[modeleng] Re: Day out around London?
- From: The Sheppard Residence <psbr20252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:53:53 +0100
There's always the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, not models
but still an interesting visit.
Cheers
Peter
bede@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 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
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of bede@xxxxxxx
>> Sent: 19 October 2009 14:21
>> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [modeleng] Day out around London?
>>
>> 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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