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whole museum is built over and around an old graving dock. The stepped
stonework structure of the dock inside the museum makes it truly unique
- and provide perfect conditions for preserving the historic dock.
Best
of all, the whole museum - including the art collection and gallery
- is totally free-of-charge! The only thing you'll need to fork
out for is cuppa or something in the shop.
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The
Land Waymarker
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Enlightenment
Rocks
Two unusual outdoor sculptures at the museum go largely unnoticed
by most visitors.
What do they mean and who made them?
Find out more about these intriguing
waymarkers.
No
weedkiller allowed
They might look like overgrown weeds but the fern-like plants growing
on the dock wall are of national importance!
A curator
from Kew Gardens and a local fern specialist noticed the plants
quietly enjoying the greenhouse conditions under the large curved
window.
Some of
the plants growing there are:
- trichomanes
- ruta-murania
- common polypody
- male fern bracken
- hart's tongue fern
The varieties (from the asplenium species) grow in only a handful
of UK locations. The museum staff take care to protect the graving
dock so it was easy enough to make sure the plants are undisturbed
too.
However
don't expect to see a giant display of greenery in the museum -
the plants are just a quirky bonus feature!
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Unusual
ferns growing in the dock wall.
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Visit
the Dock Museum website to find out how
to get there.
Contact
details
The Dock Museum
North Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PW
Tel: 01229 894444
Email: dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk
Tell
us about your visit to the Dock Museum or send us your digital photos!
Email
us at cumbria@bbc.co.uk
so we can include them for others to enjoy.
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