Talk: Marlies, Meccano and Making our own Fun

Lectures & Tours
21 May 2023
14:00 - 15:30

£5.00

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Event Description

An illustrated talk on children’s games and toys over the last century.

Talk: Marlies, Meccano and Making our own Fun

Join local historian Cynthia Brown for an illustrated talk on children’s games and toys over the last century - like playing in the streets, the delights of Paddy’s Swag Shop, and Leicester’s very own Doll’s Hospital. It will also feature some memories of childhood in Leicester across the years.

Tickets £5. Book in advance online.

Refreshments available.

Part of the Play Time exhibition series of events.

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