In this month's issue...

• Paddle tug restoration starts with ‘big lift’

• Richard Shuttleworth:
Pioneer collector of Victorian wealth

• Gone for a Burton:
Coors to close ‘Bass Museum’
• June opening for Atkinson’s ‘Scarborough Fair‘
• Yorkshire Wagon archive
• Historic rollercoaster
gutted in blaze

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Latest news

Moon & Sledgehammer on the big screen
Between issue news...
Margate on Monday May Bank Holiday, 5th May, between 4 – 6 pm, Theatre Royal.
It is being held in the newly restored Theatre Royal, which is the second largest theatre in the country and is being screened in conjunction with Margate Rocks festival...
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STOP PRESS: Blaze destroys historic Grade II listed rollercoaster
THE Grade II listed historic Scenic Railway at Dreamland, Margate, has been destroyed by fire.

The iconic wooden structure went up in flames just before 5pm on Monday 7 April and by 5.30pm the wooden rollercoaster’s drop collapsed.
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Classifieds

Richard Shuttleworth:
Pioneer collector of Victorian wealth
The Shuttleworth Collection’s Jim Punter tells us more about the pioneering collector Richard Shuttleworth and his legacy to us today – including a special offer for Old Glory readers.
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Editorial

Firstly, a huge thank you to all Old Glory readers that made the effort to attend the Thursford Collection’s Founders’ Day on 16 March.

With over 800 visitors, which was a record attendance for the event, enthusiasts came from across the country to confirm our belief that we could convince the museum management to let unhindered access to their engines once a year was the right thing to do!
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