Possibly Cambridge Museum of Technology is an example of Big Society in action. It’s also the perfect place to spend a few hours on a wet bank holiday afternoon, soaking in the smell of hot metal and grease.
The museum is housed in a Victorian pumping station, staffed by volunteers, and stuffed with beautifully maintained Victorian [...]
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Cambridge Museum of Technology and Related Stuff
August 29th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: cambridge · cambridgeshire · east anglia · east of england · museums · printmaking · Technology · victorian
Ipswich Museum
June 8th, 2009 4 Comments
Inching into Ipswich through an endless traffic jam on a wet Wednesday, I never expected to fall in love with it. Too many ugly 1980s buildings, depressing 1970s bungalows and grey drizzle turning everything it touched sticky and sad.
And yet… that’s just the face it shows to casual visitors. As soon as I parked the [...]
Tags: animal bones · ethnography · fish skull · fossils · giant stuffed woolly mammoth · ipswich museum · stuffed animals · victorian curiosities
Walking in the footsteps of giants and legends
June 2nd, 2009 2 Comments
I just stumbled on a fascinating little site that simply pulls together all the myths and legends associated with specific places in Norfolk and Suffolk, whether it’s a secret tunnel or a giant’s grave they will be there. It’s a labour of love by a chap called Mike Burgess in Lowestoft, who keeps it updated [...]
Tags: fairies · folklore · giants · legend · myth · norfolk · secret tunnels · suffolk