点评:What a brilliant place - I came expecting a one to two hour visit, and left with an enormous grin five hours later! The exhibits are fascinating, very thoughtfully displayed to show original usage with context related details. Marvel at the quality of the engineering that allows this old equipment to continue to work well past its expected lifespan. The whole atmosphere, the noise, the smell and the rhythm of the working equipment is mesmerising.
I loved the eclectic mix of equipment on display - I strongly suspect reflecting the interests of the owners and staff involved. They are incredibly knowledgable, and very happy to explain more about the exhibits on show, so well worth engaging with them.
The diversity of the collection on show is great - for example the motorcycles include exotica like a water-cooled Scott two stroke and a Vincent, but also includes basic bikes like a BSA Bantam and a Honda C90!
The recreated ship’s radio room was fascinating, and was in use on shortwave using the museum’s amateur radio callsign - GB2MOP, reminding us of a time before satellite communications.
The working telephone exchange, complete with clicking uniselecters and historic handsets preserves a rapidly disappearing history for landlines, as the POTS (Plain old telephone service) service is about to come to an end.
The steam halls have mainly marine steam engines that have a very special atmosphere when working that defies description, but needs to be experienced for yourself. Just be aware that the steam engines on show are NOT steam railway locomotives!
It is important to check the website to find out when the museum is open when planning a visit - it is usually only open at weekends unless they have an event on.
翻译:真是个好地方——我本来以为只参观一两个小时,结果五个小时后就带着灿烂的笑容离开了!展品引人入胜,精心布置,不仅展现了原始用途,还提供了与背景相关的细节。令人惊叹的是,这些老设备竟然能够超越预期寿命继续运转,其精湛的工程技术令人叹为观止。整体氛围、噪音、气味以及设备运转的节奏都令人着迷。
我很喜欢展出的各式各样的设备——我强烈怀疑这反映了店主和工作人员的兴趣。他们知识渊博,非常乐意详细介绍展品,所以非常值得与他们交流。
展出的藏品种类繁多——例如,摩托车既有像水冷式Scott二冲程摩托车和Vincent这样的奇特车型,也有像BSA Bantam和本田C90这样的基础款摩托车!
重建的船上无线电室令人着迷,当时它使用博物馆的业余无线电呼号 GB2MOP 在短波上工作,让人想起卫星通信出现之前的时代。
随着 POTS(普通老式电话服务)服务即将结束,仍在使用的电话交换机、配备单选器和古董听筒,保留了一段正在迅速消逝的固定电话历史。
蒸汽大厅主要展出船用蒸汽机车,它们运转时散发着一种难以言喻的特殊氛围,值得您亲身体验。请注意,展出的蒸汽机车并非蒸汽火车机车!
计划参观时,务必查看博物馆网站,了解其开放时间——通常只在周末开放,除非有活动。