A curious collection

Agnes Toward’s four-room flat is a true gem, meticulously preserved and restored to its original glory. Every detail has been lovingly maintained from the horsehair reclining chairs to the scrubbed kitchen range. The flat even boasts working gaslights, a working doorbell, and a collection of household medicines. And let‘s not forget the large jam collection left behind by Agnes Toward, who was known for her homemade jams. It‘s truly a step back in time.

A view inside a small cupboard showing a group of white ceramic jars.

Two people, one wearing glasses, look at small medicine bottle lining a window sill with trees and grass visible through the window.

An old-fashioned living room with two black chairs, brown painted wallpaper, a piano, an inset bed, side table and chair and five pictures hanging on the wall.

A black ball of soap sits on a cream and pink soap dish on a marble surface.

Soap and old fashioned cleaning products and brushes on the shelf of a well lit cupboard.

A cream and brown stone bottle lies sides ways on a waffled piece of material.

A hatch is open showing a pile of coal in a storage box which is under a kitchen worktop with utensils above.

A porcelain wally dug against brown stencilled wall paper.