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The Avoncroft museum of buildings in Bromsgrove, near Birmingham, UK, is worth a visit. They have a bunch of old telephone boxes all working and hooked up to an
by oniony 1y ago
The Avoncroft museum of buildings in Bromsgrove, near Birmingham, UK, is worth a visit. They have a bunch of old telephone boxes all working and hooked up to an exchange they have on site. I spent like an hour talking to the guy in there about it all, pretty fascinating.
https://avoncroft.org.uk/avoncrofts-work/special-collections https://avoncroft.org.uk/avoncrofts-work/special-collections
- ehecatl42 1y agoIf you find yourself in that part of the world, there's also a carpet museum in Kidderminster, and the Black Country Museum in Dudley. A little bit further north and then there are a slew of industrial museums in Ironbridge.
- kjellsbells 1y agoA very worthwhile series on the UK's engineering history is the Geek's Guide to Britain, from the Register. Lots of little museums and stories about the Industrial Revolution and beyond: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/geeks_guide/ https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/geeks_guide/
- Neil44 1y agoI was going to post this, I had a fab time in that little room with all the click-clacking gear.