Gardemeles - house on the sands - the old name for Stove
which is where the museum takes place:
a collection that began in 1999.
Model of Stove House made by Helen Scott
8'' high. Made of cardboard, wallpaper, matchboxes & sellotape
with details drawn in biro.
found at Stove
Helen Scott was born nearby in 1901 at South Myre and came to Stove, aged 14 as a servant. After leaving in a state of malnourishment and working locally as a seamstress of men's suits at the island clothing shop, she returned after the First World War and lived with her husband John as crofters in half of Stove House until 1993. Their entrance was by the door on the far left of the model & opened straight onto one of her flower gardens.
