Beamish Museum appeals for 1950s homes

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Mitsuru
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Beamish Museum appeals for 1950s homes

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BBC news article

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-30446573
People in the north-east of England are being given the chance to have their house rebuilt at a museum.

Beamish in County Durham is appealing for semi-detached houses built between 1950 and 59 to use as a design base to replicate at a new attraction.

The 1950s-style development will also include a cafe, shops, police house, cinema and recreation area.

Museum director Richard Evans said it was a "unique opportunity" for people's homes to become part of history.
So the cars will be sort after too!
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8-) Not just buildings and cars...

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Methinks they'll be very short of these in working condition! ;) But they're not having any of my buildings, not unless they promise to provide year-round 70F weather and rain that only happens at night in their new development. Then they could have a couple of hice, the TV22, as many radios as they can use and me, in the part of the authentic 1950s noisy neighbour. 8-)
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true.. :oops:
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That's a fantastic tv john!

Kev
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