Hello to all! Hope you enjoy this short but sweet trip to the Black Country Museum. Before everyone says it, we know everything wasn't included. We know that about all the places we look at. These videos aren't meant to teach & show us everything but to give us a glimpse. Thanks for watching and please hit the Like button. ❤️❤️

Another uk living museum worth a look is Beamish 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Actual black country lad here, live in dudley myself!! Debbie said it best 👍

It is worth every penny of the entrance fee. The buildings are genuine. What the museum do, is that they take the old building apart literally brick by brick then transport it to the museum and put the building back together. They filmed parts of the Laurel and Hardy film there a few years ago.

A man walks into a chip shop with a 20lb salmon under his arm and says to the proprietor, 'Do you do fishcakes?' 'Of course we do. This is a chippy', replied the proprietor. 'Well, do him one', said the man pointing to the salmon. 'It's his birthday tomorrow.'

Although I'm originally from Greater Manchester, I spent 42 years in Birmingham, and now have bought a house - which I'm very happy with - in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, so I now live in the Black Country. I've visited the Black Country Museum twice. The trip down the mines - although claustrophobic - is very good, as was the canal trip through the limestone caverns. Birmingham and the Black Country form one conurbation, but don't confuse the two! The accents are different, and the two areas don't really get on. The Black Country accents can be very strong, and their verbs are different, notably 'Y'am' for both 'I am' and 'You are' - which is why Brummies call Black Country people 'Yam-Yams'. Each part of the Black Country has its own accent and its own traditional trade. They say designers love Birmingham and the Black Country, because there will be somebody in the two areas who can make anything. My area used to make chains, and about 1890 three-quarters of the world's chains were made in my small area. The Black Country is very proud of its flag. 'Bostin' fittle' means 'great food' (victual). Don't think that the old buildings are only in the Museum. The Black Country is full of old buildings, scattered about and intermixed with modern buildings. Both Birmingham and the Black Country are surprisingly green; although there is still a great deal of industry, there are trees everywhere.

A friend of mine got caught stealing calendars. He got 12 months!

The museum is set in 26 acres set in an industrialised landscape. The coal mine is very interesting as they have scenes laid out within the mine which would have been typical in the early 1800s. The old church with the high pulpit and the mercy seat was very interesting. The sweetshop tour explains how they made the sweets and what they used for the different colours. Lead, cyanide and copper etc were used for colourings, I’m not surprised that the people of those days had a short lifespan. The Severn Valley Railway isn’t too far from this museum, you can take a trip on an old steam engine which goes close by the West Midlands Safari Park. We saw a herd of buffalo on our trip, it reminded me of the old Wild West movies from when I was a young boy.

1978 it was established. The Black Country was described as Black by day and red by night. This was due to all the iron and foundry works plus open coal mining. A young Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) travelled through the Black Country by train and kept the curtains on the train closed as she passed through the area.

I’m a black country lad now living in Perth western Australia still proud to a Black country lad always will be the 14th of July is black country day it represents the birth of the industrial 🏭 revolution

Hi Natasha and Debbie......Love your reactions. In Black country dialect I would say...Yow is Bostin!........You are great!

Beamish Museum was the first regional open-air museum in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish also pioneered the concept of a living museum before anyone else did, ladies. So that would be worth a react for you both as well if you can find a good up to date one about it . . . ??!!!

I actually went there last week - they're doing a lot to it currently, and adding more to the museum, a new pub, and a 30s-40s area! Only other time I went was when I was in school when I was 13. Great to see that you're doing it just after I've been. It's only an hour away from me. I do like it. There's also a place also similar place to this called Blist Hills which is part of Ironbridge museum - it's not actually too far from Black Country museum either.

Just down the road from where I live, and was a staple of School Trips when i was but a young ladd. Also it's changed and grown so much from back then. And my father worked as a Ironmonger, and in the Ironmongers shop there was all the things he used to sell back in the day. Used to be more focused on Victorian Era, but they've added a little from the early 20th century now. The Black Country accent and dilect was huge thing and one of my teachers who was a "Yam Yam" (what Brummies call Black Country folk), struggled with how strong some of the accents were.

Hi Guys. I am from the Black Country. I have been following your Channel and I have been really impressed with your videos. But I was so surprised and impressed that you guys reacted to the Black Country Museum. Thank you to you both. For a time, we were the engine of the World.

Please do the Brighton video at some stage. I live close by and it’s much more than just a seaside city. It’s quite quirky away from the seafront with some quite alternative areas. Hopefully the video will include those.

Plymouth Pilgrim Plantation in Massachusetts, Mayflower and Grist Mill has a similar idea. They have people dressed as Pilgrims in the houses talking about their voyage from England to Massachusetts and other things. Also a Native American village there. Food and gift shop, too.

Great video, as always. I've never been here it looks interesting. However I've been to one called Beamish the living museum of the north. My family did re-enactment of Napoleonic solders and families there most years. Fun times.

As an American who is a fan of one of the socc--er I mean, "football clubs" in the Black Country, I just had to visit this museum when I went over to England a few years ago. Not as big as some of the other open air architectural museums in the UK but definitely worth it! I had to rush through as I got there with only 2 hours before they closed, but I really enjoyed it and learned a lot about life in that region. By the way, about the phrase "bostin fittles": "bostin" means really good/great and "fittles" is where older Southern American English gets the term "vittles"... food.

There are a number of museums like this around the U.K. I have not been to this one, but have others. Highly recommended.

There are several living museums in the UK, "IronBridge" is the first one that springs to mind

This is so cool, this video reminds me of Beamish (working and living) Museum, North Yorkshire end of the uk somewhere very similar with its own railway and heritage days where people get dressed in the era of victorian dress etc

Never been but I shall go after seeing this, thanks both great review as always X.

I recognise some of those buildings from ny childhood when they stood at their original sites. Also, travelled over the Broad Street canal bridge many times when it was in Wolverhampton.

I love this place, its not to far from me, so have been only trips there, the fish and chips are truly the best xx

Loved this video. I've never been to The Black Country Museum, and will definitely be paying it a visit. My ancestors came from the area - Birmingham and Tipton which gives me extra added interest.

This was great! There’s another museum like this called Blists Hill in Shropshire that I’ve visited a couple of times, but of them was a school trip so it’s been a while 😂

We went for a quick visit, ended up staying all day, there’s so much to see and do there, like others have said it’s totally worth every single penny. You can ride on the old trams, see a copy of the first steam engine and it works, see the different types of houses, if your there later there’s even an old street complete with working chip shop where you. An get fish and chips to take away while you window shop by the old chemists shop. They even have links from the chain made for Titanic’s anchor that weren’t used. So much! I’d recommend it to everyone. On your side of the water, I think they do some things like this at Dollywood, blacksmiths, etc.

I am from the Black Country. The museum is great and hours will slip by there. Well worth the visit. A few hundred yards away is Dudley Castle and Zoo.. Also worth the visit.. And if you did not know... the Industrial Revolution started in the area. Everything was powered by coal. The dust and smoke and smog left it's black snow all over, hence the name Black Country. Just 3 miles along the road in Netherton, the anchors and chains were made for the Titanic.. 25 miles away the first ever metal bridge in the world was built. The place is named after it; Ironbridge. It also has a museum and is a beautiful place by the river Severn.. Nearby is a place called Coalport and is world famous for it's pottery.

I was born and raised in the area, been to the museum a couple of times though must be 20 years since I last went. It is to use the local parlance a bostin ( great ) day out, I don't know what's changed or what couldn't be shown but there used to also be an old style funfair which the kids loved and canal trips that would take you into the tunnels. If you're in the area don't miss out on Warwick castle, which is arguably the best in England and a day out in its own right.

I'm old enough to remember fish and chips being cooked in lard, which is essentially beef dripping and the taste difference is quite phenomenal. But, as mentioned, it's not good for you due to the amount of saturated fat. I noticed the prices of the ale and other drinks weren't 1930's, though!

Check out Beamish, it's a similar living museum in the North East of England and a really cool place for a day out

Amazing to see the Black Country mentioned, let alone be the subject of a video, especially from Americans. A lot of British people couldn’t even point out the Black Country tbh!

Similar to The Black Country Museum there is also Beamish Living Museum in the north of England near Durham. Thanks for uploading, ladies. 😎😁🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦

Looks like a great place for a day out , l would certainly go if I was in the area ,lve been to similar places .Love to watch Debbie’s smile appear when the cakes and sweets pop up Thanks for another enjoyable informative video , loved it 👍⭐️( even laughed at one of Natasha’s jokes)😀

Natasha & Debbie, great videos and thank you for sharing The Black Country one. Where chains & anchors for the Titanic were made besides many more industrial items. Black by day & red by night! We're proud to be Black Country. It's Bostin!. suggest you check out the Black Country alphabet & sayings...lol

This is in my hometown, I could tell you exactly where most of the buildings and the bridge originally stood. It's such an immersive experience and the canal boat tour is well worth it too! If you ever go, I'd recommend finishing your day at the crooked house pub which is 20 mins down the road another amazing experience where everything in the pub has subsided! Just don't drink too much while you're there! Haha

Haven't been to the Black Country museum in years but I do remember their fish and chips and sweet shop being amazing. We used to go for school trips.

All the buildings are authentic and have been transported brick by brick to the museum. They even took the ancient cobblestones from the ancient market town of Dudley. Interestingly, Dudley is the birthplace of Abraham Darby, who is responsible for ‘The Industrial Revolution’. The Black Country was the heart of the industrial revolution and many flocked here for work back-in-the-day. Peaky Blinders filmed here. Parts of the Black Country are still pretty, though the Industrial Revolution transformed the area. In Cradley Heath they made the chain for the Titanic. They make horse shoes and a whole host of things. The Black Country brought prosperity and riches to the country and made us one of the richest countries in the world. Back-in-the-day it was very heavily industrialised. It’s said that Queen Victoria asked for the blinds to be shut on her train as she was passing through, but she apparently didn’t mind benefiting in the wealth it generated though. I can remember the smoke bellowing out into the air from all the industry and the subsequent fogs, where you couldn’t see a hand in front of you. T

Knew Absolutely Nothing about this place. Love the fact that all kinds of buildings have been moved to create a museum like this. We have something similar outside Cardiff, but this looks more like a real town. Thanks, ladies.

I've been to this museum many times and it's great. I was born in Dudley so am a black country girl! I researched my ancestry and discovered my family were chain makers- a very hard and industrious life. I don't live near there anymore but like to visit from time to time. There is a crooked house there which was rebuilt brick by brick like the others but in it's original crooked form. There was so much mining in this area all those years ago that it wasn't uncommon for houses to have subsidance due to the under ground digging. The mine here is awesome! Yow cor sit 'ere our kid! Love it! My grandparents and aunts/uncles had strong black country accents. Some common phrases: "any road up" means "any way" or "bostin' " means great

i'm from the black country and the houses, streets and shops shown are exactly as it was when i grew up in the 50's.

I was born and grew up in the Black Country and I returned there a few years ago. It's where my heart is. The Black Country Museum is 2 miles away. A great place to visit if you have any interest in the past 100 years . My uncle used to be a chain maker and when he retired in the late 60s the Black Country museum was just being set up and he donated his old tools and anvil to them. A word of warning: to fully appreciate it you need to take a crash course in the dialect!

Glad you did this, the cast characters are great, and have great old fashioned conversations and arguments on the street, fascinating

Loved your reactions. So much better watching someone seeing it for the first time. Fantastic.

There's lots of these types of "real" museums. As others have mentioned Beamish in the North East, there's Critch tramway museum, hundreds of heritage railways, then more traditional type museums but specialising in themes like the museum of film and TV, national football museum. Yorvik viking Centre. We have so much history you can't move for museums 😀

Thanks Ladies. The museum really does look like a great place to visit. I always enjoy your "take" on all things British, and how you discuss anything which takes your interest, like how to pronounce the various dialects and slang - Keep it up and cheers!

Remember this is an old english fish & chip shop. The menu is simple, there's fish & there's chips and they're cooked just one way.

Great video! I grew up in Birmingham and I believe the sweet shop is furnished with items from my local sweet shop, belonging to Mr Hutchings (sp), his family donated the contents when he died.

I am Black Country born and bred. It may be of interest to you as Americans that an American gave the region its name. Elihu Burritt the American Consul to Birmingham in 1862 described it as 'black by day and red by night' All the buildings were blacked by the soot from the furnaces and fireplaces and the furnaces glowed red at night. The museum is brilliant and gives a true feeling of the old Black Country. I used to walk pass the pub featured in the video on my way to school. It is exactly as I remember it as a child in the 1950's.

Another thing missed out was the canal tunnels where you can go legging on in a narrow boat which opens out into limestone caverns, these caverns are also a registered wedding location in the Dudley borough. This is an additional cost but from what I recall only about £7

Hello ladies 😁 I love your intro’s, Debbie you always brighten my day 🥰 This was really interesting. I think we only live about an hour away and somehow have never been 🧐

Loved that 1, I have been there 3 times twice as a child and once when I was in my 20's, and from what I remember it was an all day experience not a few hours. Although he did his best with his video you really have to go there to get it all. luv ya stay safe ❤❤❤❤❤

A great place to visit! You’ve already been told, but there’s a couple more to visit - Blists Hill and Beamish. Two more great days out! And the piano player and sing songs at Blists Hill are an superb. Great video as always!

We have been to the Black Country Museum and also Beamish, which is in the northeast - similar thing, but with trams and old buses to take you around (but it is al walkable). The schoolrooms are often set up for maths showing how people used to add up in pre-decimal money; pounds, shillings, pence (pennies), ha'pennies (half pennies) and farthings (a quarter of a penny!!)...I am much happier with 100p = pound instead of the Imperial system (which you covered a few weeks ago) For info - there is another attraction about 10miles away from the Black Country Museum that you might be interested in (Debbie?) - Cadbury World...

I live about 5 minutes from the Black Country Museum. It's a great place to visit. I moved to the Black Country in 2000. I've found the people to be the most friendly I've ever met and I've lived all over the globe at different stages in my life.

Hi lovely ladies x another brilliant video, yeah we mainly say "take away" in the UK and Ireland when it comes to ordering food to eat at home

can't believe I missed this vid, I love the black country museum, have been there several times 😁 there is so much they didn't show, the old houses, one is made out of metal, on the other side of the pub is were you buy your fish n chips, the old buses, the arcade & fairground, you can go down into the coal mines & you don't get to sit down in there, the classroom they didn't show much of, so so much more to see there, well worth a day out there, it is an amazing place to visit 😊

This was so Interesting to watch it would be so cool to go there thank you both for your reaction to it

Loved this, thank you for covering this attraction, I actually come from Dudley and my mom still lives 1 mile from the museum, we have a language and comedy and culture that is quite unique. The video was misleading about entrance fee, the cost is for one entry only what they meant is that you have 12 months from purchase to use it not that you can go back as many times in a year unfortunately. They didn’t mention that you can also ride on the canal barges and you may even get to leg it through the tunnels, this is where you lie on your back and push the barge along by using your legs against the tunnel wall. Not sure how you feel about the fish, it’s basically cooked or deep fried in beef dripping which is beef fat heated into an oil as opposed to sunflower oil, it doesn’t taste of beef, you can also get a spam fritter which is chopped ham and pork in a batter coating deep fried. The museum I would say is about a 3-4 hour attraction if you want to take everything in and the mine is a must when it’s open, much of the buildings and lifestyle depicted is from the industrial revolution or world war 2 eras, this is where the Black Country got its name, the Black Country is an area within the West Midlands county which also includes Birmingham but make no mistake, Birmingham is not part of thee Black Country it just sits next door geographically, not sure if peeky blinders was filmed there as that show is set in Small Heath which is an area of Birmingham, I used to work in this area. Anyway it got its name from queen victoria who when passing through on a train exclaimed what a Black Country it was due to all the heavy industry such as coal mining and steel foundries prevalent and so everything was grime and black in those days. Sweets are probably limited most are simply boiled sugar flavoured candy such as sherbet lemons, barley sugars, pear drops and various rock which is a rolled tubular sugar candy more popular in seaside towns such as Blackpool. Cakes will be bakery based items such as Bakewell tarts, sponge cakes, bread pudding. While you can go into the shops you can’t buy the clothes they’re just for display. The black smiths shop and house are good you get to see how they lived, how they did laundry and how they cooked on an open fire, it smells wonderful, be careful trying the stairs though they very narrow. I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t like the traditional ales and beers as unlike in the us it’s served warm or at least unchilled. Mentioning Birmingham or Brumidgum as we call it you’re not too far from Bourneville which is a village in Birmingham where the home of Cadburys chocolate lives, it still makes chocolate today and also has a museum that goes into the history of the factory and the history of the company. I will provide you some links to our comedy stars and videos about our language and dialect separately, you will be in stitches that is if you cast understand what’s being said. Anything you want to know about the Black Country do not hesitate to ask. Thanks for all your videos you two are Bostin wenches as we say

great video ladies great to step back in time

I’ve found a video for you Ladies. KZfaq channel English like a Native Birmingham/Black Country accent.

Lovely ladies , there are museums like this at Iron Bridge in the Midlands and Beamish in the North East, plus Flambards in Cormwall . Could see Deb's putting on weight when they showed the sweet shop .Natasha , there is no taste of beef in the fish and chips so you would be fine .🇬🇧

I'm a proud black country gel hear Born in West Bromwich and live,in Tipton,also did some volunteering for the black country and have to say this video was interesting to see other UK folk and also another country's point of view

I've been there 3 or 4 times, it's only a bus journey away from me. It's a great day out, the things I remember most apart from the lovely and interesting buildings and little streets are the AMAZING chips and feeling claustrophobic underground in the coal miners bit. Lovely place and well worth the entrance fee even for the whole day, never mind a year:)

Happy Easter to you both too, I got a new job in a hotel so will be working Easter Sunday but will catch up with you on my next day off. I also just want to say thank you for brightening my days when I come to chill out, have a few beers and watch your videos. I have felt pretty isolated and alone since my Mom passed away last November. allot of the time it's just me and my Dog here x might sound weird because it is vertual but I enjoy and value your company x so I just wanted to say thank you for making me feel less alone in the world x you both are beautiful souls and an adorable couple x never change. sending love from Dublin Ireland xxxx

Hi Ladies. Been watching your videos and thought you might be interested in Cheddar Gorge Caves and Wokey Hole caves in Summerset. The caves ae huge and very accessible and the scenery in summerset is to die for. xxx

It has recently opened new areas, and they rebuilt one of the pubs that was local to me. Awesome place we go at least once a year and go to some of the special night time events.

The mine tour and canal tour are great.

Loved it as usual

That was a great intro. There are several other 'Living Museums' and they are all doing a GREAT job. This is how to make history real for the youngsters, and adults will be swept away by nostalgia.

It must have been going more than 30 years as I went when I was at school, but they keep adding new buildings and expanding it. Last time I went was about 10 years ago. The mine was cool. They had a shaking floor to simulate a rock collapse/dynamite. The canal boat trip is good too. Recommend going for dinner after at The nearby Mad O’Rourkes Pie Factory.

Hey! Just found your channel and as a 'Black Country Mon' I loved this video. The museum is worth every penny and (if you're interested) just around the corner is the Black Country Zoo and Dudley Castle. Again, fantastic video and keep up the great work 👍

I lived in County Durham and had an annual pass for The Beamish Museum, locals mainly elderly donated a lot of things passed down to the from previous generations. It's a fascinating place and the fish n chips was ever so fantastic

Love the video hope you both have a lovely Easter. It's my birthday on Good Friday the big one lol x

If you do come to the Black Country museum go to the pie factory pub just across the road. The castle and zoo is next door. So proud you love this

Here in Coventry we have Medieval Spon Street which has buildings spanning the 14th - 20th century. They are regular businesses however and it acts as a normal street. Three of the buildings have been relocated from Little Park Street which was under comprehensive redevelopment in 1972. Another building dating from 1440, from further along Spon Street, was dismantled in 1970 and placed into storage before being reconstructed at the top end of the street in 1990 !

There's a similar place in Durham in the North East called Beamish Open Air Museum, that's about 10 times bigger, both places really cool though! So many great historical places to visit in the UK :)

Lots of these places around a good day out some include old trams and trains. The beamish museum is interactive and includes candy stores. All are made on site a dentist dream, there is also the national mining museum, an interesting day out. Great video.

Natasha, there is a castle just up the road from the museum too. It's in the grounds of a zoo.

Great show as always ladies xxx

The first time we went there the chain maker made a small link for a chain as a demonstration and after he cooled it down, you could buy it from him. Many tears later we went back and this time you could not buy anything from him, you had to buy a chain link from the shop. You couldn't stand too close to him anymore either (health and safety).

If you want to hear the Black Country accent, Sir Lenny Henry is from the heart of that area, a place called Dudley. He's a comedian turned serious actor and there are clips of him on KZfaq. You could also watch a short clip of another comedian, who's from Birmingham, doing both accents on the Graham Norton show - search KZfaq for "Joe Lycett mimics the Black Country Accent" If you do visit the Black Country, it's worth a side trip to Ironbridge. There's another living museum there but more particularly, the village of Coalbrookdale is home to the world's first bridge made completely of cast iron, which is now a symbol of the Industrial Revolution which began in that area. These places will also give you an idea of the importance of canals at that time - they were built to get goods and raw materials across England. They linked the ocean-going ports and factories of the west and northwest to the cities of the south-east and then, by joining manmade canals to natural rivers and waterways, they formed a freight highway across England. And then came the railways...

Black country is probably best described as the legs of the swan that made Birmingham seamlessly glide. I've lived in both (West Bromwich) and Birmingham itself, and the Black Country was the heartbeat that made the city of a thousand trades; aka Birmingham tick. I'm so proud of where I'm from. 'mon the Baggies!!

Very enjoyable reaction. Gr8 video. Always interested in 'The Black Country ', coal mining etc. We lived not far from old mine workings & Ma had a relative who was a surveyor and saved the lives of a group of miners when there was a cave-in as he knew all emergency routes out. Think I'll give it a visit. Thanks.😁💕

Love the Black Country Museum, about a ten minute walk from my Nan's house.Always something new to explore and learn.I especially enjoy their 1940's weekend and the Peaky Blinders night where most visitors dress up.Hope you get a chance to visit!

You should have a look at the Beamish Museum as well, you wiill love that!

Morning,America-Black Country Living Museum-I live in Dudley about two miles from the Museum-the Museum opened in the 70's and is composed of buildings demolished around this area(the Black Country-called after the amount of coal pollution in the 18th century-nothing else!)the pub was relocated from nearby-the school was directly below me-and it was the school my mother attended-and the chemist was from Netherton-where my father was born-about 5 miles away!The staff are almost all local-the tram actual ly runs-and much of the Peaky Blinders was filmed on the canal dock area-OK?

You ladies are awesome 😁 really enjoyed the soap opera joke.

I love American retro the big cars , diners , Rock n Roll , the fifties and early sixties , must be America’s golden years .

Hi - Also try Ironbridge Gorge museums and try Beamish as well

Being born and bred in the Black Country, I’ve been here a lot and it is awesome!! Also Debbie’s accent was the closest 😅😅

My wife and I went there when it first opened, we had a bit of trouble finding it and when we did it was closed for the winter. We were 5 days too late. A few years later we went back when it was open. If you remember the map in this video, and imagine it split into thirds then the right hand side was stage 1, the middle stage 2 and the left hand side stage 3. So when we went there was only stage 1 in existance (but it was only a few years after it had opened). The buildings are real buildings that were saved from being demolished by being taken down brick by brick and then being rebuilt in the museum.

The black country museum has been there for at least 40 years as I remember going there with my grandmother back in the early 80s

Im originally from Dudley where the Black Country Musuem is located. Its an amazing place to visit if you want to take a step back in time

Hi very good video, I was unaware their was another living museum like this, I used to go to a place in County Durham called Bemish living museum, very similar to this one, I've been three time on one entry price, I loved it got many photos, but the only video it took was in 3D.

Never been here looks like a great day out though, have a nice Easter weekend🐰 You should have a look at Longleat Safari park when you can.

This is so cool! I didn't know it existed and it's only a 40min drive away from us. I really want to go! 🙂

There is a bigger museum called Beamish in Darbyshire that is great & has vintage buses, trams& Trolleybuses & a full gage & narrow-gauge rail network,Also in Wales St Fagans museum of Welsh Life. The pub in the Black Museum is an Ale House only allowed to sell Beer ,Ale ,& soft Drinks No Spirit's that was common back In the Day, all three museum's buildings have been rescued from demolition & reassembled on site !!

You should also check out the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex, which recreates (mostly) mediaeval England (with some later things), and Beamish in Durham which is similar to the Black Country Museum but on a much bigger site, which has a 1920s town, 1820s farming landscape (with recreations of the earliest railways), 19th century coal mining, and is currently creating a 1950s town area.