The open air museum The Black Country Bashny.Net

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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