Victorian beauty aids or torture implements? Maybe a little of both! Find out more here.
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Victorian beauty aids or torture implements? Maybe a little of both! Find out more here.
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What connects Holst with the film "Brief Encounter"? Find out here.
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Two vacuum cleaners on display at the Museum. Were they really "labour-saving" devices?
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"I Vow To Thee, My Country" featuring Holst's piano, Museum volunteers & pupils of Cheltenham Prep
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"Babes in the Wood" by E. Nesbit, published in 1896. Could Holst have known the author?
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A rare opportunity to hear Holst's piano being played - all in support of our fundraising campaign
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A selection of irons from the Victorian period. Can you work out what they are all for?
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Alstone Mill by Thomas Hulley (1819). Can you believe this is near Cheltenham town centre?
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The "Polar" milk cooler from the 1930s, chosen by Kirsty, a volunteer.
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Thank you to all the volunteers at the Holst Birthplace Museum!
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