Fact-finding trip to the Biggar & Upper Clyde Museum
19/11/18 12:06
Simon Pengelley organised a visit to the Biggar and Upper Clyde Museum for himself and fellow board members: Ann McIntosh and Andrew Rodger.
Although the town and the area the Biggar museum represents is not as populous as Crieff and Strathearn, it could be seen that there are useful and interesting parallels. Our party met with Michael Hunter and Suzanne Rigg at 1100 hrs and we had a discussion followed by a guided tour of the whole site, including the stores and plant room. After seeing over the whole building we had further discussions but we needed to let the museum staff get on with their work and have some lunch'. Michael and Suzanne were really helpful and accommodating and we think there is much to be learned from their experience. They have very kindly offered to be available for further consultation in the future, they gave us copies of useful working documents and spreadsheets and wished us luck with our project.
If you find yourself in the area there are several museums to visit, as well as New Lanark nearby and we recommend a visit to the Biggar museum.
Simon will write a more detailed report shortly but, meantime, here is a link to the museum website: http://www.biggarmuseumtrust.co.uk
Although the town and the area the Biggar museum represents is not as populous as Crieff and Strathearn, it could be seen that there are useful and interesting parallels. Our party met with Michael Hunter and Suzanne Rigg at 1100 hrs and we had a discussion followed by a guided tour of the whole site, including the stores and plant room. After seeing over the whole building we had further discussions but we needed to let the museum staff get on with their work and have some lunch'. Michael and Suzanne were really helpful and accommodating and we think there is much to be learned from their experience. They have very kindly offered to be available for further consultation in the future, they gave us copies of useful working documents and spreadsheets and wished us luck with our project.
If you find yourself in the area there are several museums to visit, as well as New Lanark nearby and we recommend a visit to the Biggar museum.
Simon will write a more detailed report shortly but, meantime, here is a link to the museum website: http://www.biggarmuseumtrust.co.uk