How much do you know about tenement life?
Do you live in a tenement? Did your granny have one just like that? Oh aye...Well, get ready to dust the cobwebs off memory lane and become the ultimate expert!
What would Miss Toward used this item for?
For stirring porridge
For casting spells
For beating a drum
For poking the Wally Dugs
If Tenements were people, what colour would their hair be?
Red and Blonde
Brunette and Grey
Black and Ginger
What do you call a tenement house with one room?
A wee hoos
A "single-end"
A recess flat
A room and kitchen
What would you use this object for?
To scare the midges away
For rag-rug beating
To wave to your neighbours from the window.
To start a fire
What would you need to do to get your gas lights on?
Call the leerie
Light the coal fire
Light the mantle
Hold your breath
What would you call this?
a chamber Pot
a gazunder
an "en suite"
What would you put through a mangle?
A toastie
A letter
Your favourite apron
Your best pal!
Where would you find the toilet in most tenements?
In the bathroom
There were no toilets
On the landing
Outside on the backyard
What does the phrase " Take your turn doing the stairs" means:
Getting fit by running up & down
Time to take the bins out
Time to clean your close
You are off to chat to your neighbour
What would you go to 'the steamie' for?
To buy hot food
To have a shower
To do your hair
To do your laundry
Congratulations you know so much you might as well be a tenement tile!
You wee star! You feel right at home in your tenement. Well done indeed, you know all the nooks and crannies, where to find a spurtle and how to throw a piece.
Come and visit us once we are open and have a blether with our guides, we want to hear your stories too.
Come and visit us once we are open and have a blether with our guides, we want to hear your stories too.
You are a wee wally dug!
Right, you might need to spend a bit more getting to know your house, if only you had enough time... Time to call your Auntie Mary so she can tell you all about those good old days! C'mon over once we re-open and learn from our guides so you can ace it next time, otherwise, we might send you to polish the range!
You are becoming the ultimate local historian!
We can see that you are well on your way to becoming the ultimate expert! The close stairs hold no secrets for you and you are the proud owner of a pair of Wally Dugs.
Keep up the good work and visit us once we are open to learn more. Who knows? You might enjoy it so much you will want to become one of our volunteer guides!
Keep up the good work and visit us once we are open to learn more. Who knows? You might enjoy it so much you will want to become one of our volunteer guides!