I visited Bath, England at the end of November and visited the No.1 Royal Crescent museum. Despite living in the city for nearly three years and living in a building where my room window overlooked the Royal Crescent, I never visited No.1 Royal Crescent museum. The museum rooms are fitted out for the late 1700s in the Georgian period, and they were decorated for Christmas with a special Christmas theme and festive commentary throughout.
I've often seen filming taking place here with people dressed up in Georgian and Victorian clothing. Bath has appeared in numerous television shows, and I remember one year when I was living here that they filmed all around the city and had a lot of props to take the time back further than the present day.
The first room to see was the dining room, which was laid out for a Christmas meal.
From here, it was back across the hallway to a smaller room with a single Christmas tree.
And another room with a festive drink.
Upstairs was a music room and living area.
Opposite was one of the bedrooms, which was a lady's bedroom.
The views out the window overlooked the rest of the Royal Crescent, and I could see the house I lived in.
Up another flight of stairs was the gentleman's room.
From here, I descended back into the staircase and down to the lower ground floor where the servants lived and worked. Here, I learned about some of the festive traditions and songs.
There was also the kitchen and then the scullery at the back.
Food was prepared in the kitchen and scullery areas, and rooms at the back were used as storage for food and an area for storing coal.
The kitchen had some items laid out with some recipes of the era.
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