Living Museum
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| Address | İstiklal, Çınar Sk. No:17, 06730 Beypazarı/Ankara |
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| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM |
| Phone | (0312) 763 22 23 |
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| ID | 1362795 |
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'Questions need answering' over Crooked House fire
... " Dudley heritage attraction, the Black Country Living Museum, said the fire had been " devastating news" but it was not in a position to " save, let alone relocate the building"...
Birmingham-designed punk jacket going up for auction
... " Mr Lowbridge, 58, a retired building site labourer, took the jacket onto Antiques Roadshow when it visited the Black Country Living Museum and said he was " overwhelmed" by the valuation...
Peaky Blinders: Take a tour of museum filming location
... The Black Country Living Museum, about 12 miles away from the gang s real-life home, has been used for shoots on all five series...
Birmingham-designed punk jacket going up for auction
A vintage punk-era jacket that was swapped Among Friends in 1979 could fetch hundreds of pounds at auction.
Thomas Lowbridge, from Stafford, gave a friend his denim jacket and got the tartan bondage jacket made by Birmingham designers Kahn & Bell In Return .
In 2018 he took it on BBC's Antiques Roadshow where he it was valued at £400 to £600.
It will go under The Hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in Staffordshire on 31 May.
Virginia Ewart, clothing valuer for the auction firm, said the Kahn & Bell fashion label had been established in 1976 in Hurst Street, Birmingham.
" It was headed by Jane Kahn and Patti Bell who've been described as Birmingham's answer to Vivienne Westwood , " She Said .
" Their designs were ground-breaking, extravagant and outrageous. They 're best known for their New Romantic Style - They dressed bands including 80s pop icons Duran Duran . "
Lead singer Simon Le Bon wrote The Song Khanada about Jane Khan, added Ms Ewart.
" Thomas's punk jacket is exciting as it pre-dates this era. It was made in The First two or three years of the label's existence, before They opened a second boutique in London and reached a wider audience.
" It will be one of very few made. "
Mr Lowbridge, 58, a retired building site labourer, took The Jacket onto Antiques Roadshow when it visited The Black Country Living Museum and said he was " overwhelmed" by the valuation.
" It was definitely a good decision to swap it for the denim jacket, " He Said .
" I have an interest in Vintage Stuff and I'm always surprised to see things I remember as a child, like Chopper bikes and Matchbox cars, Making Money at auction.
" As I don't wear The Jacket , I've decided to try my luck at auction. "
Source of news: bbc.com