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Dear Bill,
I don't know if this is what you are looking for as it might be too small, but we have a mini recreated Victorian street at the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry in Kendal. I have attached some snapshots (please excuse the awful quality, I just took them on my phone). We have 2 shops (pharmacy and newspaper office) and the windows of other shops including a toy shop and a general goods shop. It is just the size of one gallery, so a lot smaller than ones I have seen elsewhere, although it is very popular with visitors.
Please do just get in touch if you want any more info.
Rachel
Rachel Roberts
Assistant Curator, Collections and Access
Lakeland Arts
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Subject: Street museums
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Dear SHCG,
I am doing some research –as a prelude to a piece of writing based on my PhD- into ‘street museums’. I have some knowledge/information on well-known sites like Kirkgate (York), Abbey Fold (Leeds), Lark Hill Place (Salford), but am interested in where there are/were other early examples. For instance, there was a street here at Oldham for a number of years and I believe there were some recreated shops built in Doncaster Museum in the 1960s, but could use more information. I am particularly interested in indoor recreations although, obviously, sites like Beamish, Black Country Museum Blists Hill etc. fit into the picture as do things like the Flambards and the Toad Lane co-operative shop. Any information, leads or contacts would be greatly appreciated.
Bill Longshaw
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