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Re: People's History Museum

__/ [Sam] on Saturday 19 November 2005 12:50 \__

> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to go sometime - is any of the old pump-room stuff still there
> (and viewable), or has it all been carted off to the Science &
> Industry? I don't want to waste an afternoon on an Urbis-alike!

__/ [Sam] on Saturday 19 November 2005 15:58 \__

> Too late!
> 
> Well, we went, and it was fun.
> 
> Full of Marxist propaganda, of course, but quite informative. It was
> free, so no complaining there. No pumping equip. to be seen, though -
> disappointing in that regard.


...Would have been better off going to for an industrial theme over at
Castefield. They recently had some computer history exhibits there. It
reached the BBC and Manchester Evening News if I recall correctly. There it
is...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/11/07/baby_computer_40_interview_feature.shtml

I saw it fresh in MEN last week.

Roy

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