Pickford's House — Attraction in England

Pickford's house is a very interesting Georgian period house that has been restored sympathetically to retain it's many period features . The house is steeped in history and displays many artifacts and items that were in common use in the house during its history . The house is furnished and equipped with period fixtures and fittings and displays most aspects of its inhabitants from the house keeping staff to the gentry who lived there . The house also has various displays which are changed throughout the year and are most interesting , ranging from puppet theatre to 1960 s fashion exhibitions . The entrance is free and donations are greatly appreciated to help maintain the property and fund it's various displays and exhibits . The museum's Victorian puppet theatre exhibition is most interesting and fun and is quite fascinating , and would intrigue the young and the older generation alike , with a life size small stage set background for that ideal photo opportunity as a souvenir ! For you or your family . There are also some colouring pages of replica puppet scenes that one can shade in available upstairs in the puppet room free of charge , which will keep the children happy . The house really is a time capsule and is only a ten minute walk from the city centre , so the next time whilst here in derby why not visit Pickford's house museum and see how people lived in the Georgian and Victorian era right here in the city of derby . A local treasure right here on our...

Great small museum in Derby, focusing on middle class life in this house in the 18th and 19th century (Built by an architect, Joseph Pickford. The various rooms have been re-created (people included) to look like they did back then, and they're full of fascinating details. These occupy mainly the ground floor and the basement. On the upper two floors you can find other exhibitions (currently a temporary one on the hip fashion in Britain in the 1960s), including a permanent display of toy theatres people in the 18th and 19th centuries used to play or re-enact plays with. This seems to be the largest such collection in the world today, there are dozens of them about from different countries. Endlessly fascinating! I enjoyed those a lot. When in the basement, which was basically the kitchen wing of the old house, you can also get into the garden and relax for a while. The museum is free (donations welcome), and you can take photos! Nice volunteers that will provide you with extra information. The museum is about a 10-minute walk from Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 15-20 minutes from the city centre. I promise it'll be...

Arriving too early for an nearby museum, we took the welcome opportunity to revisit an old friend of Pickford's House. We were welcomed by very helpful staff who made sure we knew the extent of rooms available at the time of our visit and apologized that a specialist display had only closed a few days prior to our calling in. The rooms from kitchen up to servants' quarters are fascinating, well set out, bright and easy to view, clean and alarmed - as we found out when pointing things out to one another. The highlight of our day was finding dresses belonging to a member of the Curzon family. Such wonderful garments from the 1920s. Rarely do you have an opportunity to see dual aspect displays, where hats and dresses are visible in close up. Thank you for making these so...