Beamish – The Living Museum of the North
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
Posted in: Exhibition
Tags: History, transport
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
Posted in: Inspiration
Tags: APR1, History, secret door
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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Tags: History, James Watt, Workshop
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
