Comments from the schoolchildren on their visits to our barge:-<\/p>\n
What I liked<\/strong><\/p>\n The inside because it looked bigger than the outside.<\/p>\n The model because it worked with water<\/p>\n The model of the lock<\/p>\n The friends of NHB were funny and kind<\/p>\n How to work the locks and using the model<\/p>\n Dressing up and doing a play<\/p>\n Seeing pictures of the olden days<\/p>\n Role play, acting out stories<\/p>\n Everything<\/p>\n The living area<\/p>\n Using coins to represent cargo<\/p>\n Being in the bedroom<\/p>\n The authenticity<\/p>\n The suitcase being used to hold the model<\/p>\n Filling in a visitor\u2019s book<\/p>\n What I learned<\/strong><\/p>\n How a pulley can be used to lift a heavy weight<\/p>\n What it is like to live on a barge<\/p>\n The layout of the living quarters<\/p>\n How much cargo the barge could hold<\/p>\n Salt water makes things float<\/p>\n How the barge sunk when full with cargo<\/p>\n Horses, Shetland ponies\u00a0 were used to pull barges<\/p>\n People lived on barges<\/p>\n Barges carried cargo<\/p>\n Two families lived on the barge with one family per room<\/p>\n Up to 12 people had a bedroom<\/p>\n A small family is better on a barge than a large family<\/p>\n Cargo could be coal or wheat<\/p>\n Overloading with cargo can sink a barge (53 1p coins sank the model)<\/p>\n Children worked on barges<\/p>\n Bolts in metal is part of the barge construction<\/p>\n The history of the barge<\/p>\n There were bed upboards<\/p>\n The barge did not have engines<\/p>\n How to tie a knot<\/p>\n People slept in the cupboards<\/p>\n Clothing of the time<\/p>\n What I would change<\/strong><\/p>\n Would like to experience the boat moving<\/p>\n To have the toilet being able to flush (fix the toilet)<\/p>\n To be warmer<\/p>\n Less steep steps<\/p>\n Change small rooms into big ones, I would not like to share a room with my brother<\/p>\n The colour and make the barge bigger so more people can fit inside<\/p>\n More activities needed (there were only 2)<\/p>\n To make it more homely to show what would have been in the rooms<\/p>\n To go on the deck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Comments from the schoolchildren on their visits to our barge:- What I liked The inside because it looked bigger than the outside. The model because it worked with water The model of the lock The friends of NHB were funny … Continue reading