Fashion at the time of Prince Albert's death were mourning brooches, jet
being the popularmaterial. Silver name brooches (c. 1887) expressed affection
and were mass produced in Birmingham. Many examples of fashionable jewellery
are displayed as well as a Georgian patch box with it's stick on beauty spots.

The village post office was often incorporated into the general store in order
to supplement the shop keeper's income. People made phone calls from the
post office in the days before the phone box.

Yesterday's World has two general stores. One from the late 19th century which exhibits life before pre-packaging. Fresh sawdust would be put down on the floor every morning and swept up each evening. The second general store is a 1930s grocers and you can recognize many brand names such as Oxo, Birds and Chivers. Also on display is the 'rapid wire' where the grocer would attach the bill to an overhead wire which would pass to the assistant who would act as the cashier.