The Friends of Beamish Museum.In the Restoration Volunteers Workshop.
We are presently involved in restoring the past for the future in our workshops and invite you to visit the Friends' volunteers working behind the scenes here at at Beamish. This section of the Website shows you restoration projects, both past and present, that The Friends have carried out for the Museum.
Photograph: A job to be done. Using a stencil to paint the name and logo on a set pot.
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Select a Project.
- Horse Drawn Ambulance.
- 1900 Humber Quadricycle.
- Motorcycles at Beamish.
- The J21 Locomotive.
- 1928 SOS 'QL' Type Bus.
- Hand Milk Churn.
- The Newcastle Cart.
- Horse Drawn Charabanc Happy Days.
- Sunderland Tram Number 16.
- The SHEW Car.
Why are Online Project Reports So Valuable?
All reports used here may have been printed in previous versions of the Friends' Newsletter. Taking advantage of the Internet it is hoped to add value to these by enabling us to:
- Compile a simple chronologically record of work online for each project.
- Add historical notes and Internet links.
- Create feedback of valuable information and comments about specific projects from visitors to the website.
This is a wonderful way of showing the full extent of the restoration work carried out by the Friends at the Museum. This should be of interest to many of our visitors whether members of not.
The Friends have many restoration projects in hand and are always looking for volunteers who come from all walks of life and experience. Traditional techniques are encouraged in all the work and volunteers benefit by getting away from the stress of modern day life and enjoying the spirit and fellowship of the skilled craftsmen of the past.
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Photograph: Painting the Set Pots.
The photograph shows a man sat of the floor of a workshop. He is wearing blue overalls and a large light brown cap that hides his face as he looks downwards. There are three large set pots on the floor which has brown wooden floorboards. A 'set pot' or 'copper' is a hemispheric steel bowl about two to three feet across, which would be set into a concrete bench with a small fireplace underneath. Once upon a time most households would have one in the scullery or washhouse for heating water and to boil the sheets in the weekly wash.
The man is painting onto one of the set pots using a yellow stencil. Another set pot lies at the forefront of the picture. There are indistinguishable words and a logo painted in white on this set pot. A third lies partly hidden behind the man on the right. The background is of an old workshop with many shapes of machines and pieces of timber without much detail. TEXT.