BVWTM Reopening Event Sunday 25th March

[ppppenguin]

Copied from a post elsewhere:

The British Vintage Wireless & Television Museum is marking its reopening with a table top sale on 25th March 2018 from 10.30 onwards, entry will be free. After sorting out much of the collection there will also be surplus items available for sale. This will give visitors an opportunity to get a bargain, support the museum and also own an object which has been part of the collection.

There is generally good unmetered local street marking. Public transport from West Dulwich rail station which is about 15min walk, or Number 3 bus which is about 10min walk.

Tulse Hill and West Norwood Stations are also within about 20 minutes walk.

If you've been to the Museum before it's going to seem very different. The house is no longer part of the Museum. The entire collection is now in the shed complex at the back of the garden. Some old and frankly near derelict sheds were demolished and a lovely big new shed has been constructed. The 2 storey shed, previously stores and workshops, is now a display area. The old woodwork shop is also a display area. The old switch room and a nearby small shed have been demolished to make way for a new shed that will have loos etc. I've heard that Richard Stow has been putting in a positively herculean effort to get this ready for Sunday.

Power and light are on in most areas which means that the heating and de-humidifiers are now working. I've already ensured that the TV signal distribution system is working. I'm hoping that John Wakely and Peter Sanders have had time to check over some of the TVs. So with luck we'll be able to run some of the TV collection.

This Sunday will be a preliminary re-opeining. With a little luck and a lot of hard work the grand re-opening will be at the Garden Party in June.

Please come along - there will be lots of bargains as well as a chance to see all the works that's gone into re-creating the Museum.

[Terry]

There is also a bus which runs right past the museum.

The 322 connects the museum to Gypsy Hill. Tulse Hill and Herne Hill stations.

From Gypsy Hill turn left out of the station. If the trees are in leaf they hide the bus stop, so look for the road markings instead!

From Tulse Hill, turn left out of the station a walk down the footpath to the road. The stop is immediately on your right.

From Herne Hill, bear right out of the station and cross the road. Walk down Brockwell Passage (to the left of BetFred and with a sign pointing to The Florence PH). Turn left into Dulwich Road. Beware! There is stop between Herne Hill and Tulse Hill called Rosendale Road.  This not where you want to get off!

Rosedale Road itself (the right one!) is on a Hail & Ride section. If coming from Gypsy Hill, ring the bell as soon as the bus turns the corner. From the other direction, you want to stop the bus shortly before the bottom of the road, if possible.

If you are not as mobile as Jeffrey, you might find this bus useful!

[Doodlebug]

If you've been to the Museum before it's going to seem very different. The house is no longer part of the Museum.

That's a pity as the house was part of Gerry's radio world.
Is the house being sold?

[ppppenguin]

It's a bit complicated with the house. It's to do with Gerry's will and inheritance tax. I don't have much more information than this. Suffice it to say that the house is no longer part of the Museum. The Museum's future is now assured in the longer term. Always provided that enough money and volunteers can be found to keep it running.

It's been a strange few years as we've adjusted to vintage wireless life after Gerry. It was something we all knew would come, but we didn't know how it was going to turn out.

[ppppenguin]

Seemed like a decent crowd at the Museum today. The weather was OK too, thank goodness we didn't do it last weekend.

Amongst people I met was Liz Bruton. She's the new curator of communications at the Science Museum. She succeeds John Liffen who is now Emeritus Curator in recognition of his long and exceptional service.