Museums
The Mower Museum
The mower museum is home to the largest collection of lawnmowers in the south east. A collection of over 50 mowers dating from 1800's. Added to this is a display of garden tools.
One of the most unusual mowers is a sit-on "swan-neck" which was manufactured in Maidstone.
The lawn mower was invented by Edward Budding in 1830. Budding worked in a cotton mill and he designed a machine to trim tufts off cloth, thinking laterally he decided that this could also be used to cut grass and replace the scythes and shears. Neither petrol or chain had been invented so Budding used wood and cast iron to produce a heavy cumbersome implement which only men were strong enough to handle.
The scientific name for guinea pig is Cavia Porcellus meaning pig like cavy
Guinea Pigs are rodents. Rodent comes from the Latin word rodere meaning to gnaw
Guinea Pigs forefeet have four toes, and the back have three
Guinea Pigs are native to South America, where they were used as a source of food