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    Behind the Scenes: The Winterbourne Phytotron

    Behind the Scenes: The Winterbourne Phytotron   As an archive volunteer, you often delve into the archives to research a subject and discover a story that intrigues you, and this happened when transcribing the interview of Arthur Blaymires, who was Head Gardener in the 1960s. I was researching information for the Garden History exhibition, and…

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  • Guess the Room

    We’ve been through the archives and found some images of the rooms in the house before its restoration in 2010. Can you guess which room is which? Here are how the rooms look today: The Study, The Nursery, Reception (The Old Billiards Room) and the Drawing Room Are these blue and white curtains a hint…

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    Spot the Difference

    Winterbourne’s Collections Officer, Henrietta, has been celebrating our 10th anniversary and keeping us amused by recreating some pictures on display around the house. These recreations are a bit different from what you might normally expect as they are done utilising Hen’s own personal collection…Barbie dolls! Greatly enjoyed by the team here at Winterbourne we had…

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  • A volunteer at work in the gardens

    Gardening During Lockdown

    This month we’ve asked our garden volunteer Mike to say a few words about how he’s been gardening during lockdown. Hello, I’m Mike and I have been volunteering in the Winterbourne garden for almost ten years now. Dan has asked me to contribute a few words about gardening through lockdown(s) as part of National Garden…

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    ‘Housekeeping ain’t no joke’ pt 2 – The Spring Clean – Recipes and regimes

    Last month we looked at the origins of the great Spring Clean and the invention of the domestic vacuum cleaner. This piece of kit undoubtedly made life much easier, and homes much cleaner, as it evolved throughout the 20th century to the lightweight, dust-busting wands we use today. However, the Spring Clean has always been…

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