Английская Википедия:British Lawnmower Museum
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox museum The British Lawnmower Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the lawnmowers in Southport, Merseyside, northern England.[1]
The museum has over 300 restored exhibits of garden machinery from over the last 200 years,[2] as well as a collection of lawnmowers previously owned by famous people including Prince Charles and Princess Diana, guitarist Brian May, performer and presenter Paul O'Grady, and Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander,[3][4] who lived in Southport for many years. The museum has workshops that restore lawnmowers for the collection and others around the world.[5] The collection includes patents and blueprints dating from 1799.
Trivia
The museum was mentioned in an episode of Would I Lie to You? in 2012.[6] Southport–born comedian Lee Mack claimed that he had donated a dibber to the museum, and can still be seen on display.[7] In the same segment, Richard Bacon mentioned that he had donated a trowel to the museum.
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- ↑ British Lawnmower Museum, Southport, Culture24, UK.
- ↑ British Lawnmower Museum, Liverpool and Merseyside Tourist Information, UK.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Museum Profile Шаблон:Webarchive, British Lawnmower Museum, UK.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
