tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post7002107789485885996..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Museum PieceJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-60341089271433404632014-09-09T17:22:14.395+01:002014-09-09T17:22:14.395+01:00A real Cabinet of Curiosities - my favourite sort ...A real Cabinet of Curiosities - my favourite sort of museum!<br />I shall look forward to seeing your take on Peckover. We loved it when we visited for the first time last year.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29669725133289878132014-09-09T15:11:59.349+01:002014-09-09T15:11:59.349+01:00What a lovely, cozy museum! It’s sure is a nice wa...What a lovely, cozy museum! It’s sure is a nice way to spend a rainy day exploring antique, charming things. I’ll also visit on a hot summer day if it is air conditioned.<br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-3063713310227120642014-09-09T14:11:24.829+01:002014-09-09T14:11:24.829+01:00No wonder you could send a day here - a regular &q...No wonder you could send a day here - a regular "Bargain Hunt!"Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-37770425572269708572014-09-09T13:26:19.562+01:002014-09-09T13:26:19.562+01:00Thank you all for your comments.Thank you all for your comments.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-60869078910045476232014-09-09T13:25:42.139+01:002014-09-09T13:25:42.139+01:00It's nice to imagine Napoleon just sitting dow...It's nice to imagine Napoleon just sitting down to enjoy his croissant and coffee when it was whipped from under his nose.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-66707673275807982702014-09-09T08:41:04.680+01:002014-09-09T08:41:04.680+01:00I could spend hours wandering through here. So mu...I could spend hours wandering through here. So much to discover. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-48184182662733151172014-09-09T07:05:06.343+01:002014-09-09T07:05:06.343+01:00A wonderful breezy post John. I have just come ho...A wonderful breezy post John. I have just come home from a Museum meeting - we are housed in the old (100 years) village jail and nothing is as elegant as what you show us, but important to gather together what local history we can, - love's greatest gift, remembrance.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-71515571123675779572014-09-09T00:06:19.421+01:002014-09-09T00:06:19.421+01:00It's quite amazing what you find behind these ...It's quite amazing what you find behind these walls. I loved the tour!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-51268252539681992312014-09-08T20:29:01.445+01:002014-09-08T20:29:01.445+01:00Lots to enjoy in this. The museum took me right ba...Lots to enjoy in this. The museum took me right back to childhood, exploring my home town's museum. I still remember cabinet after cabinet of bird's eggs and butterflies - both 'no-no s' nowadays!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-37927195801246017102014-09-08T20:07:16.938+01:002014-09-08T20:07:16.938+01:00I love the idea of capturing breakfast sets during...I love the idea of capturing breakfast sets during war. Forget the battles, just take the breakfast sets!Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-4836533873125431682014-09-08T19:33:53.500+01:002014-09-08T19:33:53.500+01:00A friend of mine lives in Wisbech and has never sa...A friend of mine lives in Wisbech and has never said about the Museum, especially that it holds the original manuscript. I now know what to do this weekend!sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-43660613928715022732014-09-08T19:08:02.147+01:002014-09-08T19:08:02.147+01:00Birds Instant WhipJohn - I loved it too and it too...Birds Instant WhipJohn - I loved it too and it took seconds to make.<br />I love these 'old fashioned' museums but I think today's kids have no idea how to use them.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-35619368594735311602014-09-08T12:47:40.010+01:002014-09-08T12:47:40.010+01:00This looks like my kind of museum. :)) So much to...This looks like my kind of museum. :)) So much to see. I'm sure I would enjoy the leisurely pace.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-79597695746642892902014-09-08T11:42:43.339+01:002014-09-08T11:42:43.339+01:00Thanks to you, I was able to read this post while ...Thanks to you, I was able to read this post while correctly pronouncing Wisbech in my head. :-)<br />I love little museums like this where you are left on your own to interpret and appreciate history. How amazing that they have the original Dickens manuscript and Napoleon's breakfast service. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-301929604030583912014-09-08T10:57:07.874+01:002014-09-08T10:57:07.874+01:00What a wealth of history crammed in there John ......What a wealth of history crammed in there John ... I could spend many an hour fossicking.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-1734290573447865322014-09-08T10:47:54.263+01:002014-09-08T10:47:54.263+01:00The museum is a museum piece. It sure has some int...The museum is a museum piece. It sure has some interesting artefacts.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-63235575800566018222014-09-08T09:38:40.291+01:002014-09-08T09:38:40.291+01:00Love Wisbech Museum and Peckover House too so look...Love Wisbech Museum and Peckover House too so looking forward to your next post. It reminds me so much of the first Museum I ever worked in which was also the first Museum I ever visited as a child of 5 or 6:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-49032615558705739532014-09-08T02:14:43.565+01:002014-09-08T02:14:43.565+01:00I have been in quite a few old-fashioned museums l...I have been in quite a few old-fashioned museums like this one. Some good, many not. It looks like this one has plenty to keep one's attention.<br /><br />(I chortled about your comment that Steve is scared because I might chase him down to take another photograph of him. I know where to find him . . . )Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-41357400471265873482014-09-08T01:26:36.017+01:002014-09-08T01:26:36.017+01:00So Victorian!So Victorian!Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-63928560905298988742014-09-08T00:32:47.217+01:002014-09-08T00:32:47.217+01:00What a beautiful museum. It's like a museum of...What a beautiful museum. It's like a museum of a museum, not at all influenced by the latest trends in technology. So glad to see that. Love seeing that original Great Expectations manuscript. Ah, handwritten. Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-86758205062268385222014-09-07T21:32:52.498+01:002014-09-07T21:32:52.498+01:00Perhaps this might seem strange but I am actually ...Perhaps this might seem strange but I am actually drawn to the cabinetry that seems to abound in the museum. Surely this old cabinetry expresses the valuables much better than modern metal ones found in some of the new museums. Hopefully it will remain such. -- enjoyed --barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-87839115260096270902014-09-07T19:19:33.798+01:002014-09-07T19:19:33.798+01:00What a super museum, I like a museum that has all ...What a super museum, I like a museum that has all sorts of things and one that doesn't bother with pointless touch screen computer things too - I hate finding those in museums. Thanks for the virtual-visit! I'll be sure to visit it myself if I'm ever in Wisbech.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9265118647945385282014-09-07T17:33:51.661+01:002014-09-07T17:33:51.661+01:00Oh a place like that overwhelms me. So much to see...Oh a place like that overwhelms me. So much to see that I cannot focus on seeing.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-54498544714454383652014-09-07T17:27:01.431+01:002014-09-07T17:27:01.431+01:00You certainly seem to be trying to get your town o...You certainly seem to be trying to get your town on the map!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.com