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Maureen
Average Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26 Mar 2012 : 13:48:22
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There's a feature about The Great Bed of Ware on the BBC History Magazine website, with a photo gallery that shows how "Six V&A experts took almost a week to dismantle the bed into 40 components":
http://www.historyextra.com/bedofware |
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Dusty
Senior Member
United Kingdom
685 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2012 : 14:55:16
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Whichever day it is, I hope that the delivery lorry doesn't park in the High Street and cause traffic chaos :-)
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shinybeans
Average Member
110 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2012 : 15:28:05
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| What, like the Papa John's pizza van? This is an important part of our heritage... Anyway, i think the crane will be in the priory car park, so don't panic! |
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Aardvaark
Average Member
United Kingdom
223 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2012 : 16:41:41
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| In answer to previous queries - sorry I don't know the exact timing tomorrow. The Curator was slightly frazzled (understandably) so we didn't want to ask more! |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2012 : 16:45:38
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| thanks anyway, I'll ask around. |
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Dusty
Senior Member
United Kingdom
685 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 07:45:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Maureen
There's a feature about The Great Bed of Ware on the BBC History Magazine website, with a photo gallery that shows how "Six V&A experts took almost a week to dismantle the bed into 40 components":
http://www.historyextra.com/bedofware
Sounds a bit like me with an Ikea wardrobe!
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kate darcy
Senior Member
United Kingdom
631 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 07:53:37
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| sorry I ment the tuesday just got my dates muddled! |
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kate darcy
Senior Member
United Kingdom
631 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 07:55:16
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| There is a bed of ware trail plaque on the wall at the Saracens Head. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 09:07:18
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| I have just heard that the bed is scheduled to arrive at 10.30 this morning, so I'll run down and take a few photos for WOL. |
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ian.ball
WoLFer & Moderator
United Kingdom
2784 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 09:11:11
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| Thanks! |
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Piglet
Junior Member
United Kingdom
42 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 10:11:11
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| The Great bed of Ware has already arrived at the Ware Museum |
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Mel
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1296 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 11:28:09
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| Yes I saw them working on the roof when I went past this morning. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 12:22:37
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| Ended up with Craig and IGS taking film for WOL. The bed is in the Museum and ready to be unpacked. A beautiful sunny day with quite a crowd to watch including a bunch of kids from Christchurch school. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 13:22:07
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| Apparently Craig is producing a 2 minute short of the event. |
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Piglet
Junior Member
United Kingdom
42 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 13:37:16
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Has anyone got some pictures of the Great bed of Ware from this morning and can they put them on this forum.
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Cass
Junior Member
United Kingdom
97 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 16:00:00
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| GGGGGRRRRHHHHHH!!!!! I missed it! I was a WX Touchdown on a course! Welcome Home BED! and what a great bed you are! ;-) |
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Aardvaark
Average Member
United Kingdom
223 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 19:09:58
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| I think it's great we've got the Bed back, even though only on temporary loan. Thanks to those who took the photos - sadly I couldn't get there either. Just one point though - in the write-up linked from the front page of Wareonline, someone has put that "a hole had to made in the roof". In fact the roof of the extension was purposefully designed to come off, in the hope we would get the Bed on loan one day. |
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WickenMan
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Mar 2012 : 19:57:40
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| I understand there's 4 washers, 2 bolts and a thingummy left over ... |
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Great bed of Ware
