Black Country Museum

[Bob Davis]

Another from today for bus lovers…

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One of 20 Daimler CV6s starting fleet no 157, bodied by Weymanns, they first entered service on 2nd January 1952. Two were saved for preservation 174 and 172, but 172 was destroyed by fire. It took 9 years to carry out the renovation of 174.

Bob

 

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Back to school at St James.
“St. James's School opened in the Eve Hill area of Dudley in 1842 for pupils aged 5–11. In 1989–1990 it was demolished, then rebuilt at the Black Country Living Museum.”

 

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Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute….Part of the new additions [not new see post 335, but still there.]

Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute.

By Pedrocut. Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute. “The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.535m grant to the Black Country Living Museum, towards the reconstruction of the Cradley Heath Worke…

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“The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.535m grant to the Black Country Living Museum, towards the reconstruction of the Cradley Heath Workers' Institute…”

BBC - Black Country - Uncovered - The 'Stute' to be rebuilt

A £1.5m grant to the Black Country Living Museum will be used to reconstruct a historic Cradley Heath building.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Black Country Museum is recreating Stanton’s Music Shop from the late 1950s.
bclm.com/stantons-music-shop

 

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Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute….Part of the new additions

Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute.

By Pedrocut. Black Country Museum, Worker’s Institute. “The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.535m grant to the Black Country Living Museum, towards the reconstruction of the Cradley Heath Worke…

www.ipernity.com

“The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.535m grant to the Black Country Living Museum, towards the reconstruction of the Cradley Heath Workers' Institute…”

BBC - Black Country - Uncovered - The 'Stute' to be rebuilt

A £1.5m grant to the Black Country Living Museum will be used to reconstruct a historic Cradley Heath building.

www.bbc.co.uk

It's been there years!

 

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Black Country Museum Canal section…

 

[janeld]

hi guys could you please help me out. reading through this thread you have obviously included photos in your posts, butI cant see them, not even any links to view them,??? any ideas please.

 

[pjmburns]

Some earlier photos were lost when the site was hacked in 2011. While many have been replaced some may still be missing as replacement depended on original posters still being members or people having copies.

 

[janeld]

Some earlier photos were lost when the site was hacked in 2011. While many have been replaced some may still be missing as replacement depended on original posters still being members or people having copies.

thanks janice, that explains why I can see the pics on the later posts. why hack a history site?? makes me mad.

 

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Remember these ?

 

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Remember these ?

 

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From the Black Country Museum…Good old fish and chips.

 

[mikejee]

I would say proper fish and chips

 

[mw0njm.]

From the Black Country Museum…Good old fish and chips.

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I thought they would still wrap em in newspaper

 

[jmadone]

From the Black Country Museum…Good old fish and chips.

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Looks delicious but where's the newspaper for wrapping?

 

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The Black Country Society was formed at the start of 1967, and amongst the photos collected that year is one from 35 to 40 years previous, it is reproduced in the Birmingham Post of May 1967. Unfortunately the quality is rubbish, but here is the text describing the production of the sand from sandstone.

 

[mw0njm.]

i think i will pass on the newspaper wrapping me chips.
you have to remember that back in the Good Old Days newspaper printing ink was made of used engine oil plus black pigment although the used engine oil was pretty black anyway after a few years in an engine.
When released from the newspaper by the hot chip fat and malt vinegar this mix of oil and dirt is what used to give the Great British Chip its unique flavour.

 

[Mark Tooze]

Time warp time..... here are some photos from early 1980's of the Black Country museum in various stages of construction:-





Looks like there was a steam rally that day - note the Pat Collins Fairground organ where buildings are now:-


What a fantastic piece of kit:-

 

[Mark Tooze]

Here are some of the steam powered vehicles "doing the rounds" that day:-

 

[Mark Tooze]

And some more - see if you can spot yourself in the crowds!!!

 

[Mark Tooze]

And some more:-

 

[A Sparks]

Great pictures!

 

[Mark Tooze]

The ex-Dudley tramcar was running that day:-




Also on display was the ex-Midland Red overhead vehicle, used for tree chopping, etc:-

 

[Mark Tooze]

Finally - a couple of shots of the mine site:-

 

[Morturn]

I have a feeling that the Pat Collins Organ in posts #350 and #352 was a regular at the Birmingham Science Museums steam weekend event.

 

[rosie]

I remember that lovely Steam Day!
rosie.

 

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Join your country’s army…

 

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