Monthly Archives: March 2012

An Exhibition of Model Cars and Fire Engines at Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Tara's Palace Museum of Childhood

Our very own volunteer Keith Dungan has given, on loan, his prized collection of model Fire Engines and some model cars including a Ferrari Testa Rossa and an E type Jaguar. The models are of European and American emergency vehicles … Continue reading →

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VIVIEN GREENE

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Tara's Palace Museum of Childhood

Vivienne Dayrell-Browning was born on August 1 1905 and brought up in England and the Continent. “My childhood,” she said, “was spent moving house, which I hated.” She was a precocious child: when she was 13 a book of her … Continue reading →

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