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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