Tenement House, House museum in Garnethill district, Glasgow, Scotland
Description
Tenement House is a historic house museum in Glasgow's Garnethill district featuring four restored rooms from the early 1900s. The rooms preserve original furnishings, household items, and a coal-fired kitchen range that show how a family lived during that period.
History
Agnes Toward, a shorthand typist, occupied this flat from 1911 to 1965 and left her belongings and rooms unchanged. Her choice to preserve everything as it was created an important window into daily life in Glasgow during the early 20th century.
Culture
This museum reveals how ordinary Glasgow residents lived in the early 1900s through genuine household objects and personal items on display. The rooms show the daily rhythms and domestic habits of working people from that era.
Practical
The museum is easily accessible by public transport and sits in a residential neighborhood that is walkable. The rooms are small and intimate, making it suitable for a focused, short visit rather than an extended tour.
Did you know?
A jar of homemade jam from 1929 sits in the kitchen, left behind by Agnes and still visible today. This small discovery shows how ordinary household items can survive unchanged for many decades.
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