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Wiki day out to do what there tho?

If anybody really wants to have a look at these items all they need to do is to contact the museum and request a viewing. As they are classed as a 'National' museum they have to comply with these requests.


Thurt a bit of scuba diving first, then a ride on the Orient Express and maybe a bungee from the top of Ben Nevis.... Why, what do you normally do in a museum??

Ahh! Get ya! Ring up anon. as a bit of a 'fone reccy' 1st, then maybe sum one may offer to be 'official tour guide' buk us in etc

Dont have to ring up `Anon`, been in there today!!
Was on a job in Liverpool centre this afternoon and decided to go in and enquire.
Saw a very helpful woman at the main doors (yes, she worked there, not just piping for business!!)
We got chatting and i explained about WikiWirral, history site and some of the projects weve been invoved in. She seemed very interested when i mentioned The Large Objects Museum.
All the stuff is in warehouse storage in Juniper St, Liverpool, except the train, which is on loan to a museum in Manchester!
I was asking about private tours, which they do, but only for the staff, then she called the museums manager in and i said the same to him. He was involved with the Large Objects Museum and he was keen for us also. I explained about Wiki again and even gave him the web address so he can check for himself.
He agreed that a tour could possibly organised for a certain number of people if enuf interested, i recon a min of 10!!
He has my card and number and will enquire for us!
Fingers crossed eh?
Also, when the new museum of life is finished (2010?), most of the exibits from The Large Objects Museum will be on display in there!!
WIKI ON TOUR!!

*flipping out with excitement*
Fantastic work, hoseman!! Nice one-buzzing!

1. Rudebox
2. Plusone

Dont count your chickens yet, he will enquire. Thing is, he knows we exsist now and i can make further moves on this now the ice is broken!
Basically, pester the arse off em til they give in.

If you are reading this Sir, from the museum, we would be VERy grateful for your help!!
Thank you from Wiki!

Just getting the oar in...lol

They do have bit's of history from the Wirral in the museum, one of the steam rollers was owned by a firm from Wallasey until it went to the museum, the large traction engine was once a regular sight in Neston and the small steam roller was used for a short while in the Willaston area.
God knows what else they have from the Wirral, I do think that the museums in Liverpool forget where things in the collection come from nowadays, it used to be a museum for the whole area but it modern times it just promotes it's self as only about Liverpool.

We should have a museum of Birkenhead History, but no where to store it as the councils keep pulling all the buildings down!!!!

Is that Cammell Laird big shed still empty?!

The construction hall is actually in use at the moment - Lairds are building a large accommodation module in there, which will be craned onto a ship which is coming in after Christmas.

As for any statement that the contents of the large object store will be on show in the the new museum ,this is totally wrong!. The only large objects programmed to go in there are the Overhead Railway coach, 'Lion' & some of the road transport items. To my knowledge all of the rail transport items are in the large object stores & none are on loan in Manchester.

Bob.

Please include, I'm quite excited !

1. Rudebox
2. Plusone
3. kimpri
4. w10694

Hi
i read somewhere that "Lion" was on loan to manchester?
also as for the wirral history, they have a couple of ex Birkenhead fire appliances in there..
Barry

Count me in too!. Im definitely up for it as long as its when I am not at work.

1. Rudebox
2. Plusone
3. kimpri
4. w10694
5. Kevinfinity