About the Museum

Spinning Wheel

Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing in "the Fabric of Society"

Rhymes, Songs, Folklore, Proverbs, Myth & Legend, Literature, Quotations.

From sheep to finished article

Sheep breeds, Shearing, Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing with particular reference to their history and development in Norfolk especially Walsham and Worsted Cloth. Other materials, for example flax, are included but wool is the main concern.

The Local Impact of National & International Events

For example: - Edward II & III 100 years war, Two World Wars Cotton, Artificial Fibres, Imports, Emigration Industrial Revolution

Local Population & Local History

For example: - "Captain Swing" Enclosures Peasant's revolt Civil Unrest NFU Paston school

The Chapel

Dissenters their Local, National and International Influence Meeting Hill Baptist Chapel Ministers, Church Workers & their families Missionary Work Family Histories Organisations and Social History