Wednesday 30 September 2009

My visit to the Museum of Power

Today I visited the Museum of power.
This is located just outside of Maldon in Essex, and I was very fortunate that I was able to get up there so easily -- as its location is a little "off the beaten track".
The museum itself is located inside a disused water works building and consists of two rooms and an attachment area.
The main feature of the museum is at a water pump. This huge feature was not operating when I visited though it is apparently operated on certain days. The rest of the museum was given to a collection or displays some which felt relevant to "power" and some which did not.
For example, there were exhibits such as water pumps, oil pumps, steam engines, oil engines but there were also exhibits such as a telephone exchange and a collection of cameras.
My opinion on the museum was that it felt old, poorly maintained, and overall not the most exciting place to visit. it fell heavily orientated towards people who have an interest in engineering whereas it should aim towards both those with an interest those without an interest.
I took a selection of photos there, and was at the museum of approximately 35-45 minutes -- mainly because there were not too many exhibits and also because the smell of oil and diesel became overpowering.
Below is a link to an online gallery containing the photos:
https://vstuff.virginmedia.com/n/50-17/share/LNK61074ac50dbc33d90/

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