Events
Take a look to see what is currently happening at the museum and what to look forward to soon!
‘A History of Textile Technology’ . Until the middle of the 18th Century, all items, be they items of clothing or ships sails, had to be sewn by hand. While the sails from HMS Victory won’t fit in the museum, we do have on display some hand sewn samplers from the early 1800’s for you to view. However the invention of the sewing machine in the 1750’s changed all that, and we have some examples of early Singer sewing machines on display.
Until then sewing an hem by hand took 6 minutes – a machine could do it in 30 seconds. Similarly a seam sewn by hand took 4 mins – with a machine, 15 seconds!
Also on display is a Griswold knitting machine and a circular sock knitting machine – which employed a great number of ladies in Lutterworth.
And if that isn’t enough to make you want to visit, don’t miss ‘The story of the blouse’!!!
What's New?
Future plans include an exhibition on George Spencer, one of the greatest benefactors this town has known, and we are currently working on our Frank Whittle archive in order to bring more detail to the exhibition. We will announce dates for these on our website and on social media.
As always, we have our collection of old school photographs available for public display. Remember the long narrow photographs that somehow captured the entire school or school year? Well we have a collection going back to 1927 – perhaps you are featured, or your parents, or even your grand parents! And if you want a copy of one of the photos in our collection (either printed or in jpeg format), that can be arranged for small fee.
Finally, for those interested in the life and times of John Wycliffe, we have added to our in-house list of publications with a booklet telling his story in more detail. Priced at only £1, it sits alongside our booklet about Frank Whittle to give the stories of our two most famous sons (although in fairness neither were actually born here!).
And VERY finally, for those younger visitors who have been coming in regularly to press a certain button…….. THE TRAIN IS STILL WORKING!!!
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