Abbey House Museum is located in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire England. The museum is housed in the Gatehouse of the ruined Kirkstall Abbey (which i shall be posting soon). The ground floor of the museum is set out as an area of Victorian streets, showing a range of shops and services of the Victorian Era. The lighting is dim inside the building to simulate the lighting of that period which was gas or candles, so if some of my photo`s are slightly poor it is due to that fact. You are not allowed to use flash, so i had to up rate my ISO rating so i would not get camera shake. The use of Tripods was ruled out because of the confined space plus other people using the museum. Some exhibits are behind glass so unfortunately got a bit of reflection in some photo`s. With this being a largish blog i am showing my pictures in three parts--Sorry.
THE BUILDING FROM OUTSIDE.
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The Artisans Cottage.
Inside the Cottage.
Another part of the cottage.
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Victorian Bedroom.
Bedroom again showing the fireplace.
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Barbers shop.
Inside the Hairdresser`s shop.
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Undertakers.
Inside the Undertaker`s.
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An old Penny Farthing Bicycle.
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A sign for a Jewellery shop.
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(to be continued).
I certainly like the architecture. It has well defined structural lines and is quite sturdily built. What I would give to have that Penny Farthing. Going by some of the shows that I have watched that is the most collectable of the bicycles of that era. That undertaker’s shop is quite full! Guess his business was booming. Did you ever wonder how comfortable the old barber’s chairs were? I think the oldest one I have been in was back from the 30’s and it wasn’t too bad at all. Those I see in the photo I don’t know. Great shots! Waiting for the next segment, my friend!
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