West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School
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The West Somerset Rural Life Museum is a small museum in Allerford
, Somerset
, England.
The building was built in 1821 as the village school and was closed in 1981. It is now rented from the National Trust
. In 1983 it was opened as a museum, by a charitable trust, with displays of artefacts from West Somerset
including cookery, laundry, tradesmen's tools, and agricultural equipment.
One room in the thatched part of the building has been retained as a Victorian
classroom, where children can dress in original clothing, sit at original desks and do writing on slates.
Allerford
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy in the district of West Somerset. It appears in Domesday Book as “Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill”....
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England.
The building was built in 1821 as the village school and was closed in 1981. It is now rented from the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
. In 1983 it was opened as a museum, by a charitable trust, with displays of artefacts from West Somerset
West Somerset
West Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The council covers a largely rural area, with a population of 35,075 in an area of ....
including cookery, laundry, tradesmen's tools, and agricultural equipment.
One room in the thatched part of the building has been retained as a Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
classroom, where children can dress in original clothing, sit at original desks and do writing on slates.