Museum

Today we went to the museum and looked at all the interesting stuff, though I suspect we have older and more interesting articles lying around the manse and schoolroom! The schoolroom is the building attached to the church hall where we have the fellowship teas and things. Nick came across an old (very old) chest in there, wrought iron and heavy as anything, which he took a great interest in. When we went to the museum today, he happened to see a picture of this chest as one of the items they have been trying to locate for years, so he told the museum lady and she was very interested. Then he did a bit of sleuthing and located the owner, it belongs to the Royal Mechanical Society or something, and they are closing down halfway through next year, so they will probably donate it to the museum. It would fetch quite a price in an antique shop! Nick was tempted to buy it off them for a few pounds and then keep it, but he resisted the temptation and we will rather see it in its right place.