Wolverhampton’s first industrial museum is underway. Work has begun to restore the former GWR Goods Depot at Tettenhall Station into the Tettenhall Transport Heritage Centre. Specifically I put a stale on the broom, and tested it out. It works ! There is already an aircraft in the building, the much travelled Tiger Cub microlight ‘Black Adder’, as well as the Flexiform Striker trike, and more artefacts will follow shortly so that aircraft restoration can begin, but the priority is the restoration of the building, which is itself historic. The former GWR Station at Tettenhall is a little known but historic site, with examples of the work of famous engineers like James Brindley and Thomas Telford within yards of the door. The former London to Holyhead Road passes by the gate, and the Staffs and Worcs Canal just the other side of the former railway line, now Smestow Wildlife Park.
TTHC will be run as a charity by volunteers, and though it will be filled mostly with aircraft, in a-quart-in-a-pint-pot, plan, all aspects of the City’s transport heritage will be reflected. Anyone interested in helping contact me on [email]alecbrew@hotmail.co.uk[/email] or via the TTHC’s Facebook page.
By: Wulfie - 28th November 2014 at 16:26
So do I, David, but Flixton must be running out of undercover accomodation, especially if they have to house the P.6 and Overstrand as well, which they will, as they are hardly weather proof.
By: David Burke - 27th November 2014 at 21:47
I hope the Hunter cockpit doesn’t stay outside.
By: Wulfie - 27th November 2014 at 21:02
Further exhibits slotted into the TTHC are the ‘electric’ Leonides, an Alvis Leonides, with one surviving pot, restored by the late Steve Dorrance to ‘run’ from a 12 v battery, and an experimental Rotol electric propeller, tested on a Hurricane during the War and then converted to a cut=away unit.
Forumites may have noticed in the latest FlyPast that the former Boulton Paul Association collection is being dispersed across the length and breadth of the country, the Defiant to Hawkinge, the P.6, Overstrand cockpit and Hunter T.7 cockpit to Norfolk and Suffolk, and 1:10 scale models up for sale. We offered to house as much of the collection as we could , here in Wolverhampton, (everything but the Defiant and Balliol FSMs), but did not even receive a reply.
Our weekend opening day is now 10 am to 4 pm Sunday if anyone wished to drop in and have a look at what we’re up to.
By: Wulfie - 16th July 2014 at 18:52
We are having another Open Doors/See what we’re up to day on Saturday 19th July, 10 am to 4 pm. The Canberra/Vampire and Balliol cockpits are not yet in situ. If anyone knows anyone with a Class one licence with a HIAB ticket, we would like to hear from him. Come along and see us. Join the team of volunteers if you wish, it’s only £10 per year.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th May 2014 at 09:08
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By: Wulfie - 25th May 2014 at 07:46
More exhibits have been installed, The Chipmunk cockpit WK576 came on loan from 1046 (Fordhouses) ATC Sqd. It was loaded onto the trailer by a squad from a WW.II Luftwaffe aircraft recovery team ! (WW.II re-enactors at the Halfpenny Green 1940s event). It is complete except for seats, so if anyone can find us some Chippie seats we would be most grateful.
We also now have the first of our Boulton Paul power control units, Concorde, Buccaneer and Soko Galeb, as well as primary and secondary screw jacks which we think are from BAC.111 flaps, but as BPA did not make them, we’re not sure.
By: Wulfie - 17th May 2014 at 06:41
We will have a small bookshop open today (15th May) during our Drop-in-and-see-what-we’re-up-to Day, and we will be open from 10 am to 2 pm.
By: Wulfie - 10th May 2014 at 17:39
Another aircraft slotted into the TTHC today, the Slingsby Cadet TX.1 ‘PD685’, as used by the ATC at Walsall Airport during the War and at RAF Lichfield after the War. It will be one of a number of gliders we will be displaying eventually.
By: Wulfie - 6th May 2014 at 18:42
On Saturday 17th May from 10 am we will be having a See-what-we’re-up-to/Recruitment day. I am loathe to call it an Open Day as we are hardly up and running in any real sense of the word, but come along, if you’re curious and in the area, and especially if you might like to join. We’ll give you a tour of the site and explain our plans
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tettenhall-Transport-Heritage-Centre/265833056929173
By: Wulfie - 4th May 2014 at 09:08
No, Tim, that’s StART’s Boulton Paul collection, Balliol cockpits, WN516 and WN534, Canberra T.17 cockpit, WJ576, the Type D gun turret, the Defiant cockpit project, and a significant number of the Company’s power control units. Some of these were at Pendeford, but the Boulton Paul Association’s collection, P.6, Defiant, Balliol and Overstrand cockpit full scale models, and an almost complete PCU collection are at Cosford with little prospect of re-emerging. The TTHC will not be fully open for perhaps 12 months, but pay £10 as a member and you can come in anytime you want.
By: Timc63 - 3rd May 2014 at 19:13
Hi Wulfie, is that “the” Boulton Paul collection that was at Pendeford? Thought Cosford eventually took on the aircraft or am I thinking of something else?!
Not gone on the facebook page just yet so the info might be there, but when do you envisage that the museum will be open to the public?
Cheers
Tim
By: Wulfie - 3rd May 2014 at 18:22
We have begun to install the Boulton Paul Aircraft collection into the building, with the Type D gun turret, the Defiant cockpit and the ‘walk-in’ Balliol (The restored part of WN534). It feels good to be installing exhibits instead of removing them or moving them between storage units.
By: Snoopy7422 - 29th April 2014 at 15:31
Good Luck, there is a lot of history in that area to celebrate.
By: TexanTrev - 29th April 2014 at 08:24
Just search Tettenhall Transport Heritage Centre in Facebook
By: john_txic - 29th April 2014 at 07:30
For the idle amongst us (i.e. me…) could you post a Link to your FaceBook page?
Ta.
By: Rob68 - 28th April 2014 at 20:53
good luck with the project hope it all goes well
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