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词条 The Canal Museum
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  1. History

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

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The Canal Museum, formerly known as the "National Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne" and "The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne", is a canal museum located next to the Grand Union Canal just south of the Blisworth Tunnel, near the village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire. It is about {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north of Milton Keynes and {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} south of Northampton near junction 15 of the M1 motorway.

The museum is housed in a restored corn mill at the top of a flight of canal locks, and is one of several museums and attractions operated by the Canal & River Trust, the successor to The Waterways Trust.

The museum tells the story of Britain's inland waterways and the people who worked on them. It provides an insight into the transport system which was fundamental to the industrial revolution in Britain. There are working models and 3-D displays including a model of the short-lived inclined-plane mechanical lift at Foxton in Leicestershire. Exhibits include models of working boats including narrow boats, barges, butties and tugs, painted ware and canal crafts, traditional clothing, canal-side signs and specialist tools.

The museum has a shop and café, and a school/activity room available for educational visits.

History

The museum was formerly known as the "National Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne", one of three museums operated by The Waterways Trust that focused on the history of canals in Britain. After the creation of the Canal & River Trust in 2010, the Stoke Bruerne museum was rebranded as "The Canal Museum", its original name.[1]

The National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port and the Gloucester Waterways Museum, Gloucester, are the other canal museums operated by the Canal & River Trust.

See also

  • London Canal Museum

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=All change—again|url=http://www.narrowboatworld.com/index.php/leatest/1724-all-changeagain|publisher=Narrowboat World|accessdate=13 March 2015|date=14 April 2010|quote=THE waterways museums at Gloucester and Stoke Bruerne are being re-named, which is to 'emphasise and strengthen their links with their local environment'. The museum at Gloucester will now be known as Gloucester Waterways Museum and at Stoke Bruerne the museum will revert to its original name, the Canal Museum.}}

External links

{{Commons category|Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum|The Canal Museum}}
  • The Canal Museum - Canal & River Trust
  • The Friends of The Canal Museum
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2 : Canal museums in England|Museums in Northamptonshire

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