I must walk around with my eyes shut! (Or else I'm so busy trying to hang on to the wheel in front of me that I don't notice where I'm going...).
Having confessed to discovering the canal side mosaics for the first time recently, I set out to include a bit of culture in this blog. I thought I would visit two local museums...which I recalled seeing but have never visited.
The first was the Barton Bus museum...which apparently hasn't been there for ages. In fact, Barton sold it's business to Trent busses in 1989!
Having confessed to discovering the canal side mosaics for the first time recently, I set out to include a bit of culture in this blog. I thought I would visit two local museums...which I recalled seeing but have never visited.
The first was the Barton Bus museum...which apparently hasn't been there for ages. In fact, Barton sold it's business to Trent busses in 1989!
The second stop on my agenda was the Canal Museum. Which, although in a listed building, closed in 1998. You can see the "m" from "museum" below the new signage. The site is now an attractive, bustling restaurant/bar boasting one of the largest ranges of continental beer in Nottinghamshire. The canal extends inside the building, too.
So having failed, in one sense, I continued my route to the Castle Rock Brewery and was reassured to find the Visitor Centre still open. A plan for another day...but couldn't resist taking the photos just because I loved the colours in the sunshine!
So having failed, in one sense, I continued my route to the Castle Rock Brewery and was reassured to find the Visitor Centre still open. A plan for another day...but couldn't resist taking the photos just because I loved the colours in the sunshine!
The nature of my employment, such as it is, means that I have some interest in transport. So I couldn't resist a bit of desk top research into the history of the Trent and Barton bus companies. Most of this most people may find dull, but it's interesting to note that Bartons was the largest independent bus operator in the country. When they sold to Trent (and became the Trent Barton we know today), the outfit was such a customer focused operation that they "brought in an on the spot, no-quibble money back guarantee in 1994, still unique within the public transport sector"