Music and a marriage proposal were the order of the day, when Notre Dame du Rosaire students made their annual visit to The Victorian Christmas Shop at 26 Cornet Street. All year groups visited the shop during the course of Friday 7th December, a day after the shop was opened by Trust Patron, The Lieutenant […]
CONTINUE READINGA delightful and fun-filled visit by Trust Patron , The Lieutenant Governor, His Excellency Sir Ian Corder KBE, CB and Lady Corder, saw today’s official opening of The Victorian Christmas Shop at 26 Cornet Street. Another year of Christmas delight awaits all visitors to Guernsey’s unique Victorian Shop, restored by National Trust of Guernsey in […]
CONTINUE READINGIt would be a hard task, to find a family without a memory of ‘Sunlight Soap’ and, just this week, National Trust of Guernsey has received a donation of six vintage bars of this, the first good, lather-free soap, invented in 1885 by the Lever brothers William and James, in association with Bolton-based chemist William […]
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A double celebration here at The Folk and Costume Museum on Friday 26th April 2019. We’re celebrating the launch of a book written by NTG’s Costume Curator, Caro Drake. Entitled ‘guernsey with a small g’ the book explains the history of Guernsey’s iconic item of clothing and the role of knitting in Guernsey’s history. The […]