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I can't believe that you are already up to "K"!!
wilees | 08.06.09 - 6:54 a.m. | #
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This is one of my local museums, living only a mile or so away, and of course I have never visited it. Keep meaning to but there always seems to be something else slightly furthr away to go look at. At least I've visited the music museum about 100 yards away from the steam museum, although only once. It is good though if you are into music and the sight of an organ, (fnaar, fnaar), they have a wurlitzer you know. Why not combine the two if anyone makes the trip out to "North Kew" as the lcoal estte agents would like poeple to call the area.
You've shamed me. I'll go have a look soon.
Kennamatic | Homepage | 08.06.09 - 8:39 a.m. | #
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Occasionally the Kew Steam Museum organise tours up the standpipe tower.
I have past this place all my life and never been inside. I have been impressed by how it as grown in popularity since it opened. At one time the main road that passes the front of the museum had trolleybuses running along and passing the waterworks heading west you were soon travelling through smoke, steam and smell from the gasworks on both side of the road. Brenford was a lot different in those days.
(Gasworks site now riverside gardens, flats and arts centre).
The Musical Museum just along the road was originally housed in a defunct church, which is still standing. When it opened it was called the Piano Museum, started by a chap called Frank Holland. He never had much money and people could leave their used oil from cars at the museum and he would fire the heating boiler with it. The Wurlitzer organ came from the Regal Cinema Kingston. When Frank died I went along as an auction was held of much of his collection.
The new building that the Music collection is now in was provided by developers, who want the old church site for more new building.
So as you have kept your ticket for another Kew Steam outing dg, wait till you get to “M” and do the Music Museum and Steam on the same trip.
John | 08.06.09 - 9:01 a.m. | #
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We wasted our time at Morden Hall Park this weekend (which really doesn't live up to the hype on the National trust website - it's nice for a stroll in a countryside-in-the-suburbs kind of way, but isn't really worth a 90 minute drive from the real countryside to visit). I wish we'd gone to the steam museum instead.
graybo | Homepage | 08.06.09 - 9:34 a.m. | #
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Actually, I say it is "nice" - that's if you ignore the teenagers trying to "discreetly" bury their drug stash in the middle of the rose garden.
graybo | Homepage | 08.06.09 - 9:55 a.m. | #
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I do like a bit of forward planning, so I have already visited my 'M' Museum.
And I agree, it makes a great pairing with "K".
diamond geezer | Homepage | 08.06.09 - 6:44 p.m. | #
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It is cracking place. Best mate had his wedding reception there and they had load of the machines going - including the 90" one.
Ricolas | 08.06.09 - 11:38 p.m. | #
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Oh god, a wedding reception in amongst working steam engines. Even the most beautiful bride couldn't compete.
Great Aunt Annie | 09.06.09 - 9:18 a.m. | #
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I stayed at the travelodge down the road and thought it was suitably random museam but looks interesting.
There is a similar one in Sheffield called Kelham Island museam which is an also has some great old steam engines, including 1905 River Don engine a 12,000 horsepower (9 MW) steam engine.
May check this place out on another visit.
Rick | 12.06.09 - 9:00 p.m. | #
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