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ANNA
KINGSFORD1846 – 1888
Campaigner for
women’s rights.
EDWARD
ARMITAGE1817 – 1896
Famous Victorian
painter.
ELIZABETH
GARRETT ANDERSON1836 – 1917
First Englishwoman
to qualify as a doctor.
JAMES
STARLEY1830 – 1871
Father of the
bicycle industry.
OSCAR
WILDE1854 – 1900
Famous poet and
playwright.
WALTER
ROBERT BOOTH1869 – 1938
Magician and
film maker
EARL
CHARLES GREY1764 – 1845
Prime Minister from
1830 to 1834.
WILLIAM
WINTLE1861 – 1934
English journalist
and writer
THOMAS
EDISON1847 – 1931
Inventor of the
practical lightbulb.
PRINCESS
LOUISE1848 – 1939
Daughter of
Victoria and Albert.
MARY
SEACOLE1805 – 1881
Nurse during the
Crimean War.
ELIZABETH FRY1780 – 1845
Famous
campaigner for
better prisons.
ISABELLA
BEETON1836 – 1865
Journalist, editor
and writer.
QUEEN
VICTORIA1819 – 1901
Queen of the
United Kingdom.
SIR JOSEPH
SWAN1828 – 1914
Physicist, chemist,
and inventor.
JOHN
STUART MILL1806 – 1873
Philosopher and
political economist.
ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL1847 – 1922
Patented the first
practical telephone.
LEWIS CARROLL1832 – 1898
Author of Alice’s
Adventures in
Wonderland.
M y s t e r y t r a i l
“THERE HAS BEEN A THEFT
AT THE VILLAGE BAKERY!”Below are 18 famous Victorians, and any
one of them could be the ‘Pudding Snammer’
(Victorian slang for a bakery thief)
As you explore the village, follow the
clues inside to eliminate suspects and
identify the guilty ‘Pudding Snammer’!
YOU SOLVED
THE MYSTERY
The guilty ‘Pudding Snammer’
is the one remaining suspect
that you have left.
27 Enter the APOTHECARY.
Once you have had a look
inside, exit into the alley.
The NURSEY above the
BAKER can be seen through
the first window, followed by
the DENTIST.
Victorians
would use
substances such
as salt and soot
to clean their
teeth, and oil of
Clove as a cure
for Toothache.
28 Opposite the DENTIST
is the PRINTER. An
innocent suspect shares
their surname with the
brand of ink used for
printing. Cross this
person off your list!
29 Follow the path to the
HOTEL COACH HOUSE. The
suspect who shares their
surname with the street
that you’re on is innocent
of the crime. Cross this
person off your list!
Copper buckets
filled with warm
water would be
put on the floors
of coaches to
keep passengers
warm during
long journeys.
30 Enter the HOTEL RECEPTION
and follow the path into the KITCHEN.
There are 6 objects hanging from
the left hand wall. The name of
these objects is also the surname of
an innocent suspect.
Cross this person off your list!
About this trail
The triangular
Cobbler’s tool known as
a ‘last’ was unearthed
in a garden . After being
uncovered it was
thrown on a bonfire
before being retrieved
from the flames for
Flambards Village.
26 Upon exiting LUGGS
HARDWARE SHOP, look into the
window of the COBBLER. The
plaque on the wall above the
window contains the name of
an innocent suspect. Cross
this name off your list!
This store used to be an
actual shop in Helston. When
the owner of LUGGS was
forced to sell, The
shopfront and contents
were bought by the creator
of Flambards Village because
she used to buy her sweets
there as a little girl.
25 Walk up
the ramp and
enter LUGG’S
HARDWARE
SHOP.
24 Descend from the ATTIC and turn left
to discover the MILLINER SHOP. Look
into the window of the JEWELLER on the
right, then pass the MOBILITY CAR to the
BOOKSHOP. The author of Household
Management is an innocent suspect.
Cross this person off your list!
23 Have a look into the SWEET SHOP
and the window of the CHINA SHOP
before heading upstairs to the
MILLINER’S ATTIC. Find a chocolate
advertisement on the wall. The chocolate
maker to the Queen shares the
surname of an innocent suspect.
Cross this person off your list!
22 Leave the BAKERY
and walk up the steps to
the SCHOOL. The name
of the SCHOOL contains
the first name of an
innocent suspect.
Cross this person off
the list!
Female teachers
would be paid 58
pounds a year,
whereas male
teachers would
get 94 pounds!
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Begin yourtrail at the village
entrance
1 As you enter the
village, look into the
windows of the
HABERDASHERY on
your right and PAWN
BROKERS on your
left before visiting
the ADVOCATE.
All the props and
packaging you see in the
Victorian Village are
authentic turn of the
century artefacts
collected from around
the UK.
2 Peer through the
window to see Mr Burns,
the Advocate. The
Captain on the brown
box shares the same
surname as an innocent
suspect. Cross this
person off your list!
3 Climb the stairs into
Mr Burns’ House – a
typical middleclass
Victorian home. Look into
the DAY NURSERY then
continue along the path
to the BATHROOM.
An advocate is
someone who
practices law.
The boxes seen
on the shelves
contain wills.
Dirty water from
Queen Victoria’s
toilet leaked into
her husband, Albert’s
drinking water. This
lead to him catching
the disease which
killed him!
4 Look into the
LIVING ROOM,
BEDROOM, NIGHT
NURSERY, and
MAID’S ROOM,
before descending
the staircase.
Maids would
work from 6am
to 10.30pm with
only Sunday
afternoons off.
They would get
paid 6 pounds a
year!
5 At the bottom of the
stairs turn right into the
PIPE YARD. Pass by the
collection of clay pipes to
PLAISTER’S DAIRY
SHOP. At the rear of the
shop is the DAIRY itself.
6 The sack on the
floor of the Dairy
has an innocent
suspect’s surname
printed on it.
Cross this person
off your list!
The circular
granite fountain
would have been fed
by a nearby spring,
providing a cool
place to rest
butter, milk, and
cheese.
7 Cross the
PIPE YARD
to the
WASH
HOUSE at
the opposite
corner.
8 Once you
have looked
into the WASH
HOUSE, visit
‘Granny’ in the
COTTAGE
KITCHEN.
on the floor of
the Cottage
Kitchen is A
rag-rug.
These were made
from recycled
clothes
9 To the left of the COTTAGE
KITCHEN is CLEMENCE’S
IRONMONGER. The maker of
Dome Black Lead shares a
name with an innocent
suspect. Cross this person
off your list!
The wooden objects
hanging from the
ceiling on the left
are carpet beaters.
They would be used
to bang dust out of
carpets when hung
on the line – the
original hoover!
10 Walk to the BOOT &
SHOE SHOP. A brush on
the window sill contains
the name of a famous
doctor who is innocent
of the crime. Cross this
person off your list!
11 Walk through the
alleyway to the right of
the shop for the chance
to see it from a different
angle. Next, cross the
road, past the lamppost,
to the BLACKSMITHS.
12 Turn around and look
for a street sign. Remove
the ‘R’ from the name of
the street to reveal the
surname of another
innocent suspect. Cross
this person off your
list!
13 Still facing the
street sign, cross the
road to the
FURRIER. Once you
have looked inside,
move to your right to
discover the
UNIFORM SHOP.
In 1899 the Second
Boer War began in
South Africa, Queen
Victoria sent tins
of chocolate to
her ‘brave soldiers’
The uniforms were
red in order to hide
the blood stains!
14 Make your way to the
TOBACCONIST.
The ‘Sir’ featured on the Smoking
Tobacco has the same first name
as an innocent suspect. Cross
this person off your list!
The Brougham
carriage
(parked outside
the tobacconist)
was first made in
1838 by Robinson
and Cook of
Mount Street,
London.
15 Look into the
CORSETIERE, then cross
the road to the LINEN
SHOP (next to the
BLACKSMITH) Locate the
FIRE STATION and enter
via the left hand side.
Firefighters stopped wearing
brass helmets because they
made their heads too hot!
Before community fire
Brigades were formed, it was
up to insurance companies
to put out fires on
properties insured by them.
16 Upon exiting the FIRE
STATION, enter BIRCH &
BIRCH. The name of an
innocent suspect is
printed on a red tin on
the top shelf. Cross this
person off your list!
When visiting the
grocers,
customers would
often bring their
own jugs to fill
up with products
like syrup,
vinegar, or gin
17 After
leaving BIRCH
& BIRCH,
cross the road
to Mr Thomas’
BARBERS
SHOP.
The Red & White ‘Blood &
Bandages’ pole outside
the barber shop,
signifies that the
barber not only cuts
hair, but also provides
a blood-letting service.
(Using the large bowl
seen in the shop)
18 Opposite the BARBER
SHOP is a STREET PIANO.
The surname of an innocent
suspect can be found on the
STREET PIANO. Cross this
person off your list!
19 Head to the BUTCHER
SHOP. The owner of the
BUTCHER SHOP shares his
first name with an innocent
suspect. Cross this person
off your list!
Bags o’ Mystery
was Victorian
slang for
sausages, because
the exact
contents of the
sausage was
usually unclear.
20 Move to the POST
OFFICE. The person
who is licensed to sell
stamps has the same
first name as an
innocent suspect.
Cross this person off
your list!
The first stamp
was called the
‘penny black’.
The red pillar
post box was
designed by J.W.
Penfold in the
1860’s .
‘The Pheasant Inn’
gained its name
from the door
which was bought
at auction, and
the glass on the
exterior lamp was
specially etched
to match.
21 Visit the
PHEASANT INN then
walk back to the
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Peer into the TOY
SHOP, then return to
the scene of the crime –
THE BAKERY!
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