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The Straws Revealed
Mr Straw's House, Blyth Grove, Worksop, Notts, S81 0JG
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Tel01909 482380
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Call direct on:
Tel01909 482380
Mr Straw's House
Wednesday 13 June 2018 | 11am & 2pm
Step back in time to the 1920s and discover how a grocer's family lived in a Midlands market town through their furnishings and household objects.
The modest semi-detached house at number 7, Blyth Grove has remained virtually unchanged since the Straws moved here in 1923. For over 60 years they threw little away and chose to live without many of the modern comforts we take for granted today.
In this exclusive behind the scenes tour guests have the opportunity to discover what is hidden within cupboards and drawers and explore the collection further in the costume store and archives.
Treasured possessions and ordinary domestic items can still be seen exactly where their owners left them, while outside the lovingly tended garden and orchard includes a greenhouse housing Walter Straw's cacti collection and various fruit trees once used by the family to make preserves and other recipes.
Tickets for The Straws Revealed are £10 and are available by advance booking (as spaces are limited) on 01909 482380 and online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mr-straws-house (from the end of March).
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Mr Straw's House, WorksopDiscover the semi-detached family home of a well-to-do tradesman in the 1920s – where nothing has been thrown away for more than 60 years!
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