A Working Class Christmas in 1910 | Who lived in a house like this?

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Through Lucy's Lens

Through Lucy's Lens

Күн бұрын

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@countesscable
@countesscable 2 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this. The houses are authentic, but my memories are that everything was ramshackle, spalled brickwork, crumbling mortar, flaked paint missing slates, huge slag heaps (from the copper works) mountainous coal tips, derelict buildings and bomb sites, cracked stone pavements and everything was soot-blackened. The smell of smoke from coal fires was particularly acrid on damp days and you could taste it. There were ‘parlour shops’ everywhere, and some were still around until the late 70’s here. All the front doors seemed to be painted brown or dark maroon-which always had a faded white bloom like the skin of a plum, and full of cracked and bubbled paint that I used to like pressing with my fingers. However grubby things were because of being an industrial Town, the doorstep and semicircle in front of it were washed everyday and the brass threshold and door knob were always polished. In the hot weather, there used to be a canvas striped curtain on a pole by the front door that used to be drawn across. I’m not sure why these were a thing, but assume it was to leave the front door open to let in air whilst affording privacy. It’s just 0:18 a guess. My abiding memories are of always being cold, bitterly cold. When it was very cold, heavy overcoats were put on the bed give weight and extra warmth, along with hot water bottles, bed socks and a home knitted bed jacket. I don’t miss the cold and the grubbiness, but they were simpler times and have good memories. Cat wait for the next instalment!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time for writing this comment, because I absolutely sucked every word in and you don't know how privileged I feel for you to share this with not just me - but the other people who may come to the comments... because this WAS the reality. I was chatting with my Mom today and she was saying how they didn't have a fire for years and years and how my Grandad just found an old door and shoved in there to stop the draft and how it felt impossible to keep clean and warm! Honestly thank you - really do appreciate this comment x
@mariadegan1029
@mariadegan1029 Күн бұрын
This was very interesting, thank you 🙏 How easy our lives are today, though more complicated ! From one extreme to the other🤷🏻‍♀️
@lilyshambles5644
@lilyshambles5644 12 сағат бұрын
Wow, thanks for sharing such powerful memories.
@YT4Me57
@YT4Me57 7 сағат бұрын
Thank you for putting a lens of reality on the museum exhibits. Your memories were not much different than those of people here in New York City who lived in the tenements of the Lower East Side. The museum is pristine of course, in order to satisfy the requirements of the Health Department, but photos prominently displayed depict the crowded conditions and squalor, the working poor were forced to live under.
@YT4Me57
@YT4Me57 7 сағат бұрын
​@@throughlucyslensIt’s truly a miracle that any survived through those conditions.
@christine0nowell757
@christine0nowell757 2 күн бұрын
Doesn't this make you feel so grateful today, inside bathrooms and washing machines. Wow those women and men knew what hard labour was. Thankyou so much Lucy for your time, xx .
@Dutch_Gonneke
@Dutch_Gonneke 2 күн бұрын
Yes my Amsterdam social housing apartment feels like a mansion compared to what I just saw in this video... I feel very fortunate!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
I always think it must just have been relentless .. there's me having a freak out when the dog comes in with muddy paws and moaning about a load of washing I need to press a button to wash .. there's often an argument that "well these women didn't work it was their job" but often particularly in places like todays video they did - I mean there just can't have been enough hours in the day!
@lynneleverton8825
@lynneleverton8825 Күн бұрын
It certainly does make you feel grateful!
@afoxnamedmulder
@afoxnamedmulder 2 күн бұрын
History AND Christmas from Lucy? This day just got a heck of a lot better ☺️
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
You are too kind - and I must say I love your user name! Makes me smile every time I see it .. XX :)
@ksweet696
@ksweet696 Күн бұрын
Totally agree!
@johnfowler4820
@johnfowler4820 2 күн бұрын
We must never forget what the brave working folk did for us by fighting for our current terms and conditions in employment. Thank you Lucy for this brilliant history lesson. I have many tools inherited from my grandfather that were made in the Black Country by people who lived in the conditions shown here.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Absolutely! I come from a family where I remember standing on picket lines in the 80s with my Dad, I am forever thankful for those who stood up and said "enough" and stuck with their convictions. Lovely to hear you still have the tools, they will last forever!
@andrewwoodgate3769
@andrewwoodgate3769 Күн бұрын
The struggle of the working class for better wages, housing and rights continues much the same today.
@inkydoug
@inkydoug 2 күн бұрын
That doll made from an old shoe got to me. It summed up the whole deal, poverty and joy.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
It got me too! I was so pleased I was allowed to touch her, this is not an original - she is a replica the museum have of the original in storage, so touching and to use a shoe would be a really great show of a love too!
@davidwassell7112
@davidwassell7112 2 күн бұрын
In the 70s we didn’t have much money . And I had one toy I loved . My action man . And my mum and nan made clothes for him and that was one of my presents . And they were of course priceless.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Absolutely priceless! handmade gifts are so full of love and heart - and probably better than the clothes he came with too!
@davidwassell7112
@davidwassell7112 2 күн бұрын
@ Yes . Thanks Lucy . Keep up the nice videos ❤️
@annereidy7981
@annereidy7981 2 күн бұрын
What a contrast of conditions, from the poor but hard working, to those more comfortable in life. The first part made me think of 'A Christmas Carol' while the wealthier conditions reminded me of how much impact technology has had on our lives and how our Christmas experience reflects that change. Thank you Lucy, this was beautifully put together.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you Anne! I am chuffed to read your comment as that is exactly what I was hoping to convey in the video, you don't want it to be doom and gloom - but you want to show how starkly different people could be living roads away from one another - not dissimilar to today really!
@Tom.Jackson.
@Tom.Jackson. Күн бұрын
You don't realise this, well you may do, but it don't half help me bring back memories watching these vids. Although wor born till 50s our life was just like that, the old tubs, mangle, coal fires, freezing winters, paper chain decorations, dad would work but you never seen him, we found out chritmas day he'd been making us toys in his shed all year bless him ❤ Thank you Lucy 😁
@sabrinamarriott-b3k
@sabrinamarriott-b3k Күн бұрын
Same here my dad used to knock up toys with bits of wood and 6 inch nails at his funeral I said he was a member of the Fred Flintstone school of Carpentry it caused a laugh and lightened the mood.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thanks Tom, this comment has really moved me. I guess it's actually the most unexpected - and loveliest aspect of what I'm doing .. I'm so happy it sparks memories for you. Handmade pressies are always the best and the ones you remember the most ❤️
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Fred Flinstone carpentry!! Absolutely love this 😂
@paulgoldsworthy5971
@paulgoldsworthy5971 2 күн бұрын
When people appreciated what little they had. thanks Lucy take care. 🎥👍
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Absolutely, I used to think my Dad was telling tall tales about only getting an orange for Christmas - the naivety of youth!
@jeannemillsom9300
@jeannemillsom9300 2 күн бұрын
I wish Christmas was like that now, we seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.I remember receiving a home made dolls house as a child, we were not a poor family but middle class, and I told Dad I wanted Santa Claus to bring me a dolls house. My lovely Dad was going to buy one, (he was not at all practical), but a colleague of his said that he would make me one, it turned out to be a lovely mock Tudor style house with six big rooms and electric lights run from a battery. He also made all the furniture, it was a lovely present, and I had it for many years, my mother gave it to a friend's daughter once I had my three sons. I believe it is still being played with almost 65 years later.My Dad was a GP and so was his colleague, who had learned his carpentery skills from his father in the Welsh valleys.
@itsdebs
@itsdebs 2 күн бұрын
Like that as a well off person, not like that as a poor person who probably had health issues, was worked to death, inadequate education, no proper time off and living cheek by jowl with vermin.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
This is so lovely, my Mom collects dollshouses and her favourites are the handmade ones - probably like the one similar to yours that she brings back to life and fixes them up for future generations to enjoy. When you receive something handmade it is far more memorable I think, would be interesting to hear what you Dad would think of having to be a GP today, must be a different world! x
@jeannemillsom9300
@jeannemillsom9300 Күн бұрын
@@throughlucyslens I had a wonderful Dad, he was always cheerful, and as children he would make up stories for us, he worked extremely hard, never complained. We were brought up in the Peak District and many of Dad's patients lived in outlying farms, he never missed a call, I have known him don his RAF greatcoat, Wellington boots thick socks, a spade. sacks and chains on his car wheels to visit a sick patient in deep snow, he would work every weekend and nights, and see patients at his surgery, no appointments, so there could be dozens waiting, but he always had time for them. He was a Geordie, very laid back. He also loved animals, and visiting farms a sheepdog would rush up to him tail wagging. I think he would be saddened and appalled to see how the GPs behave today, he always told me when I was studying to be a nurse, you have to see a patient, observe their demeanour, their gait, colour and examine them if necessary.He died in 2008, and I miss him every day, I was privileged to have him as a Dad.
@lynneleverton8825
@lynneleverton8825 19 сағат бұрын
Aww, that's a lovely story!
@heatherstephens9295
@heatherstephens9295 2 күн бұрын
I really loved this one Lucy incredible how everyone squeezed in. When I saw the bricks/tiles on the floor I thought how cold it must have been in winter for them😢😢 I would have been constantly moaning 😂😂
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Honestly in the houses without a fire on I could feel the cold coming up through my legs! Bet it was glorious packed in around the fire though - I would love an open fire, there's no heat like it in winter!
@lorrainerichardson3280
@lorrainerichardson3280 2 күн бұрын
We really are spoilt today. We wouldn't cope with the conditions at all. Thank you once again Lucy.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
I know I would have found it hard for sure! I just think free time must have been barely heard of let alone expected!
@lorrainerichardson3280
@lorrainerichardson3280 Күн бұрын
@@throughlucyslens You would be knitting or mending.
@heathergale3016
@heathergale3016 Күн бұрын
Oh my goodness I so enjoyed this! I was born and bred in Staffordshire and Cheshire. My grandmother and granddad lived in a two up two down with 7 children! My mum and 6 brothers. I remember the parlour at the front of the house - never used but for special visitors! The living room was jam packed full with a huge settee and large dining room table etc. steps down into a long kitchen WITH the tin bath that I used when I went to visit! Then a back walk in pantry that was full of jars of vegetables my grandma had stored up. I can still ‘smell’ it! I’m 66 now and how things have changed - we are very fortunate - in some ways! Thankyou.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing those lovely memories- it's amazing how they stick in your mind isn't it - particularly smells! Bet those jarred veggies were amazing too - my Nan used to make the most incredible picked shallots .. I've never been able to replicate them, they blew your head off (in a good way) x
@suewilkinson910
@suewilkinson910 13 сағат бұрын
@@throughlucyslensI have a line of jars of pickled shallots in the kitchen now. Hubby did them at the weekend. He makes lovely pickles. These will be ready in January. The Christmas shallots are ready now from a previous session. Also lined up from the weekend, jars of piccalilli. Another favourite of mine.
@SallyLovejoy
@SallyLovejoy 2 күн бұрын
My Nanna, born in 1875, lived in a house in Lincolnshire, very similar to the Anchor Maker's. Hers was slightly bigger. There were covered open ended passages between every 2 houses, so it had a 3rd bedroom over the back of it. (The neighbour's 3rd bedroom over the front part of the passage.) Her husband was a Salvation Army Captain. He was 20 years older than my Nanna. He died in 1945 and left my Nanna with 8 children to bring up. She had a range in the back room for hot water and she still used the oven even though there was a single story scullery leading off the back room with a barely used gas cooker. The toilet was in the back yard. There was also a wash house which my Nanna used right up until her death in 1965. (She came to our house every Saturday for her tea and to use our bath!) I remember that when the washing was finished, she added disinfectant to the water and used it to "sluice the passage." My Auntie lived in the house just the same for 15 years after Nanna died in 1965. In 1980, the landlord eventually converted the scullery to a bathroom. The back room was then made into a kitchen diner. I was only allowed into nanna's front room once. That was because she was recovering from a broken hip, so the family put her bed in there. Really enjoy your channel. Thank you xx
@Dutch_Gonneke
@Dutch_Gonneke 2 күн бұрын
That was such an interesting piece of family history. Thanks for sharing. Although I am left to wonder what the connection is between the disinfectant and 'sluicing the passage' 🤔
@SallyLovejoy
@SallyLovejoy 2 күн бұрын
@@Dutch_Gonneke Everyone used the back door in those days, so it was to clean the passage floor from dirty footprints. She would throw down buckets of hot water left over from her laundry onto the tiled floor and mopped it. She never wasted anything!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
That sounds just like my Mother & Father in laws house (with the 3rd room over the passage). Made me smile about only going into the front room once! In my paternal Grandads front room you just were not allowed in .. until similarly to you it became his bedroom. I used to try and have a sneak and there wasn't much in there really but I guess it was precious! Thanks for sharing this, really lovely! x
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
You said it better than me ... my Mom still does something similar with Jeyes Fluid!
@roscowoodward6037
@roscowoodward6037 17 сағат бұрын
​@@Dutch_Gonnekebed chamber pots or spilling the bucket to the outhouse. 😅 Who ever dropped it scrubbed it clean 😊
@Dan23_7
@Dan23_7 2 күн бұрын
I’d say life is simpler for us today. Everything at the touch of a button. Appliances to do most things for you, but it’s at a horrible pace that’s too fast. Hence the stresses people feel today, it’s all rush rush rush. These houses and their furnishings are beautiful. My grandma’s house had an outside toilet we had to use, the toilet upstairs was for “best”. Best what I’ll never know 😂. That clog doll was disturbing, but I bet to the little girl who received it, it was magical. Thank you Lucy for an incredible video. Merry Christmas.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Dan! I agree about the pace of life, I suffer with my "nogin" shall we say and I do wonder sometimes if I am just not built for modern life! We got one of those ring doorbells and you can't even go out of the house in peace anymore!! haha. Love that she had a "best" toilet ... you NEVER went upstairs in my Nans house, EVER .. if you went up there you felt like the Queen ... you were either unwell or invited. When she was unwell and eventually had to live downstairs she would ask me to go up to get something and I would wonder .. is this a trap?
@fianorian
@fianorian Күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing as always. The crepe paper streamers brought back vivid memories for me. As a child of the 1960's it used to be my job to cut the paper into narrow strips, and then roll two colours together. Mum would then hang and twist them. As my dad used to play merry **** if Mum made pin holes in the ceiling, she had to use sticky tape. Of course, because heat rises, it dried out the glue on the tape, and most mornings we would come downstairs to a room draped in streamers that had fallen during the night. I remember spending some time, every morning, clambering onto a dining chair to re-attach the streamers to the ceiling.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
This has made me laugh! I like to decorate my home "old fashioned style" if there is such a thing and I spent hours cutting up crepe paper and making streamers - every night they fell down and I would be back up on the chair putting them back up .. then they fell down all in everyones Christmas dinner .. I think they call that "a living history experiment" .. and your comment has just proven it was accurate!! :)
@fianorian
@fianorian Күн бұрын
@@throughlucyslens Lol! Old fashioned isn't always the way to go, it seems. I don't think I have the energy nowadays to keep up with streamer shenanigans. I can only imagine what yours looked like, having been bathed in gravy or custard.
@mpersad
@mpersad 2 күн бұрын
Another wonderfully evocative video of times past in England. Just exceptional work, Lucy. You have, as I and many others have said, a terrific channel. I learn so much from your work. Thank you.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you, honestly! Means a lot, I am so passionate about it and the fact I get to share it with you all is a dream come true!
@oswaldthree
@oswaldthree 2 күн бұрын
Wonderful visual vignettes as usual, Lucy; love your potted histories!! I gasped at your mention of the Christmas1910 colliery explosion in Hulton, Lancashire, at Pretoria Pit. I was surprised not to have heard of it before, bcoz my favourite pastime for many years was researching/singing folksongs, esp from the north of England. To lose 344 men and boys in one day is horrific and must pretty much have destroyed the fabric of the town, not to mention so many families. I have now read that it was Britain's 3rd largest mining disaster and a Mining Historian has, in the last 10 years, uncovered both film and photographs of the sad sad day. Thanks again, Lucy. 🙏 RjB (Aust).
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
It's awful isn't it - I spent a lot of time reading testiments of the wives that said goodbye to their husbands on that morning and the one that really touched me was he brought home a hen for Christmas Day the night before, something they had never had before - and it never got eaten because of the grief. Just bl00dy awful! If you can't get anymore fascinating you research folksongs - so rich in history and better than newspapers for the masses - as you well know :)
@normanshadow1
@normanshadow1 Күн бұрын
I'm so glad this video popped up in my feed. Although I'm a Canadian, I'm deeply drawn to all things English, strangely the historical working class. This video was SO well done.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Hi Norman, I am exactly the same, I find normal lives so interesting, maybe you haave some English heritage in your DNA which draws you further? Thanks for your lovely comment x
@jmshrrsn
@jmshrrsn 2 күн бұрын
I’m clearly going to have to visit the BCM to see these fantastic terraced houses. The penultimate one you visited is like the one in which I’ve lived for the last 30 years. Thanks for showing us around. I wish we could get back to Christmas’s of old. Whilst it’s deplorable that some families today are being forced to sell their children’s toys to be able to afford presents this year, there are a few lessons to learn about how sometimes a bit of frugality is, in fact, good for us.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
We must live in a very similar home .. I think that's what's great about that house, it's so familiar to a lot of people, my house never had a toilet inside until the 1980s apparently and the plumbing is still in the garden should we ever want to install another .. you are right, these places do indeed make me assess what I have got and sometimes I turn up, having not the best day / time and it really helps me sort my head out!
@Dutch_Gonneke
@Dutch_Gonneke 2 күн бұрын
Such a wonderful episode. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. AND I got to see Lucy's video on a huge tv... instead of on my tiny phone. My youngest son who has joined the Dutch Marines had a 2 week training at a US military base in Germany and bought an enormous tv because they were dirt cheap over there😅 I am in total awe... watching your videos like in my own private cinema 😂
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
I love Christmas too - love love love it ! Everything about it, I think in Northern Europe it's so dark and cold and miserable it's the light we need and I hold on to it so strongly! Love the sound of your new TV ... you can watch all the cosy Christmas specials on it now :)
@Jay-Leigh
@Jay-Leigh 2 күн бұрын
I love getting a brew ready, a few chocolate biscuits then settling in front of my open coal fire to enjoy…this was a lovely one, Lucy. You never disappoint. Thank you. ❤
@judis6224
@judis6224 2 күн бұрын
That sounds amazing jay_leigh😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Wahhhh that's so lovely! Oh how I would love an open fire!! Sadly whoever modernised my lovely Edwardian terrace took it upon themselves to remove the chimneys ,.. I've always said if I ever own this house I will put them right back! :)
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
It does!
@missmuffet3874
@missmuffet3874 2 күн бұрын
Lovely, informative video. The Black Country Museum looks like a great day out. ❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you, it is! There is so much there and if you go once you can return for free as many times as you want for the next 12 months which I take full advantage of!
@missmuffet3874
@missmuffet3874 Күн бұрын
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@rensha8635
@rensha8635 46 минут бұрын
Thank you for taking us to the museum- somewhere where many of us are otherwise unable to reach. Your commentary is wonderful and much appreciated. I love your channel.
@tonygroves5526
@tonygroves5526 3 сағат бұрын
My maternal Granddad was born in April of 1910. This is so neat to see what life was like back then, thank you!
@kathybrown145
@kathybrown145 Күн бұрын
My Aunts and grandparents still lived in these type of houses in Birmingham, and l remember well the sights and sounds and smells! Those rag rugs in front of the range were dirty from the cooking and the old wet dog Peggy who always tried to lie there. The smell of the floor bucket with a dirty old mop that was swished over the kitchen floor at intervals. The wallpaper was old and faded and religious paintings in old dark frames crowded the walls ( the elite William Morris ‘Blackthorn’ wallpaper would never have been anywhere near these dwellings!) It was so hard to keep anything and anyone clean in those days and these museums are a far cry from the reality l remember !😂😂😂
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
You know I agree with you - one of the things that stands out in my mind at my Grandads house is my Mom always used to put a bag down for us to sit on the sofa .. I was a kid, I never really thought anything of it .. but one day I said innocently "Mommy why is the rug moving" .. and it was heaving with fleas .. from the old stinky dog "H" or "Haitch" and in the same way it wasn't clean at all, the blinking dog had hairs everywhere and stuck all over the kitchen as it was so old and greasy. Bless him he was an Edwardian and when my Nan died he didn't know the first thing about house keeping, everyone tried their best to keep the house clean but it was a losing battle!
@Mcfly3595
@Mcfly3595 2 күн бұрын
Yes! A new Lucy video 🎉. Christmas back in time, joyful to watch. I’ve been to the Black Country museum several times taking school children on trips. Haven’t been for years. I’m now craving the smell of carbolic soap!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
You love the smell too? I adore it!! It just smells so clean to me - and I think reminds me of being a small child. I've taken kids on trips there too - I miss the guided tour these days! The people that work there always made it such fun and memorable for them x
@pearl2910
@pearl2910 12 сағат бұрын
I do love these quirky houses a very interesting journey back in time Thank you 😊
@judithstonier9872
@judithstonier9872 Күн бұрын
Thank you Lucy for this nostalgic look back in time, you are so good at telling how these people lived and making me grateful for what we have now, the doll made from the clog sole really got to me and thinking how the child who received it would have loved it 😊❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
That doll right? Isn't she gorgeous .. I bet the children that visit the museum today absolutely don't believe she was played with let alone a precious gift!
@sheepieness-UK
@sheepieness-UK 2 күн бұрын
Been waiting for a new "through Lucy's lens" all week. I remember going to the black country museum with secondary school and doing some boot legging, nearly 40 years ago. This is on my bucket list for next year! Thanks Lucy ❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
OMG I will have to share it is a post but I found my legging certificate from the Black Country Museum from 1991 the other day - I must have thought it was very precious as it was in there with all my qualifications - I am officially a "legger" for life! Bet it's the same as yours .. I will take a photo of it ! x
@sheepieness-UK
@sheepieness-UK Күн бұрын
@throughlucyslens unfortunately I don't know where mine is now. Look forward to seeing yours
@elwanderer7903
@elwanderer7903 2 күн бұрын
Apologies for the long comment but you touched on so many points from my dear dad's past on this one Lucy! Plus I know how much you love history. My dad was born in 1936, one of the youngest of 14 surviving children. I remember him telling me when it was his first turn as child to visit the pawn shop. His dad's one and only suit was pawned each Monday and taken out again every Friday pay day, to be worn at church on Sunday. He told me his feelings of embarrassment and dread as he took that first journey. Only to find most of his pals and classmates were also in the queue with their dad's suits too! My grandfather sadly passed away of TB after surviving 2 world wars in The Royal Navy. My granny was widowed with 14 children. You mentioned laying out the dead in the parlour. There was a group of widows in the area (granny being one of them) whose role it was to lay out the departed and prepare them for the undertaker, washing them, putting pennies on their eyes to close them etc. These sensitive tasks were strictly only allowed to be carried out by the widows if not the immediate family. It was deemed disrespectful and shameful for married or single woman to see a naked man's body except obviously a wife tending to her own husband. They also had a tin bath, Lordy that must have been a task with all those children. My dad caught a serious childhood illness, I can't remember which. So they sent him to stay with an aunt for fear of the others catching it. He came home for visit one rainy day while convalescing and there was water pouring down the outside of the kitchen window. He asked what it was and his younger sister haughtily replied. Oh, since you went WE'VE had a bathroom fitted'. He was so excited...... only to discover it was a broken gutter rail. They all lived in a 2 up 2 down terrace. I could tell you some tales Lucy 😂 Thanks for another lovely upload and the festive theme too x
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
This is so lovely, and an amazing example of why I love doing this SO MUCH - I believe my maternal great grandmother also used to go and lay out the bodies (also a widow) and I think it's actually a really lovely way to respect the deceased and their families, death was unavoidably a part of life for most people. Pawning of goods was such a cycle, I've often wondered about the people who would take all their blankets and warmth to be able to afford to eat for the week, I would have made a terrible pawnbroker .. I'd be telling people to take back the blankets and just repay the money .. like I always wonder how much money they could actually get for those things against a loan. I guess they relied on interest. A few of my uncles were sent away for childhood illnesses, my Dads brother who couldn't read or write had a wicked sense of humour and used to say "at least I can tie my shoelaces with my teeth" - something they apparently taught them at outdoor school when he had pneumonia to strengthen the lungs ! Thanks for sharing that, I really appreciate it and I am sure others reading the comments will too x
@elwanderer7903
@elwanderer7903 2 күн бұрын
@ wow what a skill to have! A great come back too 🤭 to shut the siblings up. People I’ve come across who knew my family back then have always said the same thing. ‘Those children had nothing but they were the happiest kids in the street’. I only wish I’d got to meet my granny she was clearly a very strong woman and a great mother in spite of the circumstances x
@elwanderer7903
@elwanderer7903 2 күн бұрын
@ my family didn’t have blankets they could pawn either. The kids beds were covered with ex army wool coats. My dad said they would fight each other for the sleeves and the pockets of said coats. They were the best bits because you could put your feet in them for warmth x
@jacquelinetaylor8683
@jacquelinetaylor8683 2 күн бұрын
I knew I was in for a treat and wasn't disappointed.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Oh thank you! I loved making this one, a time period I haven't covered very much but absolutely fascinating on the cusp of the "modern world" x
@marybarratt2649
@marybarratt2649 2 күн бұрын
Visited the Museum a few times but not recently, so it is good to see it again, especially with your running commentary. You make all of your videos so interesting. Yes lots of cholera around early in the 1900’s and lots of children died because of poor housing conditions. Hard times for all working class. Not heard the term tipper toilet. The cottages look cosy but just imagine large families trying to exist in them. Those quarries were freezing. I think I’d like to see little general stores around again, with local produce, greengrocers, haberdashers,etc. At one time all coffins came home prior to the funeral.. I’m glad that has ceased now. I love the fireplace and range in the two up two down. Ah the good old. Wash houses. It is said that 80% of all hysterectomies were caused by the dolly tubs and poshers Sorry if I’ve rambled a bit Lucy, but I’ve loved this tour and it brings back memories of grandmas and life lost. 😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Never apologise! It's absolutely brilliant to hear it. That's really interesting what you said .. that constant pushing and pulling of the dolly would I imagine impact on a womens health .. never thought of that before!
8 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your videos with us. And going into so much detail. I simply love watching them x
@sophiedereans
@sophiedereans 2 күн бұрын
Brilliant Lucy! I LOVED it & thank you!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank YOU for watching x
@208records
@208records 2 күн бұрын
A superb video as ever. Our favourite social history channel 😁
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed it - and what a compliment, amazing x
@SCCL1000
@SCCL1000 2 күн бұрын
Dear Lucy, I adore your work. I dare say, most of us, our backgrounds, would have been more akin to the material you present---not Downton Abbey, though we love that. It makes a difference in how we view life, it's hardships and pleasures. Merry Christmas.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much - don't you worry I love a bit of Downton Abbey too! I think they just tell the stories really well and a good story can be transferred to everybody. Appreciate your lovely comment, I get so nervous before I post every video because I just want to get it "right" and not become a "doom fest" because lets face it life for a lot of working people was pretty miserable - but they had each other and appreciated the small things - which I admire greatly and try to do myself. x
@annenewton5403
@annenewton5403 2 күн бұрын
Thank you that was wonderful and down to earth.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for coming with me Anne, appreciated x
@ladydax4065
@ladydax4065 10 сағат бұрын
Thank you Lucy 🥰🫂💚
@Sophie-uh4if
@Sophie-uh4if 2 күн бұрын
Love your videos. Thank you 😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Very welcome, thank you for spending your time coming with me x
@bonitastjulienlepauvre6489
@bonitastjulienlepauvre6489 2 күн бұрын
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Very welcome, thank you for coming with me x
@craftybarb6220
@craftybarb6220 2 күн бұрын
It was a pleasure to visit these houses with you Lucy. As I think I've mentioned before my dad's family were Wolverhampton people. My grandfather I think an aunt told me was a nail maker. They lived in a terrace house with a passage way between there terrace and the start of the next one on the right. The last time I saw the house, from the road was 2018. I went up to the Midlands with my sister & brother in law. Photos were taken😊.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Lovely the house is still there - these houses were certainly built to last! I want to make a video about nail makers - such a forgotten craft done by so many of our relatives in the Midlands!
@mastersadvocate
@mastersadvocate 38 минут бұрын
This is fascinating! Your tours through the different houses, and your stories about each family are so informative! I can almost see the families in their houses, celebrating Christmas! Thank you very much for sharing this video! ~Janet in Canada P.S. many of the homeless folk would most likely love to live in any of these houses!
@GinaSpadafori
@GinaSpadafori 2 күн бұрын
Happy Holidays, Lucy, and thank you!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Gina, you are so so kind, thank you, happy holidays (I love that saying, we don't hear it much here!) and hopefully I'll be able to entertain you with a few more Christmas bits before the "big day" :)
@KarenRyan-b7z
@KarenRyan-b7z 2 күн бұрын
Love history and love your vloggs
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, really means a lot x
@katyelibac1738
@katyelibac1738 2 күн бұрын
So excited to watch this after a busy day at work. Thank you for sharing these snapshots of history with us 😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
You are so welcome, thanks for coming with me - hope work wasn't too hectic! Everything always seems more of a struggle at this time of year and then I think about these people and tell myself to sort it out .. !
@mariannetuite7411
@mariannetuite7411 2 күн бұрын
Makes you so very grateful for all the luxuries we have today, even in these economically tougher times Don’t think I’ve ever seen BCM at Christmas, the traditional decs are lovely
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
It's so lovely at Christmas, I think I like it because it's simple - branches you can forage from outside and paper chains made from scrap material. I've gone a bit mad with the "woolworths" theme this year - i.e. my trees look like Woolworths circa 1982 turned up and threw up all over my house - it's GREAT! haha
@tamarakindle73
@tamarakindle73 Күн бұрын
Wonderful video! I was raised by my Grandmother, and she was raised during the great depression. She claimed to have an aunt who owned a candy shop and said every year at Christmas she gave all of them a bag (she had 13 brothers and sisters) and the got to go in and fill their bag to the brim. She remember that very fondly in her later years.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
I love how things people take for granted now were an absolutely brilliant, memorable treat - it's the "smaller" things I always remember from my childhood too x
@SallyMavin-lo3hr
@SallyMavin-lo3hr 2 күн бұрын
This video made me think of my grandmother as a 10 year old girl, celebrating Christmas. I could almost smell it, as I think my childhood Christmas in my grandmother's house must have contained traditions from her childhood. Your video has provoked wonderful memories.😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to hear this! My own Grandad was born in 1909 and it always used to blow my mind he was an Edwardian, he passed in the 1990s and his mind must have been blown with the things that had changed in this lifetime - but he too carried things from his own childhood that have in turn passed to me .. and aren't we lucky to have that? :)
@pat_an466
@pat_an466 2 күн бұрын
It's very interesting to see not just the different houses but also the different ways in which the people lived and celebrated Christmas. It's very easy to compare how they lived then to our lives then, but I try to keep in mind that everyone's life, as well as scientific knowledge and advances was very different, too. My mother was brought up in a back-to-back (which I mentioned in a comment in your back-to-backs video). Although it was one of the "inside" ones, it was certainly bigger than the one you visited here, which was fortunate, given that there were four children plus parents (plus at least one whippet, possibly more, and a raven!). Those you showed here were extremely small and basic compared to where my family lived - almost made theirs seem like luxury in comparison!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
A RAVEN? I need to know more!!! Corvids are my absolute favourite birds .. and a whippet was a great choice .. would keep the rats down and catch a rabbit if needed too. Yes, these Back to backs were really small and very basic and the people who lived in these particular ones really did have it very tough, unbelievably lived in until the 1970s though - the tenants loved them!
@pat_an466
@pat_an466 2 күн бұрын
@@throughlucyslens The raven was a pet which I think Grandad had rescued from somewhere. It could talk (a lot more than just "Nevermore"!). But it was when my mum was young, and long before she joined the Land Army, so I didn't meet it. The whippets were because my grandad used to race them, and he won lots of gold cups and plates and other awards (which I understand that his son took and sold, but let's not go into that!). I would think that they would keep the rats down, yes, though rats were never mentioned in my hearing, and I've never seen one. And I'm trying to recall if my mum mentioned the dogs catching rabbits - she didn't, but it's possible because she did talk about them eating rabbit meat. They certainly always had a whippet even after Grandad stopped racing them.
@MaureenDavies-h2e
@MaureenDavies-h2e 20 сағат бұрын
Enjoyed it immensely, thank you, welldone.👏👏👏
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you for spending your time coming with me .. glad you enjoyed :)
@StephenRobertd
@StephenRobertd 2 күн бұрын
Great history about Christmas 🎄 aĺl brilliant and anazing always 🎉😊 enjoy your brilliant history vloggs always 🎉😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Stephen, always lovely to hear from you, are you getting ready for Christmas? X
@StephenRobertd
@StephenRobertd 2 күн бұрын
Yes have a happy Christmas 🎄 😊 and enjoy the Christmas 🎄 spirits always 😊
@deborahgrice
@deborahgrice 2 күн бұрын
This video was superb Lucy!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thanks so much Deborah, I really enjoyed the research for this one too x
@jackietrineer1297
@jackietrineer1297 Күн бұрын
Thank you Lucy! I always enjoy sitting down with a cup of tea and watching your videos.❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Absolutely need to go and make myself a cup of tea now .. I think I have only had 3 today so far which for me is rations! x
@skyehughes3807
@skyehughes3807 Күн бұрын
This was such an amazing museum and video! Thank you for sharing!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you, we are so lucky to have it - thank you for coming with me x
@juliekulatunga4188
@juliekulatunga4188 2 күн бұрын
Fantastic history again Lucy. Thank you so much.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you :) x
@stephnewman1357
@stephnewman1357 2 күн бұрын
This was fantastic Lucy. Such interesting history through time. I would hate seeing the floor tiles all dirty again once they had just been cleaned. Both my nans always washed down their front of house steps. A habbit I also picked up.😂 They both lived in maisonettes so didn't have a best room like their mothers would have. I remember as a young child christmases with my family drinking and singing. One of my nans always sang as she cleaned too. Opening all her windows during a storm. You can just smell it all. 💗
@gillianbrookwell1678
@gillianbrookwell1678 2 күн бұрын
My Grandma was born in Sheffield in 1892, and she used to share many memories with me how Christmas was when she was a child; she would have been a teenager in 1910. Thankyou Lucy, I love your nostalgic videos.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Gillian, it seems so long ago, but really many of us have relatives we remember who lived through these times - my own Dad used to say "he was lucky if he got an orange" .. and that was in the 1950s!
@judis6224
@judis6224 2 күн бұрын
My grandmother born 1892,born in gulham,grew up in Croydon. 😊
@mariamogaburu2765
@mariamogaburu2765 Күн бұрын
Another great video! How hard life was in those so recent times. I love all the historical references you add to the images . Thank you, Lucy
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thanks so much Maria, finding those pictures is one of my favourite parts - I have folders and folders full and keep finding more!
@YT4Me57
@YT4Me57 7 сағат бұрын
Greetings from the USA. The more things change, the more they stay the same! We are living theough similar societal inequities in 2024, are we not? It was interesting to learn about the Christmas stocking tradition in the UK. Many families here practice the same. I grew up with stockings that were always stuffed with an apple, an orange, a variety of nuts, a candy 🍬 cane and a small trinket. My Depression Era parents did too, as well as my grandmother who was born in the 1890s. I would presume my great grandparents enjoyed the same treats atba time when other presents were not an expectation. Thank you for sharing.
@JeanElliott-p5h
@JeanElliott-p5h Күн бұрын
Just amazing Lucy.👏👏Thank you for all your hard work. I remember the rag rugs when I was tiny… green walls with dark brown painted doors and the wood work in my Grans house… sooo dark! outside toilet, which must have also been at my Grans. The clog doll was heartbreaking, but some wee girls pride and joy. How much we take for granted now! Looking forward to your next video. Take care.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you, I have often thought why everything was so dark .. but I suppose it hid dirt and grime which would have been a constant battle on pale woodwork - the dirt was literally in the air - if you had a peasouper come in you would have been scrubbing even harder for the next week x
@Angel-Rae
@Angel-Rae Күн бұрын
Hark at you indeed, bold as brass! That gave me a good chuckle. My late mother in law was Dudley born and bred but moved to Australia in 1974. One of the best days I ever spent on our many trips to Shropshire (where she ended up after returning to England in the 1990s) was spent at the BCLM. I’ll always remember lying next to her legging through the tunnel on the canal boat. We visited as many National Trust properties as we could fit on each trip! I miss her and your videos remind me of her. Thank you.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
This is so lovely - I still have my first legging certificate from 1991 - I am going to have to dig it out - I have done a big fancy signature on it as if to assert I am now a "legging expert" I love these old sayings, my Nan was full of them - we swear she made some of them up .. asking us if we had been "down Harry's drug hole" (the pub .. ) she was bonkers but brilliant x
@Pipparainbow
@Pipparainbow Күн бұрын
How amazing and interesting. So glad I found your channel. Can't wait to listen to all of your vloggs.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy them, it's my real passion x
@lynneleverton8825
@lynneleverton8825 Күн бұрын
My Grandmothers parents must have been so well off, as I recall her telling me she received a doll made of celluloid for Christmas. She left it in front of the fire and it melted! I love your videos Lucy, they make me feel so grateful for everything we have today!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Oh gosh she must have been absolutely gutted!! A celluloid doll might have been a really special present, with mass production dollies like this did become cheaper - but still out of reach for some families. And yes, always makes me feel grateful too!
@Caroline-i1f
@Caroline-i1f 3 сағат бұрын
Nice so much information you explain well.
@frankieb43
@frankieb43 2 күн бұрын
The clog doll I found so moving ❤️. I love the homemade decorations. Cosy but tough times for these folks from the past. Fascinating- again thank you for sharing. I learn so much from these videos. X
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
She's lovely isn't she? I was so pleased the character in the house let me touch her, she's not the original but the original is stored in the museums achieves, a clog would have been really precious as they could be patched up and reused for generations so to make one into a dolly would have been a really special gift indeed!
@pamelawright1369
@pamelawright1369 Күн бұрын
Lucy this was wonderful, thank you for sharing 😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thanks as always Pam x
@vannesagannon4555
@vannesagannon4555 Күн бұрын
❤❤❤fantastic
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you :)
@Aethelu1975
@Aethelu1975 2 күн бұрын
Thank you, as always, for the very interesting tour! What a blessing it is that I can enjoy my two weeks paid leave instead of what it was in those days. 😮 Last year I made paper garlands to decorate for Christmas. They are not common where I live but I find them so joyful and they match very well with my non traditional tree figurines.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
I know, this year if I start to moan I am bored over the holidays I am going to have a word with myself!! I love paper garlands, they are like you say - joyful!
@WillVenusASMR
@WillVenusASMR 18 сағат бұрын
This was so beautiful to watch and listen to. Thanks for creating it. 🎄
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 10 сағат бұрын
Thank you - I just wrote you a bit of an essay! haha .. but I will say thank you again here :)
@WillVenusASMR
@WillVenusASMR 9 сағат бұрын
@ You’re so welcome!! I just remembered my Mum used to talk about when she lived in a pre-fab in the 60s/70s. Only fond memories. ✨
@sisutytto2563
@sisutytto2563 2 күн бұрын
Thank you dear Lucy.❤❤❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for watching XXX
@sisutytto2563
@sisutytto2563 Күн бұрын
@@throughlucyslens
@kimbenson2920
@kimbenson2920 2 күн бұрын
Cracking vid, Lucy. Well worth the wait. Cheero.🤓👍
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you lovely Kim :)
@JaneMorrow-c1v
@JaneMorrow-c1v Күн бұрын
Oh I just love your videos Lucy. I learn so much, thank you and I hope you have a lovely Christmas ❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you! I absolutely love this time of year, it's the light in the darkness I need once the long nights draw in x
@jop5243
@jop5243 Күн бұрын
I loved this Lucy, thank you.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
You are so welcome, thank you for spending your time coming with me x
@traceywoodall6937
@traceywoodall6937 2 күн бұрын
Awww Lucy this was so relaxing, warm n Christmassy. Thank you so much for all of your research and input. Love the Black Country Museum is my home town. Bless ya and Merry 🎄🥰
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Tracey! Glad it was relaxing, I wanted to keep it Christmassy but factual - it's easy to get a bit "nostalgic" and skip the real history which lets face it can be a bit sad ... see you at the Black Country Museum one day I am sure! Now I have my annual pass I'm there most weeks, they must be sick of me hanging about! hahaha x
@joyofthings
@joyofthings 19 сағат бұрын
You are the best Thankyou for this, I love this country and I think so do you.xxx🐝🐝🐝
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
I do! I am very proud of my heritage x
@sabrinamarriott-b3k
@sabrinamarriott-b3k Күн бұрын
Thanks Lucy I cannot get out much now but went to the museum a few years ago so I really enjoy your videos what a fantastic place it is and the attention to detail is excellent.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you for taking time out of your day to come with me Sabrina! x
@therange4033
@therange4033 Күн бұрын
Its amazing how fast things change! My Mum would never dream of NOT making her own Xmas Pud with sixpences in, a Xmas cake, iced and with the same little decorations on every year. A cooked ham (always spiked with cloves) and a boozy trifle. My Dad took a job killing Turkeys before Xmas so we always had a big old bird! Dads socks were hung over the fireplace and filled with some nuts, an apple an orange and some wrapped sweets. Why did they always taste better than the rest of the year?! My least liked job was the paper-chain making. Having to make them at school also I was glad to see them all done! I saved our tree-top fairy and used it for years until it fell apart! Yes, Christmas was simpler but the memories are still fresh and I do wish I could go back in time to have the excitement and happiness back again, for a while.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your lovely comment!! I find paper crafts frustrating too!! I made loads a few years ago and they just kept falling down and getting torn - probably just wasn't very good at it! You are so right treats at Christmas always tasted better, we used to have little chocolates on the tree - not many and on a strictly "when they are gone they are gone" basis and nothing ever tastes as good as those now!
@mariannetuite7411
@mariannetuite7411 2 күн бұрын
The 2 up, 2 down gave me such flashbacks to my great auntie’s house when I was a toddler ❤
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
They are so touching aren't they? I just think my house must have looked like that once - although from the census I doubt so posh, there were a lot of kids living here too - no idea where they all slept!
@kathymorgan1489
@kathymorgan1489 22 сағат бұрын
Lucy thankyou for such a lovely video on Christmases past. Your love of English history shows in your beautifully presented footage. Wishing you a Merry Christmas love from Perth Western Australia
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you Kathy! I love Christmas and always fascinated in how it was in the past, lots of love back over to you in Australia x
@janetnash
@janetnash Күн бұрын
I so enjoyed this Christmas visit thank you.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
thanks for spending your time to come with me .. very appreciated x
@juliethompson5301
@juliethompson5301 2 күн бұрын
Lovely,informative video. My great grandad (pampa) came from Dudley. What a lovely, soothing,narrative voice
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Oh thank, you that's very kind of you! Having grown up hating my accent because .. well Birmingham people just experience that it's lovely to hear and I am proud of it these days :)
@Dale-hl2zc
@Dale-hl2zc Күн бұрын
Great video as always Lucy 👌 I absolutely love the black country museum, it's less than an hour from me and I have visited many times, It always feels extra special visiting at Christmas time and the smell of coal smoke always takes you back. I never tire of the black country museum
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
It's that smell isn't it? As soon as you walk down from the visitors centre .. absolutely wonderful!
@Dale-hl2zc
@Dale-hl2zc Күн бұрын
@throughlucyslens yes indeed it is the smell and a smell that takes me back every time living my grandparents , everyone on the street had a coal fire, it feels so homely, not that it would have in the nig towns. our local shop was in the next village but we did have a pub, get priorities right and all that 😂 we would have a vegetable man come round one day and meat and bakery van the next , even the mobile library. I have such fond memories, when I tell people they find it hard to believe that it was only in the 80s but life was slower paced in the rural part's
@adelinaponzio9370
@adelinaponzio9370 Күн бұрын
I loved your video, I felt like I was there, these museums are so good to escape another time,
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you for coming with me - I am exactly the same! I would go every day if I could :)
@deforestbearse3136
@deforestbearse3136 2 күн бұрын
Love your videos. Learning so much!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you, appreciate it very much x
@MargaretUK
@MargaretUK Күн бұрын
Thank you for taking us with you Lucy. The back house of the B2B houses was very sad to see as some of my ancestors lived in houses just like that. I'm not a well off person, but by comparison I am rich beyond anything that they could have imagined.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Absolutely I feel the same! The deeper I go into their lives the "richer" I feel they were too x
@kathybeal4408
@kathybeal4408 Күн бұрын
Loved this video! Thank you. 🙂
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 19 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for coming along x
@highlandjournalart654
@highlandjournalart654 Күн бұрын
Wonderful video, took me back to the terraced houses around Derby. The people in the photos showed how hard their lives were in their faces. We bought a 1920 s Bootmakers in the highlands that was luxurious compared to these cottages in size and facilities. It was built by the Laird for returning veterans to set up businesses.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Yes, I always think their faces look drawn - I know folks will say "you couldn't smile because of the processing time" but it's in their eyes - glad you see it too. Your home sounds amazing x
@LifeAtTheMasthead
@LifeAtTheMasthead 2 күн бұрын
Wonderful to see the BCLM dressed up at xmas..thanks Lucy!
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Very welcome, I couldn't resist going for a look :)
@patkilmurray4702
@patkilmurray4702 2 күн бұрын
That was truly fascinating Lucy, I loved all the houses with those fabulous cast iron ranges, the last house was perfection, I could live there quite happily exactly as it is.❤😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Beautiful wasn't it ? So cosy and with the fire on was actually very warm inside!
@Elaineshaw-d6m
@Elaineshaw-d6m 2 күн бұрын
The house I live in was built either for pottery or pit management. There's a row of 8, all a slightly different layout inside (originally), yet looking the same outside. In the 19th century there was both a pit and a pottery just a hundred yards away. Our sine of the road has bay-windows, and was built as 3-up 3-down, with high ceilings, although the original room sizes weren't particularly large. Upstairs access to the third bedroom would have been through the back bedroom, but there's now a passage created, and the third bedroom is a (very cold) bathroom. Although we have lived here 40 years, we've only had central heating for the last 15, and double glazing for 12 (which is pretty useless anyway). The cold still rises through the floor but it's still warmer than it used to be. The landlord "modernised" it back in the 80s and ripped out all the features 😢 The houses across the road are much smaller in height and room size., being 2-up 2-down, obviously for lower workers. Most now have small extensions for bathrooms. Some of the many houses were demolished around 60 years ago to make room for a few small blocks of flats. Although not appreciated now, it seems workers in our area were better thought of than in other areas for such housing to be built.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this, I can picture your home in my mind! My house had a "third bedroom" which is accessed through the back bedroom - it's now our bathroom with no passage .. fun when you have visitors staying and want to go to bed! haha. We have restored the original quarry tiles in our back room and yes you can feel the cold coming up .. I don't mind though as I am always boiling (time of life!). If you wanted me to look at census records for your home to find out who was living there I am happy to do that for you and compare it with the houses over the road - just drop me an email x
@susanR3060
@susanR3060 10 сағат бұрын
Really enjoyed this vidoe..you just popped into my feed..I love social history too so going to check out your other video...thank you.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 10 сағат бұрын
Hi Susan, it's so lovely to "meet" you - thank you for your kind words, I hope you like some of the other videos too, they are my little passion project :) x
@eva1234penny
@eva1234penny 2 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed this Lucy, I visited the museum recently, will hopefully visit again soon. I could listen to your voice all day, you make social history so interesting, one of my passions too, thank you xxx
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! I am there so much at the moment if you ever see me there come and say hi! I can't get enough of it - and thanks for your kindness x
@gbarbecue2399
@gbarbecue2399 2 күн бұрын
Rag rugs also seem to be a common fixture, scant relief from the flagstones but better than nothing.
@elainewalker4740
@elainewalker4740 Күн бұрын
Thank you for this video. My mother was born in 1910. In Derby, England. Into a family of six children. Her father worked on the railways. I don't think that much money came into the house. I can now see the sort of Christmas that she would have had x
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thanks Elaine, it was quite upsetting how HARD it was to research this as a lot of the refences and resources for a working class Christmas were scarce - there's loads out there about 12 course dinners, pantomimes and the rise of the department store but for most people they couldn't even dream of these things for many many years. x
@pixie706
@pixie706 2 күн бұрын
That was so evocative Lucy. I have lived in places that had many of those features and have really enjoyed actually using them . Are we really better off today both mentally and physically ? When using an old cutlery set of my mother's i reaiized that it came from Green Shield stamps I can't remember you mentioning those yet in any houses. Just another memory 😊
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
I keep meaning to talk about green shield stamps - I was quite traumatised by them for good reason ,, which will all come out when I talk about them .. and you will laugh your head off!
@inbetween-days
@inbetween-days 2 күн бұрын
Thank you Lucy. Have visited the museum a couple of times and enjoyed your narration. Hope you have a wonderful week. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤️
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 2 күн бұрын
Thank you - you too! Hope you are off to somewhere exciting! Still haven't made it to Hanbury thanks to the storm but fingers crossed some point this week x
@johnathanryan2117
@johnathanryan2117 14 сағат бұрын
Smashing video, pertinent to anyone from the industrial heartlands. A cracking read is Bill Naughton's ( playwright probably most notable for "Alfie") who was born in 1910 and describes his upbringing in Bolton , Lancashire in great detail, including Christmas. Superb. Its worth noting that Scrooge himself gives Bob Cratchit the day off, albeit reluctantly.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens 10 сағат бұрын
Thank you, I have made a note of that book - sounds right up my street! A good Christmas read too! Cheers for the recommendation, I really love getting my hands on anything like that! :)
@Truth1561
@Truth1561 4 сағат бұрын
I grew up a few miles from Dudley and my best friends father set up and managed the Black Country museum.
@SunShine-dk6rk
@SunShine-dk6rk 2 күн бұрын
Hi Lucy, Just found your channel, really enjoy your uploads along with super filming and narrating, it really brings the places and people to life. Thank you for a super upload and best wishes to yourself,loved ones and fellow viewers.
@throughlucyslens
@throughlucyslens Күн бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your feedback, these videos and research are my passion and it blows my mind people tune in - so thank you for being here, honestly x
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