Rural Life Living Museum, Tilford facts for kids
Henry's Yard at the Rural Life Living Museum
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| Established | 1973 |
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| Location | Tilford, Surrey, England |
| Type | Open-air museum |
The Rural Life Living Museum is a special place in Tilford, Surrey, England. It's close to Farnham. This museum is an open-air museum, meaning many of its exhibits are outside! A charity called the Old Kiln Museum Trust runs it. The museum covers a large area, over 10 acres, with fields, woodlands, and old barns. It collects and keeps items related to farming and tools used by local craftspeople. These items show how people lived and worked between 1750 and 1960. There is also a special garden with more than one hundred types of trees.
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Exploring the Museum
The museum shows how farming changed through the seasons. You can also learn about local hop growing. It displays tools and crafts used in country jobs and daily life.
Village Life and Trades
You can see what village life was like in the 1800s. This includes how school was, what homes looked like, and how old shops and trades operated.
Working Exhibits
The museum has a working iron furnace. It also has a woodyard. Volunteers run both of these areas. You can also find the narrow gauge Old Kiln Light Railway here. There is also a Blacksmith's forge, where metal is shaped.
History of the Museum
The museum started as a private collection. Henry and Madge Jackson began collecting items in 1948. They lived in the nearby Old Kiln Cottage.
Opening and Growth
The Old Kiln Agricultural Museum first opened in 1973. It started in a small part of the site called Henry's Yard. In 1984, the museum trust was created. This helped secure the museum's future. At that time, the museum was renamed the Rural Life Centre.
Recent Changes
Madge and Henry both passed away in the early 2000s. In 2019, the museum received more funding. It was then renamed again to its current name, the Rural Life Living Museum.
External links
- Official website: http://www.rural-life.org.uk/
