The main exhibition space contains a piece of wreckage from 9/11. Monumental and profoundly moving.
Inside one of the 'silos' is an archway made of suitcases, backpacks etc to represent migration and refugees. It stopped me in my tracks
Another highlight for me were two handwritten drafts by Wilfred Owen; one for 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and the other for 'Dulce et Decorum', the latter including a couplet which did not make it to the final draft:-
"And think how once his face was like a bud
Fresh as a country rose, and keen, and young"
Heartbreaking.
On Wednesday I visited Dunham Massey, where the National Trust have re-instated the Stamford Military Hospital within the house. Too many people to really get the full impact of it, but rather well done. I shall visit again for a more thoughtful progress and read of the personal stories.
All in all, a good research trip, with many ideas now brewing / reinforced for September.
Airports passed:- Southampton, Birmingham, Manchester, East Midlands, Luton, Heathrow.
Counties crossed:- West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Surrey, West Sussex
And my back held up throughout, TBTG.
Location:Manchester (and the rest)
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