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About Monkwearmouth Station Museum

The Museum is housed in an outstanding Grade 2* listed 1840s station building commissioned by the famous railway entrepreneur George Hudson.
Having undergone a £1 million redevelopment, the Museum houses seven interactive galleries, including the Children's Gallery, with its stimulating and exciting environment for fun and learning. Free entry.

The wagons out in the open for the last time before the Wagon Shed Opens on 22 October….

Collections & objects   Local history   Monkwearmouth Station Museum   Social history
Posted by Monkwearmouth Station Museum on October 20, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

The fit out company came on site on Monday 17th October to install the displays and interactives. In order to protect the platform edge next to the Goods Brake Van so that people can get right up to it and… Read more

The first exhibit for the display arrives

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Posted by Monkwearmouth Station Museum on October 11, 2011     Permalink     Leave a comment

Another milestone in the Wagon Refurbishment Project has been reached with the delivery of the first exhibit for the displays, other than the wagons themselves of course. It is also quite a big exhibit….a 1963 Rover P4 model 110 that… Read more