The Museum of Miniature Found Objects would like to remind visitors that afternoon tea is now available in the Palm Court Tea Rooms, and offers a delightful selection of sandwiches and assorted cakes. Stan Worthington, the museum's resident pâtissier, has selected the Eccles cake as the Patisserie of the Month for September. Firstly for its delicious buttery flaky pastry and intriguing sweet and spicy filling, but also for its important role in history. On 15 September 1830 the world's first railway accident took place in the north of England. While attending the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, William Huskisson, Member of Parliament for Liverpool, was badly mangled by George Stephenson's Rocket after he misjudged its speed. Taken to the vicarage in nearby Eccles, he sadly died of his injuries.
Whilst enjoying tea at the museum, please take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by earlier generations.
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Found objects:
= red fabric flower: 10.07am, Monday 20 May 2013, Old Bethnal Green Road, east London;
= small grey rose: 9.32am, Monday 12 December 2011, Highbury Station Road, north London;
= white fabric flower: 5.16pm, Sunday 19 May 2013, Clissold Park, north London.
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