| Tilily
Tangerine the Traveling Sasha |
Tilily arrives in Alsager, Cheshire 21.08.07 |
Tilily
in England:
Cheshire
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To
a very warm welcome from Kendal's Sashas |
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From
all 69 of Hackney Sasha Brood.
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Finally
out of the box BUT am I seeing things? |
Wow!
This visit looks like fun! |
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Tilily
arrives in Cheshire
by
Sarah Price
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Tilily
went to Cheshire.
Boy! Did she get a surprise!
She went to Aunty Kendals house
And a great sight met her eyes.
Her
cousins were abounding!
They'd gathered just for her
Would she come out to meet them?
Tilily did not demur!
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She'd
come all the way from the USA
And boy was she impressed!
For single mum Aunty Kendal
Keeps her brood just so well dressed.
They
had the greatest fun together
She didnt want to go
Coz Aunty Kendal is a top hostess
And she does adopt them so.............
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What
photos to look back on
What friends and cousins galore
What super clothes to try on
I think she'll be back for more!
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Tilily
visits The Apprentice House in Styal
The
Apprentice House, built in the grounds of Quarry Bank Mill
(founded in 1784 by Samuel Greg) at Styal, Cheshire, is where
the unpaid cotton mill apprentices lived.
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Come
down Tilily, you need a ticket! |
Practice writing in the sand??? I'm gonna PLAY in it! |
What will happen if I don't write neatly? |
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These
children (all under eighteen years of age) were drafted in
from local workhouses to toil long hours, undertaking quite
dangerous jobs, in the mill. After work, both boys and girls,
had lessons in the classroom or were set to work in the garden.
On Sundays they attended the village church services, (some
eight kilometres away) once, or often twice, during their
'day off'.
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Nice
rounded letters, Tilily! Good girl!
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It's been a long day, can I go now?
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So, soot, egg white and water make ink? |
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7 beds, 28 girls in this gloomy bedroom!
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Four to a bed on annually changed straw filled mattresses
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No way am I using that!
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Life
for the apprentices though was far better here than in the
workhouses as they were given home-grown food and treated
by the resident doctor. Samuel Greg was the first mill owner
to employ a doctor to live with and care for his apprentices.
The poor working conditions in the mill meant the children
were often ill and suffered awful injuries so it made financial
sense to speed up recovery times and get them back to work.
Despite the long hours, illnesses and hard work most of the
children were happier at Styal than they were in the workhouses.
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Blanket
beaters NOT child beaters! |
T 4 2 in the parlour!
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Medicines kept out of doll's reach!
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They're not sucking my blood!
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I wouldn't like to clean this!
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Healthy eating!
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Just what is your job description?
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What do you mean, 'Wash in cold water and outside!'
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Give me 'Duo-flush' toilets anyday!
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Tilily learns to ride a bike!
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Oops!
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Tent erecting mastered. Leeds Festival ...here I come!
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Tent erecting's exhausting work!
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Camping skills learned. Leeds Festival ...here I come!
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Leeds Festival. Let me in, I've lost my ticket!
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