New ‘Jolly Roger’ display at the Submarine Museum, Gosport
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by Alastair
5h ago
A new display of ‘Jolly Roger’ flags flown by Royal Navy submarines is launched today (27/03/2024) at The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport. It will expand the museum’s previous collection of Jolly Rogers by including the earliest known surviving example and the museum’s newest acquisition, a Jolly Roger from HMS Thorough. The Jolly Roger is […] The post New ‘Jolly Roger’ display at the Submarine Museum, Gosport appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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London Canal Museum Narrow Boat Trips in 2024
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by Alastair
5d ago
The London Canal Museum (LCM) has launched its new summer season of canal boat trips on the Regent’s canal. Booking is open now and the trips start on 28th March. This is the museum’s second season of trips made possible by a collaboration with the nearby Angel Community Canal Boat Trust (ACCT) who have been […] The post London Canal Museum Narrow Boat Trips in 2024 appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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DIY Road Traffic Monitoring for Citizens
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by Alastair
1w ago
Ever wondered just how busy your street is? Telraam is a clever technical initiative that enables ordinary residents to gather data on the traffic passing their window. The Telraam sensor continuously monitors a street from a citizen’s window, providing crucial data on various types of transport, including motorised vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and more. It can […] The post DIY Road Traffic Monitoring for Citizens appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates 10-years of mundane motors
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by Alastair
3w ago
Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional (FOTU) celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July. I didn’t know there was such a thing, but I love the way it gently sends itself up! Festival of the Unexceptional, a show dedicated to great everyday classic cars, was launched by Hagerty in 2014 and […] The post Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates 10-years of mundane motors appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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Review: Normandy Victory Museum
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by Alastair
3w ago
The Normandy Victory Museum, sub-titled the Musée de la Bataille des Haies (Battle of the Hedgerows Museum) is quite a large museum (2,000 m²) and is definitely worth a visit, especially around lunchtime, because it also has a large brasserie restaurant split into a bistro and pizzeria. In fact, the spacious site, wedged between the […] The post Review: Normandy Victory Museum appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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New Photo Exhibition of Underground Stations being used as Bomb Shelters – Then and Now
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by Alastair
1M ago
A new photographic exhibition, Echoes of the Blitz: Underground shelters in Ukraine and London, is opening at the London Transport Museum tomorrow (Fri 1st March 2024). The exhibition compares and contrasts 70 wartime images taken almost 80 years apart in the Tube stations of London and the Metro Stations of Ukraine. The clothes may be […] The post New Photo Exhibition of Underground Stations being used as Bomb Shelters – Then and Now appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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If Fashion Houses built Automobiles…
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by Alastair
1M ago
This is a bit of fun. What if the world’s most famous fashion houses muscled their way into the automobile industry? How would their distinctive house styles emerge on four wheels? Of course, in real life many of the world’s top fashion designers have been invited to collaborate on design projects with motor manufacturers in […] The post If Fashion Houses built Automobiles… appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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The extraordinary ‘Mount Emily Shay No.1’ geared steam engine has a new home
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by Alastair
1M ago
The 100-year-old American steam logging locomotive, Mount Emily Shay No.1, travelled by flatcar to its new home, the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, on Thursday (15 Feb). The historic locomotive had been in the care of the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) for more than six decades when, in 2022, OHS chose to transfer the Shay to […] The post The extraordinary ‘Mount Emily Shay No.1’ geared steam engine has a new home appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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Zimingzhong Clockwork Treasures Exhibition
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by Alastair
1M ago
A new exhibition featuring 23 exotic clockwork treasures beloved by Chinese emperors, and loaned from The Palace Museum in Beijing, opened this week at the Science Museum in London. The magnificent 18th century automata, called Zimingzhong 凝时聚珍: meaning ‘self-sounding bells’ or ‘bells that ring themselves’, combine timekeeping, music, and movement in a display of amazing […] The post Zimingzhong Clockwork Treasures Exhibition appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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Bawdsey Radar Museum
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by Alastair
2M ago
The Bawdsey Radar Museum is a small museum set up in the former transmission bunker on the 168-acre Bawdsey Manor estate, which became the home of British radar development in the 1930s, and later became RAF Bawdsey, a radar training school and Cold War missile base. The extravagantly exotic manor building with its melange of […] The post Bawdsey Radar Museum appeared first on Mechtraveller ..read more
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