Maidenhead & Windsor

The Victorians will be coming to the Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough in an interactive exhibition which focuses on all aspects of life in the mid to late 1800s.

The Vile Victorians exhibition will be in The Maidenhead Room, The Guildhall, Windsor, during the Windsor Festival* until Sunday September 30. The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 4pm.

Cllr Leo Walters, Mayor of the Royal Borough, will be at the official launch of the exhibition on Monday September 17 from 6.30 to 8.30pm.

Caroline McCutcheon, heritage Windsor and Maidenhead development officer, said: "This fun and interactive exhibition is one of the many great features aimed at children during Windsor Festival and will really bring history alive not only for the children but for their families too.

"Visitors can find out about woeful Victorian work, and the kind of jobs children were expected to do as well as learning about crime, punishment, home and school. You can even sniff the stinky Victorian sewer! The exhibition includes extracts from the popular Horrible Histories books by Terry Deary.

"We are particularly grateful for the help of The Friends of Windsor and the Royal Borough Museum and The Windsor and Eton Society who helped bring this exhibition to the borough."

Activities and colouring sheets will be available at the museum. For further information contact Caroline McCutcheon on 01628 796846 or at museum.collections@rbwm.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead