238 Saturday 5th October 2024 Clayton Hall

 This  was  Simon's  choice, a  visit  to  the  volunteer-run  museum  at  Clayton Hall in East Manchester.. We  caught  the  train to Manchester. I  wanted to  nip  into  the  bank  so  we  caught  the  Metrolink  from Market  St. We  passed  this  life  size statue  exhibit on  the  way.


Clayton  Hall  has  its  own  tram  stop  so  we  found  it  without  too  much  trouble.


As  usual, Simon  found  a chair  for  a  rest.


A  feast  of  plastic  food  was  laid  out.


The  kitchen  was  well stocked.


Upstairs  was  a  ladies work room.


There  was  a  child's  bed room.


We  sat  through  a  slideshow  on  the  history  and  restoration  of  the  hall.


Simon  of  course  was  drawn  to  the  antique  music  equipment.


We  had  lunch  of  sorts  in  the  cafe there. Coming  out, we  noted  the  old  moat.


We  waited  for  a  tram  back  into Manchester. The  first  to  arrive  was  rammed  with  City  fans  going  to  the  Etihad. We  managed  to  squeeze  into  the  next  one  along. Then  we  caught  the  train home. 





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