tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post3219749330004335864..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Bristol, Brunel and British Empire historyHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42418584559614052252012-01-11T16:39:59.985+11:002012-01-11T16:39:59.985+11:00I have added an important link between The Nationa...I have added an important link between The National Maritime Museum of Cornwall in Falmouth, Brunel, engineering and shipping.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45641547490748307132011-12-16T15:01:02.159+11:002011-12-16T15:01:02.159+11:00Blinds Online
I have now added a description and ...Blinds Online<br /><br />I have now added a description and photo of the newly opened M Shed. I cannot find if the The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum material went to M Shed, but possibly not. They seem to have different material to exhibit.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-52895820421339827102011-11-15T21:18:35.936+11:002011-11-15T21:18:35.936+11:00Thanks for sharing Bristol, Brunel and British Emp...Thanks for sharing Bristol, Brunel and British Empire history.Blinds Onlinehttp://www.imageblindsdirect.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-90186326514902289412011-10-11T09:07:50.410+11:002011-10-11T09:07:50.410+11:00Andrew
does it involve scandal? I hope so :) I wo...Andrew<br /><br />does it involve scandal? I hope so :) I would love it if you could create a link to this Bristol story, when you have written your post.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3608759914437629282011-10-10T23:18:20.024+11:002011-10-10T23:18:20.024+11:00There is a good tale about one Brunel's tunnel...There is a good tale about one Brunel's tunnels. I will write a post about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14191385967217009502011-10-10T20:29:35.474+11:002011-10-10T20:29:35.474+11:00Hermes,
perfect timing :)
One of the sentences I...Hermes,<br />perfect timing :) <br /><br />One of the sentences I wrote about the Tasmanian railways was that there were constant construction crises, scandals, bitter rivalries and endless financial problems. <br /><br />I have no doubt that the gauge problem in Britain could have been sorted out over a glass of beer, if the Big Egos were not constantly clashing heads. Even the great Brunel was not exempt from rivalries.<br /><br />Heavens above... in a narrow country like Britain, they couldn't even coordinate the railway clocks!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76529907544977739572011-10-10T18:56:49.349+11:002011-10-10T18:56:49.349+11:00If only he had adopted the standard gauge though -...If only he had adopted the standard gauge though - it caused problems until about 1892.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56884079947983381662011-10-10T13:52:17.765+11:002011-10-10T13:52:17.765+11:00Andrew :)
Brunel was a bloody good engineer, espe...Andrew :)<br /><br />Brunel was a bloody good engineer, especially regarding tunnels, bridges, dockyards, steamships and railway projects. But I suppose his legacy is strongest where his architecture was particularly over the top.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with Brunel's Swindon railway works either. Or Paddington station.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13540926064598771982011-10-10T10:31:13.437+11:002011-10-10T10:31:13.437+11:00Brunel this, Brunel that. Was the man a living god...Brunel this, Brunel that. Was the man a living god? It is hard to read anything about England's trains without him being mentioned. I should actually find out more about him soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35292963807981960422011-10-10T09:24:12.711+11:002011-10-10T09:24:12.711+11:00Heather
Thank you! I loved what your reference sa...Heather<br /><br />Thank you! I loved what your reference said about the Industrial Museum having been the key attraction on Bristol’s harbourside for 32 years. I also take note of the M Shed's galleries:<br />◦Transport<br />◦Aviation<br />◦Port of Bristol<br />◦Print and Pack<br />◦Transatlantic Slavery<br /><br />So perhaps some of the The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum's exhibits did indeed go to the M Shed. I hope so.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7269959292886801092011-10-10T04:15:24.627+11:002011-10-10T04:15:24.627+11:00I live in Bristol and I did visit the museum once ...I live in Bristol and I did visit the museum once and it was fascinating, especially to find out more about Bristol's slave trade. However, the new M-shed museum has recently opened in the docks as a new museum for the history of Bristol. I'm not sure if any of the old museum's exhibits went to the M-shed but I would hope so. http://mshed.org/Heather on her travelshttp://www.heatheronhertravels.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47862316636524499032011-10-08T18:30:09.195+11:002011-10-08T18:30:09.195+11:00Hermes
As your reference described, Commonwealth ...Hermes<br /><br />As your reference described, Commonwealth Online now offers curriculum-linked packages to inspire teachers and students to discover our shared history of Empire and Commonwealth. I think the idea is brilliant and if I was teaching in a high school, I would grab hold of the resource immediately. <br /><br />But I would also want the students to immerse themselves in the physical museum. For example, in the National Wool Museum in Geelong, the school students sat in an old shearers' shed where the men had eaten, slept and socialised. The students couldn't believe how tiny and primitive the shearers' "home" had been.<br /><br />This is hands-on learning!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63921365379385679952011-10-08T18:04:06.214+11:002011-10-08T18:04:06.214+11:00"On 16 March 2011, the Museums Association an..."On 16 March 2011, the Museums Association announced that the Director of the museum, Mr Gareth Griffiths, had been dismissed pending a police investigation into the unauthorised disposal of museum object."<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2011/sep/27/black-history-month-resources-commonwealth?newsfeed=true<br /><br />There is a very mixed feeling in Bristol (at least going by Radio Wiltshire phone in's) on their history in this area.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61962460617515391342011-10-08T12:32:33.516+11:002011-10-08T12:32:33.516+11:00Andrew,
because the museum announced it would be...Andrew, <br /><br />because the museum announced it would be closing up and moving to London way back in 2008, I had totally forgotten about any possible connection to the Olympic Games and to the millions of tourists flooding into London. Nod. <br /><br />But even if the Olympic Games were on Londoners' minds, it seems heartbreaking to: <br />-preserve a great railway station in Bristol, <br />-pour £8 million renovating it up to museum standard, <br />-curate and display excellent historical material for a few years, and <br />-attract us old colonials by the thousands to visit. Then close. <br /><br />I realise there were legal issues with the artefacts, but that could have been sorted in court, without the closing the entire British Empire and Commonwealth Museum down!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-6687406836471038682011-10-08T11:44:06.815+11:002011-10-08T11:44:06.815+11:00Thank you Hels for a fascinating post on the Brist...Thank you Hels for a fascinating post on the Bristol museum. To begin with, the scale of the building was truly visionary for a rail terminal built in 1840--that it remained in use for a century and a quarter, remarkable. That it served as a museum for only six years is also remarkable, and that its 'imperial' contents are headed to London is deeply ironic, but clearly the decision has everything to do with the 2012 Olympic games. <br />Here in France they've been trying for decades to encourage cultural growth outside Paris, and such a "coals to Newcastle" move would doubtless incite quite a debate today.Andrew @ AWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43110888315085601772011-10-08T10:49:56.575+11:002011-10-08T10:49:56.575+11:00DeeBee
I had forgotten the d'Orsay, another g...DeeBee<br /><br />I had forgotten the d'Orsay, another great example. Imagine if a] Paris had pulled the building down or b] left it to moulder, unused and unloved. Vandals would be in there, in a heartbeat.<br /><br />I wonder if there are any plans for Brunel's Bristol architecture.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-20941785338285752702011-10-08T10:44:47.362+11:002011-10-08T10:44:47.362+11:00J Bar
Thank you. We need to preserve our Victoria...J Bar<br /><br />Thank you. We need to preserve our Victorian heritage - or there won't be much of it left.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60412556365356332702011-10-08T07:23:26.558+11:002011-10-08T07:23:26.558+11:00I agree that it is a pity displacing the museum to...I agree that it is a pity displacing the museum to London. What will then happen to the building?<br />The Orsay Museum in Paris has a similar story in the sense that it used to be a railway station. Fortunately it escaped demolition in the 1980's as the president of the time was keen on the architecture of the early 1900's!Travel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35203640888631770612011-10-08T03:11:04.757+11:002011-10-08T03:11:04.757+11:00Hels, the gate was originally built in 1873 as the...Hels, the gate was originally built in 1873 as the main southern entrance to The Domain. It was moved during the construction of the Cahill Expressway to its present position and became known as the Wooloomooloo Gate because it overlooks that suburb.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.com