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Prosperity and Poverty in Victorian Northwich
An exciting day using two great Victorian sites in Northwich. In Victorian Northwich, the salt industry meant work for some and riches for others, but on the edge of town the workhouse awaited the unwary and the unfortunate. Discover the tough life of a salt worker at the Lion Salt Works and the dreadful fate of a pauper in the Northwich union Workhouse. Work or the workhouse?
Find out more »Comparing Pieter Bruegel and LS Lowry
Discover the lives and work of two great artists through toys and games, artefact handling, music and dance.
Find out more »Anglo-Saxon Settlers
Meet Ceolwulf, our resident Saxon, find out how his ancestors invaded and about his life in the settlement of Nort Wic in 975.
Find out more »Viking Raiders and Invaders
Step into the world of the Vikings with our Viking Trader. Discover fearsome weapons and how to form a shield wall.
Find out more »The Victorian Workhouse Experience
Experience the hard life of the poor in Victorian times by visiting the original workhouse for mid-Cheshire.
Find out more »Prehistoric Britain
Find out how to survive as a Pre-historic hunter-gatherer and as a Bronze Age farmer.
Find out more »The Great Fire of London
Hear first-hand accounts of the Great Fire, try out some 17th Century firefighting techniques and make a fire mark to take back to school.
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