Excellent museum of the fifties era

, WOW !! What an interesting place that looks .That jerked a few memories !!

Thanks EasyT, when I am int hat area next year I will make the effort to visit it.

Looks like a great place to visit ET

Please do. It is fronted  by a guy who goes by the name of Sparrow Harris (real name Robin). A very intersting guy, he had a privelliged upbringing. He is now 77 years of age. He worked for the Kray twins for a while as he had a band that used to play in a venue below their casino and ran that for a short time. He was definitely from a priveledged background as when he first went to Lomdon working on car body repair he had a flat in Belgravia I think.  

I suspect that the original museum was set up by his Aunt (OBE) it was burnt down in 2010 in an arson attempt, A lot was lost. I read that the insurance was £100K. Somebody, probably Sparrow, has contributed an awful lot more. The place is run by a trust that also provides accomodation and support for those disadvantaged. The original trust was set up ny Sparrow i(n 2006 from memory) when the original local mental health hospital was closed. They provifde support and accomodation for those with mental health probltems, Ex offenders etc There is also a boxing gym on site as Sparrow set one up over 60 yrears ago. There is probably a nice walk around the farm estate but we did not have the time to check.

Sparrow was a life long friend of John Peel as well as being friendly with the brains behind the great train robbery