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Streetlife Museum - Hull

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... off we trotted inside. It is less bright than outside due to tinted glass and at the start is laid out to represent an old fashioned street . It has a feel which is a cross between being in a huge warehouse or one of almost being outside. Looking down this main street on the left you first come across an old tram. This has been fully restored and I remember it arriving back in the 80's, when I worked for Hull Museums. At that time it was a bit dilapidated and we all lifted tracks and laid them in front of the tra...more

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Streetlife Museum - Hull: Tickets please (947 words)
by - written on 20/04/07 (Very useful, 818 readings)
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For many years, well at least as long as I can remember, Hull had a Transport Museum. It had been opened in 1925 by Thomas Sheppard, the first curator of Hull Museums. It was housed in a building along the High Street and incorporated Roman Mosaic displays at the back. These were part of the ones discovered near Rudston in the 1950's or early 60's. Back in the 1980's, as part of the many alterations Hull Museums have undergone over the years, plans were drawn up for a new purpose built Transport Museum. Funding was from the Hull City Council and various regeneration and lottery grants. Building began in 1987 and after completion of the various phases the Transport, or ... Read the complete review