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Victorian Christmas 1890

Step back in time to 1890 in this half-day role-play of a Victorian country house estate in the run up to the festive period.

Lord and Lady Sefton are looking forward to enjoying Christmas with family and guests, whilst the servants and estate workers prepare for the festive season.

Everyone takes a role - some children are invited as guests, whilst others apply for
various positions within the household staff. Croxteth and volunteer staff in period costume lead each group as they experience the sights and sounds, the hardships and the pleasures of Victorian life. All participants must dress in appropriate costume.

Victorian Christmas is one of our most popular programmes. In order for us to allocate places on the programme effectively, all schools MUST follow our Victorian Christmas booking procedure.

Please contact us (fax 0151 228 2817) or write a letter of application with the following details:

• The name of school and contact name, address, phone and fax number and e-mail address if available
• The number of children you are bringing (from this we will work out your charge -  see charges below).
• Preferred dates, (am or pm) but please indicate alternative dates to give us more chance of accommodating you.
• Please indicate dates which are impossible for you to come.
• The year group or age range of the children (VC is not suitable for under 8s)            

Available: 16 November to 10 December (excluding Mondays)
Session times: mornings 10.00am to 12.15pm and afternoons 1.00pm to 3.15pm.
Duration: 2 hours 15 mins.
Charges: £7.80 per child (Liverpool schools discount does not apply to this visit). 
Please note payment must be made in advance, no later than Friday 5 November 2010.
Maximum group size: 82 children

Victorian Christmas 1890 teachers notes

FREE Victorian Christmas teachers Health and Safety briefing session Friday 8 October 2010. This is designed to provide as much information as possible about the visit; Health and Safety considerations, group sizes, safety, costume details, background information etc. It is a condition of booking that this session is attended. An alternate time and date may be arranged for you if you cannot attend the date above. A teachers' resource pack (CD ROM) will be available on the day with all the relevant information, background notes and two very useful slide shows to introduce the topic and stimulate class discussion. The Croxteth Risk Assessment for the visit will be made available.  Extra packs or CD ROMs can be purchased for £5.00 each (please let us know your requirements in advance of the Teachers' session.

This is an extremely popular visit - places are generally oversubscribed. Please don't leave it until the last minute to apply for places as we cannot guarantee to accomodate everyone.

"Superb. From an educational point of view the history learning outcomes are endless. For the children to have this unique opportunity to actually experience these settings provide benefits that are second to none."   St Laurence's Primary Catholic School, Knowlsey.

To give an idea of activities in Victorian Christmas, browse the images of Victorian Christmas at Croxteth Hall from previous years - please be patient while the images load.

Kichen maids hard at work 
Kitchen maids busy with party preparations
Housemaids clean the large copper pans
The Butler prepares the wine
Stablehands clean the carriage
Stablehands groom the pony
Woodboys chop wood for the fires
Lord and Lady Seftons guests
Party food
Party games
Lady Sefton receives a gift from the servants

Many thanks to Norman Pannell school for permission to use the photographs by Neil Lloyd Photography.

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