Displays

Kleen-eze Look back to when Kleen-e-eze began and a salesman would call at your door with a suitcase full of samples. Coal Mine Imagine what it was like for young children working underground in the local coal mines. A Mangle Gaze at the gadgets in a Victorian kitchen and back yard, with outside toilet and no running water. War Display See how local people lived, what they did and ate and how they survived during World War II.   Be amazed at how many stages were involved in making a brass pin by hand in the local factory.

Common items of the last 50 years Discover how many things have changed in our homes in the last 50years. Learn about how William Champion patented the secret of zinc smelting in the 18th century.   Look into the history of the Methodists preachers who brought the gospel to unruly and often lawless local people.

 Learn about the Douglas motor cycles. Manufacture of the Douglas started in Kingswood in 1907.   Count the many varied and interesting shapes and designs of pipeware once made on this site by Haskins.