British Lawnmower Museum facts for kids
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The British Lawnmower Museum is a special place in Southport, Merseyside, England. It's a museum all about the history of lawn mowers! It first opened its doors in 1991. Brian Radam, who also runs a family business selling lawnmowers, started the museum.
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Discover the Amazing Collection
The museum is owned by Brian Radam. He opened it in 1991, right next to his family's business, Lawnmowerworld. This business has been around since 1945! The museum has more than 300 old garden machines that have been carefully fixed up. These machines show how lawnmowers have changed over the last 200 years.
Famous Lawnmowers
You can also see lawnmowers that belonged to famous people! These include Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Guitarist Brian May from the band Queen also has a mower here. Other famous owners include performer Paul O'Grady, comedian Lee Mack, and actress Jean Alexander. She was in Coronation Street and lived in Southport for many years.
Restoring Old Machines
The museum has special workshops where they fix up old lawnmowers. They restore machines for their own collection and for people all over the world. The museum even has original plans and drawings for lawnmowers from as far back as 1799. They also have some very modern lawnmowers, like a robot that mows the lawn using solar power!
The Museum on TV
The British Lawnmower Museum has even been featured on television! It was mentioned in 2012 on the British game show Would I Lie to You?.
Comedians and Tools
On the show, comedian Lee Mack, who was born in Southport, said he had given a dibber to the museum. A dibber is a small tool used for making holes in the ground for planting seeds. Lee Mack's dibber can still be seen on display at the museum. He later revealed that his story was true! In the same TV show, broadcaster Richard Bacon also mentioned that he had given a trowel to the museum. A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging.
Mowers for Movies
The museum also lends out its old, classic lawnmowers. These vintage machines are used as props in films and TV shows. So, you might have seen one of their lawnmowers on screen without even knowing it!
