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Beamish Open Air Museum
November/December 2005
CHILDREN’S HERITAGE VISITS
Soon we were at the old Beamish School. Over the main entrance it said that the school was opened in 1891 - over 100 years ago. In those days the school governors were known as the School Board.
Notice the smoke coming from the roof of the school. This is because the heating is provided by a coal-fired boiler. Coal was cheap and plentiful in those days. The tower on top of the
The teacher was dressed in old-fashioned clothes though she was quite young. The classroom had old furniture and the children sat at wooden desks. Everyone listened very
