的小博物馆——一定要和志愿者和工作人员交谈并提出问题!