'Tar, Sweat & Steam' project gets Heritage Lottery Fund grant
The forgotten story of the roadmen’s unique way of life as it was during the age of steam can now be told thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, it was announced today. £198,500 has been awarded to the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft.
“Tar, Sweat and Steam” will focus on a living van of C.1910, a steam roller from 1923 and a water cart of c.1910 which made up a typical road train. Each exhibit has strong connections with Suffolk. They will be interpreted through themes, to appeal to a family audience, which explain their links and importance to each other. The steam collection will be accessible to more visitors than is currently possible.
This dedicated steam centre will be unique in East Anglia and is set in the only museum in England which offers rides on trams, a light railway and British and European trolleybuses on one site.
This dedicated steam centre will be unique in East Anglia and is set in the only museum in England which offers rides on trams, a light railway and British and European trolleybuses on one site.
Steam, as a power source, played an important part in the development of the road system and “Tar, Sweat and Steam” will show the link between steam and the roads of today. The project will help the visitor to understand this aspect and complete the story of transport within the context of the museum.
David Jordan, Chairman of the East Anglia Transport Museum, said, “We are delighted that the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable all our visitors to view and engage with the steam collection. A dedicated steam centre has been part of the museum’s plans for a long time. This award will also provide an education facility which meets needs expressed in surveys. We look forward to working with the Heritage Lottery Fund in developing “Tar, Sweat and Steam”.”
David Jordan, Chairman of the East Anglia Transport Museum, said, “We are delighted that the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable all our visitors to view and engage with the steam collection. A dedicated steam centre has been part of the museum’s plans for a long time. This award will also provide an education facility which meets needs expressed in surveys. We look forward to working with the Heritage Lottery Fund in developing “Tar, Sweat and Steam”.”
The museum's steam roller, Stormer, leaves the museum for Lowestoft Carnival
A plan of the new building for which HLF funding has now been granted
30th September 2008