Actually the point I was making was not so much about trying to put everything under cover, though as seen in other threads this is getting more important – especially with such rarities such as the Viking and Swift, but more about actual presentation to the public.
The oustide exhibits are rapidly gaining that ‘abandoned’ look of faded paint, and being parked on weedy and badly prepared surfaces, the Vanguard cockpit foraging amongst the weeds and the Concorde (?) section up against a wall is a bad look.
I really do hate saying negative things like this as I know that good presentation demands heavy money and manpower requirements, and I do admire Brooklands for what they have on display etc, it is one of my favourite collections as it doesn’t feel restrictive or stuffy.
We had a Bellman hangar (similar to Brooklands) rebuilt on site here, and the roof reinstatement alone came to £175,000, so I appreciate these matters aren’t cheap.
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