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Did you dine out in Dudley's Civic Restaurant?
06 September 2019
Black Country Living Museum is looking for memories from the 1940s to the 1950s of the Civic Restaurant that once stood on the corner of Fisher Street and Birmingham Street in Dudley from 1948 until the 1980s. The Museum plans to recreate the restaurant as part of its ambitious new development project BCLM: Forging...
Win a family pass to the Museum this Bank Holiday Weekend!
20 August 2019
The summer is not yet over and we’re expecting a bostin' bank holiday weekend. We’re offering one lucky family the chance to win a family pass plus a tasty fish and chip lunch. To enter the competition, head on over to our social media pages and simply tell us where you’d head to...
Did you know the families that lived in the Cast Iron Houses, Dudley?
30 July 2019
We are seeking information about the families that lived in Dudley’s only Cast Iron Houses during the 1950s. As part of our ambitious new development project, BCLM: Forging Ahead, we will be taking down its Cast Iron Houses, panel by panel, and relocating them within our new 1940s-60s town which is due to...
Win a family pass to the Museum this summer!
18 July 2019
We're gearing up for a legendary summer here at the Black Country Living Museum and to celebrate we’re offering one lucky family the chance to win a family pass plus a bostin’ fish and chip lunch. To enter the competition, head on over to our social media pages and simply tell us where you’d...
Do you remember J H Lavender & Co. in the 1940s-1960s?
25 June 2019
Did you or anyone in your family work at Lavender’s in the 1940s-1960s? Do you remember the Lavender family in this period? Did you move to Britain to work in a Black Country industry in this period? As part of its ambitious BCLM: Forging Ahead development plans, Black Country Living Museum will...
Major Development Plans are Forging Ahead
29 May 2019
We are delighted to announce that we have received the final go ahead to begin our transformational £23m development project ‘BCLM: Forging Ahead’ in summer 2019, thanks to confirmation of £9.4m of funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund, alongside existing...
Win a Red by Night Out!
10 May 2019
Fancy winning a night out with a difference? Our Red by Night event will take visitors right back in time to the Black Country’s industrial past and we’re giving away FREE tickets for one lucky family. To bag yourself the prize, all you have to do is tell us who you’d take on our Facebook...
Win a bostin' Bank Holiday Day out!
29 April 2019
Fancy winning a family day out at the Black Country Living Museum over the Bank Holiday Weekend (4th-6th May 2019)? We're giving away family tickets (two adults plus up to three children) plus a fish and chip lunch. To bag yourself the prize, all you have to do is tell us who you’d take on our Facebook ...
Hunting St George and His Dragon
26 April 2019
Having just celebrated St George’s Day, what should be added to our collection but a very shiny golden casting of the man himself! The design is about 20cm and shows St George In all his finery, mounted upon a well-dressed horse in full slaying mode. The lady who donated it has had it in her family for...
Win an Egg-citing Day Out this Easter!
08 April 2019
Fancy winning a family day out at the Black Country Living Museum over the Easter holidays (13-28 April 2019)? We’re giving away an egg-citing day out for a lucky family which includes a family ticket to the Museum plus an Easter basket packed with sweet treats. To bag yourself the prize, all you have to...
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