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Opening of Roman Water Wheel 4th and 5th June - deadlylampshade - 1st June 2011 Opening of the Roman waterwheel at the Ancient Technology Centre at Cranborne, Dorset http://www.ancienttechnologycentre.co.uk/openweekends.html Wheel originally part of a Time Team special and re-built at Cranborne in a working environment not just for display. Other attractions and activities for children (and adults!): Roman sword school Romand Games and Cookery Cob wall building Pottery making 10 til 4 both days. Children ?2, Adults ?4 I've been volunteering and helping to build this water wheel and it is an amazing piece of ancient technology! Opening of Roman Water Wheel 4th and 5th June - mpoole - 1st June 2011 Looks excellent. Sorry we can't get there this weekend to see it in action. Opening of Roman Water Wheel 4th and 5th June - Madweasels - 1st June 2011 It is fantastic to see that this water-wheel survived the ravages of the Museum of London senior managers' ignorance. From what I understand, with no consultation, the senior mob there wanted to scrap it - simply have it taken away for scrap. The Roman curator (now redundant) fought back and negotiated its survival with the help of others and the ATC - and the rest is glorious history. Have I got the story right Deadly? Brilliant. As I always say, where there's a wheel there's a way!! Sorry. Opening of Roman Water Wheel 4th and 5th June - deadlylampshade - 1st June 2011 Don't know the ins and outs of the case, Madweasels, but I do know it was going to be scrapped after being at the Museum for over five years (I think). Someone with a bit of forethought (whoever that was) contacted the ACT and it will now have a working life, which is fabulous. Even if there are arguments about some parts of the design it is a marvellous example of Roman technology and moves about 7 litres of water in every "bucket". Bloomin' heavy and very hard to move it on one's own! A happy end to the story:face-approve: |