2010
NZ2463 : Discovery Museum, Blandford Square
taken 16 years ago, near to Dunston, Gateshead, England
This is 1 of 9 images, with title starting with Discovery Museum in this square
Discovery Museum, Blandford Square
Blandford House was originally the Co-operative Wholesale Society Headquarters for the Northern Region, designed by Oliver, Leeson and Wood in 1899.
The Municipal Museum of Science and Industry was housed here in 1978, changing its name to the Discovery Museum in 1993. One of its main exhibits is Turbinia, the 34 metre long ship built by Charles Algernon Parsons to test the advantages of using a steam turbine to power ships. It also features examples of Joseph Swan's early light bulbs which were invented on Tyneside. Inside, the building is reported to have the best decorated gent's toilets in Newcastle.
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The Municipal Museum of Science and Industry was housed here in 1978, changing its name to the Discovery Museum in 1993. One of its main exhibits is Turbinia, the 34 metre long ship built by Charles Algernon Parsons to test the advantages of using a steam turbine to power ships. It also features examples of Joseph Swan's early light bulbs which were invented on Tyneside. Inside, the building is reported to have the best decorated gent's toilets in Newcastle.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2463, 1706 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 8 March, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 8 March, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2413 6389 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1431N 1:37.4769W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2418 6388
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
