The open air museum The Black Country

Near Birmingham in the English town of Dudley is an open air museum called the Black Country. The museum covers an area of ​​105,000 sq.m. and tells the story of Central England in the last 100 years.




The central street on which the walk sightseeing buses and trolley buses:



The world's first steam engine of Thomas Newcomen, which was used for pumping water from coal mines:



Here is a diagram of his work:



Residential building of English working-class family:



Bake. It is clearly seen the area heating ironing irons:



But this, as you may have guessed, means for pressing linen:



We rise to the second floor:



Living room:



Place a little, but in a family where love playing music, there is always room for a piano:



Electricity:



Phone:



To go out:



We went to the Cradley Heath Workers' Institute



This institution served as a social center, as there were various offices, conducts educational meeting:



Here is a letter on the allocation of money Institute:



The street can be seen shopping arcade:



This is a showcase shop tabachnay:



I can not believe that all of this for almost 100 years:



Making recreated detail:



To snuff Loose ?:



As a rule, the business was family. On the ground floor shop, the owners live on the second. Climb:



It's very tiny, small. Not accustomed to seeing familiar things in a smaller version. It seems that all the people were not tall:



Look how small bed:





Washbasin. But judging by the toothbrush, the teeth have been all right:



Next shop - radio workshop:



English, accurate radio workshop:



Clothing store:



Here it is, the style of the 30's of the last century:





In some areas the museum staff played the role of citizens. In a clothing store showed us how it looked then:



Hats at the time were the same size. To change it, the mechanical device was used:



With the help of his hat pulled to the right size:



Well, here is the size:



Shirts. Shirt worth enough to buy rare and expensive:



Most wearing part - collar. Collars bought separately and the choice was great. Bought collar - a holiday for body and soul:



We pass on. School:



School desks:



Various school items:



We continue the walk. On the way there are colorful characters:



Pastry Shop:



Then I smiled sweetly. In the face can be seen - no one ate candy:



Shop home junk. Something like komissionki:



Toilet. I think those were still in castles. Very old:



The mailbox at the entrance door to the pharmacy. The technology is simple. Just slit the flap. Correspondence fell on the floor:



Pharmacy:





Well, in the end of the famous two-story, red bus English:



Go. First floor:



Driver's seat:



Second floor.
That's all! It's nice to be there, where people are proud of their history and cherish her.



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