Beamish – The Living Museum of the North

A 1900s town scene with tram and motor repair shop

Beamish is a different kind of museum, rather than being exhibits in cases in a building, the buildings are the museum, along with the transport and artefacts. This museum dedicated to “ordinary people” has shops, houses, schools and workplaces from

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A secret door found at the back of the larder

A secret door found at the back of the larder

Whilst trapped in lockdown, Jim and Hilda Bloggs of Bellhouse Road, Sheffield were not expecting to find a priceless historical artefact. When Jim and Hilda decided to re-arrange their store cupboard, little did they know what the would discover. “It

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James Watt’s Workshop Update

James Watt's Workshop Update

Just a quick update on James Watt’s Workshop at the Science Museum. The science museum curators are currently working out how to move it across and set it up and it’s planned to open early next year. More on the

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