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Paul Theroux
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Geffrye Museum, by Jane Egginton |
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Snippet of the week: the Geffrye Museum, London
Our weekly feature on a place Guild members have found on their travels. Jane Egginton recalls a favourite London museum - and its vintage-quality tea room.
 A little gem of a museum, the Geffrye is housed in 18th century almshouses with a delightful walled herb garden. It is very good value – in fact it’s free.
Showcasing English homes through history, visitors walk through a series of living rooms, peppered with fascinating objects and insights – many with particular resonance today. The use of seasonal, good quality, local produce may be a current trend, but in the 17th century it was a necessity. Visitors learn that green was very much the old black, with a sample of Samuel Pepys sage-coloured curtains, which apparently were all the rage.
It may be that you shouldn't judge a museum by its cafe, but I always do. This museum cafe is a light filled, charming spot, often peopled by 'ladies who tea', sampling the tangy lemon cake or the rich chocolate brownies, washed down with traditional lemonade.
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk
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"Apparently Ranger was a bit of a ladies dog - the Steve Owen of Alaskan Huskies – intent on making sudden amorous advances towards anything with four legs and a fur coat. This was fine in his own time but not when pulling a slightly overweight journalist over the icy terrain of Swedish Lapland. The last thing this slightly overweight journalist needed was to be tipped from his sled into a frozen lake, even in the name of canine romance."
Joe Cawley, Adrenaline-lovers of the Arctic Circle, The Guardian, Sept 11, 2003
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