Sunday 20 November 2022

Hot Metal in Motion; Magna, Sheffield, Summer '22


We took a visit in the summer to Magna, in Rotherham, Sheffield; something ironic in hiding from a heatwave inside a steelworks, but a big echoing dark metal shed turned out to be a perfect escape from the sunshine.


It's an impressive place, a museum dedicated to the four different elements, inside the old Templeborough Steelworks.  There's plenty of the old industrial legacy of the place left inside, with a fascinating light and sound show around one of the old furnaces.


Having grown up near the (derelict) Round Oak Steelworks in the West Midlands, it was fascinating to walk around a place like this.  It's pretty awe-inspiring to walk around.





In places it's actually hard to gauge the scale of the place; it almost looks like a miniature set in some photographs.  Look at the size of the roof compared to the steps and gantries.


Within the building were separate areas dedicated to each of the elements; this was the Water area, with lots of interactive elements which Younger Child in particular got stuck-in with.




The fire tornado was particularly impressive.


We're going to be paying a return visit to the place; we also got plenty of reference shots, Ben in particular, as there was plenty of inspiration for industrial (or even science-fiction themed) miniature builds.


 

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