Derby Industrial Museum
In its newly refurbished galleries you get a birds eye view of the massive aero engines produced by Rolls-Royce and can discover how and why they worked. Sound effects help you to imagine the Merlin engine powering the World War II Spitfires which helped to win the war.
The importance of the railway, since l839, is also reflected in the displays of memorabilia and technology, including the history of the Midland Railway network and the new Railway Research Gallery. Step inside the life size engine driver's cab and visualise yourself actually driving the train.
You can see castings from local foundries (including Andrew Handyside who made the bridges across Friar Gate). How different the British street scenes would have been without such pillar boxes, street names and drinking fountains.
FREE
Saturday