We visited the Panacea Museum in Bedford at the weekend. I hadn't heard of it but Peter thought it might be interesting. The Panacea Society was a 'remarkable religious community formed in the early 20th century', according to their website. The box is a replica of the original, left by Joanna Southcott, who founded the society. The box contains her prophecies and has never been opened, due to the alarming number of conditions in place for it to be opened. The house was Victorian and had been untouched for 70 years and is now kept as a museum. More details at the following link. http://panaceamuseum.org/visiting/planning-your-visit
That trunk will be holding lots of interesting stuff…I could never not open that, curiosity would have got the better of me! Must have been a fascinating visit.
How amazing -- I had never heard of the Panacea Society , and to have an unopened box filled with the founder's prophecies etc ! and to think that no one was curious enough to find out about her prophecies -- such a waste , and a lost cause with no one curious enough to find out more ( no wonder we have not heard of the society ! ) but an interesting visit I am sure !
@beryl There were about 20 different conditions to have in place, so it was almost impossible for them all to met. I don't think it will ever be opened.
Oh, is it possible there is no one who can't hold back his/her curiosity? Even the box looks very secretive. Never heard of this saintly lady - I must look for more info about her.
I'm very impressed that the original trunk has not been opened - my curiosity would have me looking for loopholes in the restrictions so I could discover what was in there!
Ian