Purpose built as a museum in the 19th century by John and Josephine Bowes, the museum is a fantastice place to visit. You are free to roam around the 3 floors and photography is allowed but the use of flash is restricted.The foundation stone was laid in 1869 and the project opened its doors to the public in 1892.
Between the years of 1862 and 1874 over 15,000 objects were purchased by the Bowes family. At every turn you can see important and precious works from all over Europe, and each piece has its own story to tell. However it is the 230 year-old Silver Swan that is the best-loved object in the museum. The Silver Swan is an English silver automaton, a unique attraction that was bought by the Bowes in 1872. The life size model is still in working order and is operated at the museum on a daily basis.
The following video is of the Silver Swan as mine was spoilt by inconsiderate people standing so that nobody else could see. The swan performs just once a day now and the performance last 30 seconds. When I inquired about the value of the swan the reply was one word........Priceless.
2 comments:
Nice shots Phil, but you doubled one up.
I had to look up Raby Castle on Google Earth as I had never heard of it, but we may come up and visit both places sometime.
Hope your recuperation is going well (did the recruiter and his boss make an effort to visit you), and any news of your return to Canada?
Hi Mick/Cath, I hope you are both well. At hospital tomorrow for a consultation but feeling great.Not sure what the time scale is for me returning back to Canada, part of me wants to be there yesterday and the other part fancies going back in the New Year. I will have to wait and see what happens at the hospital
Raby is a fantastic place to visit, not as good as Beamish but good never the less.
I was meant to visit Lyndon and Dave in Newcastle but lost track of time and by the time I planned to go up there they had already returned to Canada.
Good luck to you both !!
Cheers,Phil
ps....at York this weekend so the blog will be updated soon
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