A baby milk spoon

Mother’s milk is usually deemed best for babies, but for some alternatives may be needed and there are plenty of commercial firms who fill the need with formula milk powders. One such company – kn...

Mrs Burgess and a baby

The Burgess family feature quite often in these pages. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of photos since two generations of the family were the professional photographers in the village. Here we see ...

A 1940s baby ‘in and out’ chair

This  chair has the look and style of a high chair but in fact, it stands on the floor and at the back there are wheels to help move it around. But undoubtedly, it could be used as a child’s feedin...

Easterton Street

Today we feature a truly delightful picture which was given to the museum earlier this year. It shows a view of Easterton High Street. Sadly, the picture is undated but it clearly predates much in the...

A Baby’s Bonnet.

If you have little expertise in the garments worn by our youngsters in times past, you might struggle to work out what this item actually is. It might, for example, look like a place mat or one of tho...

Mary and the high chair

The high chair is one of the treasures of Market Lavington Museum. It dates from about the 1890s but had a long life. Just about 100 years ago, Flo Burbidge would have been fed in this very high ch...