Manchester Museum

We had an enjoyable visit to the Museum with Mary's Group on the 29th Sept although the gentleman who delivered the lecture had been used to primary school groups and had not seemed to realise that a group of blind and visually impaired people might have warranted a little more preparation. However, I found him mildly amusing and was glad not to have to engage my brain overly much whilst he tried to make us guess what each object was used for by the Romans.
After the guessing game, we were able to examine a variety of artifacts which had been set out on tables in groups of six. At the beginning, I was concerned that I might have missed something on one of the other tables - like you do - but was happy to find out that each table had a similar set of samples.
One of the most amazing was the sample of glass, which was so clear and perfect, maybe we lost something in the way of engineering and manufacture after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Unfortunately, the photos taken by Linda have been lost again somewhere between her camera and computer and so we are unable to show you some of the most interesting objects made available to us.
We are looking forward to our next visit, which will be to Ordsall Hall on Thurs 27th Oct and maybe this time, we may be able to bring back some photos.
Regards to all,
Elaine.