Comments | dieastra: Picspam: Jewelry museum in Birmingham

dieastra

Picspam: Jewelry museum in Birmingham

Feb 22, 2016 23:43

I must post more pictures of Birmingham. Such a beautiful city ( Read more... )

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gillo February 23 2016, 01:15:02 UTC

I find it fascinating that you consider Birmingham to be beautiful. I have lived nearby much of my life and have been in the habit of thinking it is pretty ugly, especially the 60s road network and concrete monstrosities near it. I suppose it's not quite as ugly as Coventry, but "beautiful"? Really?

dieastra February 23 2016, 09:06:11 UTC

Oh boy, I wrote too much. I'm sorry. This is part 1/2 ( ... )

dieastra February 23 2016, 09:06:39 UTC

And part 2/2 ( ... )

owensheart February 23 2016, 13:07:10 UTC

Wow looks like an amazing tour. Did you go to the BBC in Birmingham when you were there?

dieastra February 27 2016, 18:05:32 UTC

We went to the BBC shop and visitor center, but we did not do a tour. But in the visitor center they have a TARDIS and a Dalek, I should post more pictures. And you can play the newsman on a green screen ;)

owensheart February 28 2016, 11:02:35 UTC

I went there too when we were in Birmingham last April, It was such fun doing the Weather.

alumfelga February 23 2016, 16:06:15 UTC

Great picspam! It's like going back in time.

dieastra February 24 2016, 20:24:00 UTC

Thanks! Yeah, it was time travel indeed.

aletheiafelinea February 23 2016, 18:13:07 UTC

I like the one with tightly crammed buildings. It feels storytelling in a way. :)

It's either the most messy museum ever, or a museum carefully maitained to look messy... In the latter case, I must admire the authenticity. :]

dieastra February 24 2016, 20:23:29 UTC

The right building is where all the machines are standing in. It gets light through the big roof windows. And they put the white stones at the left building so the sun would reflect and it would be even brighter. Clever people!

Before we went down there, there is also a "regular" museum where you learn about the history and with glass vitrines and video screens where you press a button. Every half an hour then a group is led downstairs.

This manufactory was closed in 1981 and then stood like this, untouched for about 20 years, when someone opened the door - I think at first they wanted to tear down the building and build something new but then they realisted what a treasure they have here and made a museum out of it.

I assume they remove the dust once in a while. Sadly we also were not allowed to go down the green steel stairs, we went down another way. I guess it was too old and fragile.

aletheiafelinea February 24 2016, 20:34:46 UTC

And they put the white stones at the left building so the sun would reflect and it would be even brighter.
I love this!

vjezkova February 23 2016, 19:24:08 UTC

A spirit of old days must be still present in the premises...

dieastra February 24 2016, 20:14:34 UTC

Exactly! One thinks every moment the workers return and continue with their work. It was really awesome.