Professor Huttons Curiosities 09of12 The Geffrye Alms House PDTV

Professor Huttons Curiosities

History Documentary hosted by Ronald Hutton, published by UKTV in 2012 - English narration





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Professor Hutton's Curiosities
Britain has a rich history of museums, but there are many full of history and curious objects that are not so well so known. Most of these 'secret' Museums are housed in small buildings, tucked away from the mainstream in hidden corners of our cities. The brand new and exclusive 12-part series takes viewers on a journey with enthusiastic academic and historian, Professor Ronald Hutton, to the unsung gems of British museums. Each episode features a different museum that is bursting with little known history. Professor Hutton visits little known places all over the country, including the Magic Circle museum; the Grant museum of Zoology, which houses a fascinating and macabre Victorian skeletons and remains in jars; Pollock's Toy museum; and Egyptian mummies inside the Petrie Museum.





9) The Geffrye Alms House
The Geffrye Alms Houses were founded in 1714 with a bequest from Sir Robert Geffrye, a wealthy London merchant to provide homes for the elderly poor. There were fourteen houses in all which offered accommodation for around fifty pensioners. Each house had four rooms and each pensioner was allocated one room. It was functional rather than comfortable but much better than being on the streets. The Museum itself opened in 1914 specializing in the history of the English domestic interior. It explores the history of English homes and gardens over the past 400 years with recreated interiors down through the ages. Sir Robert Geffrye and his wife are buried out in the gardens, presumably so he can still keep an eye on proceedings. Also outside is the charming herb garden, home to all manner of curiously named plants and herbs, just a few hundred yards from the hustle and bustle of Hoxton and Shoreditch, right on the edge of the city of London.


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* Video: Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
* Video: Bitrate: 1338 Kbps
* Video: Aspect Ratio: 1.778 (16:9)
* Video: Resolution: 832 x 468
* Audio: Codec: AAC LC
* Audio: Bitrate: 160 Kbps CBR 48KHz
* Audio: Channels: stereo (2/0)
* Audio: English
* Run-Time: 25mins
* Framerate: 25fps
* Number of Parts: 12
* Part Size: 210 MB
* Container: mp4
* Source: PDTV
* Encoded by: Harry65



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1) Further Information

http://realscreen.com/2013/04/18/yesterday-lines-up-professor-huttons-curiosities/