Beamish Museum
Posted 01/05/2011 - 19:40
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Lovely set, the last two are lovely. That fireman looks well for his age.
Posted 01/05/2011 - 19:43
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Beautiful photos, and that last one is very thought provoking.
Posted 01/05/2011 - 20:16
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I think you should have asked the lady to take off her gloves in the first pictures. Otherwise, an interesting set of pictures.
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
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Durham,
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Pockerley Manor Farm 2
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Pioneering steam
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Loco fireman from around 1820
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Abandoned stagecoach
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Beamish Museum in Co Durham, is famous for its period town and tramway system based around 1913.
Less well know is its other half - set in the period around 1820 when railways were in their infancy. The historic Pockerley Manor Farmhouse, dating from the 1440s and restored in Georgian times, also recreates life around 1820.
I escaped TV and the Royal Wedding on Friday and spent time stepping back almost two centuries to photograph this. The modern replica of the 1813 steam engine Puffing Billy was in action with staff in period costume.