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Half Timers
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
FULL DAY
This full day session is made up of four different activities and looks at the life of a mill worker, half timer children, Victorian domestic life and how the mill machines work.
At Work
The daily life of a mill worker is explored through a tour of the mill. Pupils are assigned jobs in the mill and discover how each person needs to play their part in producing cotton from the raw materials. Who has the best job in the mill? Who is the most important?
At School
Discover what it means to be a half-timer, spending your non-working time at school.
Back to school – Victorian style! Write on a slate, find out about the three Rs and don’t speak unless you are spoken to!
At Home
An opportunity for pupils to handle real objects from Victorian domestic and working life. Toys, clothes, and a bit of spending money all get involved in this fun and interactive session. Will you end up with washday hands or turn out to be a right bobby-dazzler?
At Full Steam!
A behind- the-scenes look at how the mill works and an interactive look at the transfer of power.
Note: Half-day session is a morning only and features the At Work and At School activities.
Venue Info
For more information on Queen Street Mill Textile Museum please visit their venue page
Enquire
If you wish to enquire about this learning session please complete the form below. This form gets emailed directly to your chosen venue and a member of staff will contact you to answer any questions and confirm the session is available. Then if you wish to make a formal booking more information will be forwarded to you.