[modeleng] Re: Day out around London?
- From: <bede@xxxxxxx>
- To: "modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:44:29 -0400
Thanks, Andy,
I visited the NMM years and years ago (20?!!) and loved it. I tried to
go back around 10 years ago and it was being renovated, only the Nelson
"shrine" was open. I thought that once the renovations were done it
would be back to something similar but better than my 20+ year ago
visit. Sorry to hear not, a real shame, especially for Britain, given
it's ancient maritime heritage. Oh will, maybe I will head off to Kew!
Cheers,
Bede
On 10/19/2009, "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Bede
>
>Unless you are really stuck for somewhere to go, I wouldn't recommend the
>National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
>
>Compared to visits made in my childhood with my children 10 years ago, the
>museum has been reduced to one hall (the old Neptune Hall), a lot fewer
>exhibits and a general "dumbing down" to suit modern school visits.
>
>The Marine Engineering and Model content, for example, is almost
>non-existent and more space seems to have been allocated, on the mezzanine
>floor, to an open area and a coffee bar than to museum exhibits. Gone is
>the 12" to 1 foot sectioned paddle tug, marine engines, lake cruiser, etc,
>etc. The Harrison Chronometers are in the Royal Observatory on the hill and
>the building on the East end (wherein were most of the models) was closed to
>the public a few years ago. Even the cannon were missing from the front of
>the museum and the "anchor park" (just inside the eastern boundary) was in a
>sad state of decay.
>
>The only "up side" is that it, and the Queens House" are free to enter.
>
>Andy
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>
>Hello All,
>I have a conference trip to London coming up and have planned an extra
>day into the schedule- I've been to the Transport Museum and am
>thinking of visiting the Greenwich Maritime Museum, but does anyone have
>any other suggestions on train/engineering/steam/boat/sea, etc.-related
>things to do in or not far from London?
>Thanks for any ideas!
>Bede
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