SteamBoat Museum Proposals For Windermere

[Lakesailor]

I went to see the plans and model for the new Windermere Steam Boat Museum on Monday. These plans have been submitted to the LDNPA.

I thought the treatment was really good. All the buildings are to be brand new. But it echoes the original, rather higgledy-piggledy, arrangement of the museum.
The warmth of the wooden wet dock building is replicated.
The original proposal with which the architects, Carmody Groarke, won the competition had stainless steel cladding, but they have moved toward an oxidised copper cladding, which is far more appropriate.

There are pictures I took of the display here http://www.lakelandimages.co.uk/Museum

(Whilst these designs are the museums/architects property I asked the Curator if it was OK to photograph them. She said that the object is for as many people as possible to seem them)

This is the museum website http://www.steamboats.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/slideshow/WSM-Project-Carmody-Groarke.jpg

Before it closed.

(Slippy was on my mooring, now occupied by Claymore for his small boat)

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[claymore]

There goes my car park slot

 

[sarabande]

wot no roof built of solar panels to provide power for a steam boiler demo/winch/generator/coffee machine ?


And, oh yes, was anyone worried about water surges overtopping the pedestrian walkways/service equipment ?

 

[Lakesailor]

Both things I asked the delightful Charlotte....

• Parking is going to be limited on the road anyway as there is a planning application for double yellows opposite Stockghylll Cottage anyway. Still able to park on Rayrigg Road up past our spot. If you refer to your green bucket they are planning to retain the dinghy landings although the field will have public access. Mind you most other landings available have public access. I did suggest they could look at some dinghy racks within the museum boundary like those at Ferry Nab.
  
• The water levels have been based around the extreme flooding in 2009 with a bit for good luck. I have supplied my Excel record of water levels in the boat house for last year. The beams in the wet docks are much higher than the originals to avoid boat-crushing incidents.
  They aren't having floating jetties as the cost was way too high. The ferries will be stopping at the museum as part of the new "bus stop" scheme. Perhaps some extra money may come from Windermere Lake Cruises (ha ha)

 

[grumpy_o_g]

Won't it end up green if it's copper oxide? I like the layout but what's wrong with wood? Would look even warmer.

 

[Lakesailor]

I can't answer your specific question, but similar projects I have seen do just turn darker as time progresses.