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Right now, #Christmas Concert from #Utrecht: #Bach #Beamish #Vivaldi #Bennett and more https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/christmas_concert_from_utrecht_bach_beamish_vivaldi_bennett_and_more/90533/ #wch

In 25 minutes, #Christmas Concert from #Utrecht: #Bach #Beamish #Vivaldi #Bennett and more https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/christmas_concert_from_utrecht_bach_beamish_vivaldi_bennett_and_more/90533/ #wch

Today, #Christmas Concert from #Utrecht: #Bach #Beamish #Vivaldi #Bennett and more https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/christmas_concert_from_utrecht_bach_beamish_vivaldi_bennett_and_more/90533/ #wch

Right now, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs #Beamish #Rutter #Hassler #Britten and more in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_choir_of_st_johns_college_cambridge_performs_beamish_rutter_hassler_britten_and_more_in_london/90458/ #wch

In 20 minutes, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs #Beamish #Rutter #Hassler #Britten and more in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_choir_of_st_johns_college_cambridge_performs_beamish_rutter_hassler_britten_and_more_in_london/90458/ #wch

Today, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs #Beamish #Rutter #Hassler #Britten and more in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_choir_of_st_johns_college_cambridge_performs_beamish_rutter_hassler_britten_and_more_in_london/90458/ #wch

Ancient motor workshop
Beamish museum, England, UK
#beamish #motor #history #museum #england #uk #photography

Right now, the Meta4 string quartet plays #Schumann and #Beamish in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_meta4_string_quartet_plays_schumann_and_beamish_in_london/90005/ #wch

In 20 minutes, the Meta4 string quartet plays #Schumann and #Beamish in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_meta4_string_quartet_plays_schumann_and_beamish_in_london/90005/ #wch

Today, the Meta4 string quartet plays #Schumann and #Beamish in #London https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/the_meta4_string_quartet_plays_schumann_and_beamish_in_london/90005/ #wch

Right now, La Arcadia performs #Schumann #Boulanger #Beamish #Weir and more in #Madrid https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/la_arcadia_performs_schumann_boulanger_beamish_weir_and_more_in_madrid/89774/ #wch

In 20 minutes, La Arcadia performs #Schumann #Boulanger #Beamish #Weir and more in #Madrid https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/la_arcadia_performs_schumann_boulanger_beamish_weir_and_more_in_madrid/89774/ #wch

Today, La Arcadia performs #Schumann #Boulanger #Beamish #Weir and more in #Madrid https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/la_arcadia_performs_schumann_boulanger_beamish_weir_and_more_in_madrid/89774/ #wch

Right now, Kruithof and Bakradze play #Boulanger #Beamish #Rachmaninov and #Piazzolla in #Barcelona https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/kruithof_and_bakradze_play_boulanger_beamish_rachmaninov_and_piazzolla_in_barcelona/89513/ #wch

In 20 minutes, Kruithof and Bakradze play #Boulanger #Beamish #Rachmaninov and #Piazzolla in #Barcelona https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/kruithof_and_bakradze_play_boulanger_beamish_rachmaninov_and_piazzolla_in_barcelona/89513/ #wch

Today, Kruithof and Bakradze play #Boulanger #Beamish #Rachmaninov and #Piazzolla in #Barcelona https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/kruithof_and_bakradze_play_boulanger_beamish_rachmaninov_and_piazzolla_in_barcelona/89513/ #wch

We visited Beamish museum today and in the school house there was a player piano! And I asked if it worked and it did and I got to run it! I've actually never operated a working one. Inspired me to get a move on repairing mine.

The "school teacher" demonstrating it to me complained they only have one working piece of music for it so I might donate them a couple of mine.

There was much more cool stuff at Beamish but I'll toot about that later.

#beamishmuseum #beamish #playerpiano #pianola

An old dark wooden upright player piano. There is a music pattern on the roll. The key cover is closed.

The insides of a player piano. The focus is on the main air powered motor which consists of several small bellows and wooden armatures alongside a metal crank shaft.

Continuing Jack & Mary's time in northern England, this week in 1950 they photographed these "sloping houses". The caption reads "21 August 1950. Sloping houses, Stanley, Co Durham" - thanks to which I've located where they were.

The photo shows houses on a sharp road bend, by a bus stop, on a hill, with railway behind and distant hills. Stanley sits near Newcastle and Sunderland with the Beamish Living Museum nearby. This was proper coal mining territory with collieries for miles. The area had many railway lines serving them, but only the former Annfield Plain branch of the North Eastern Railway, now a cycleway, is really noticeable on maps today.

Tracing this line, I spotted a candidate location just northwest of Stanley - a very sharp left bend with the railway behind. Modern Street View shows a familiar scene, though these houses are gone and trees hide the railway. Moving down confirms it's on quite a hill, and a 2009 view shows the large hill in the background.

The National Library of Scotland's 1954 Ordnance Survey map shows this road existed then with a building at the bend. OpenStreetMap confirms there's a bus stop here. I'm 99.9% sure this is the right place.

I don't know why the houses were demolished - maybe they were sinking into coal mines below, maybe the uncomfortable angle, maybe just outdated - but I'm glad this photo preserved them.

#JackAndMaryArchive #Stanley #CountyDurham #Beamish #OrdnanceSurvey #maps
1954 map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. 2009 image © Google. OSM image courtesy OpenStreetMap.