Virtual Tour of the Museum

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1: Title	2: First exhibition at 45th Blackpool (St Christopher's) Scouts Open Day in 1958	3: First Large Exhibition held at Greystone Heath School in 1967	4: Hon Betty Clay and Gervas at our Gilwell Reunion Display in 2000	5: Baden Owl Mascot of Be Prepared - The Story of Scouting
6: Visit by Trustees David Thornton, Ron Loomes, Colin Ovenden, Michael Loomes, Keith Fenton, Celia Nuttall and Sammy Lee, 6th March 2000	7: Work starts on the roof, 17th April 2000	8: Building work on the 5th June 2000	9: View of Little Gem	10: View of Little Gem
11: View of Little Gem	12: Plaque carved by Honorary Architect, Roy Fisher MBE JP DL FRIBA FRTPI	13: Entrance	14: Commemorative Plaque	15: View of the main room
16: Photo of Roy Fisher MBE at the Official Opening	17: Chief Scout George Purdy and the Commemorative Plaque	18: New Acquisitions Cabinet	19: New Acquisitions Cabinet's Contents	20: Welcome Board
21: Main room looking West	22: Main room looking East	23: Staircase Adjoining the main room	24: Baden-Powell, The Defender of Mafeking cabinet	25: Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Chief Scout of the World cabinet
26: Displays above the cabinets	27: Dr John Frederick Wilkinson, Blackpool's First Scout Cabinet	28: Oil painting of Wilkie	29: First of the Decade Boards	30: and the displays above them
31: 1st Fleetwood Scouts' Trek Cart	32: 1st Fleetwood Scouts' Trek Cart	33: BP's Footprint	34: Royal Mail celebretes Centenary of Scouting	35: The Centenary of Scouting and 21st World Jamboree 2007
36: Scouting in Lancashire	37: Badges, Badges, Badges	38: Mafeking Pub Table	39: Table displays and Badge Books	40: Looking towards the John F Wilkinson Wing
41: More of the decade boards	42: Models Cabinet	43: The balcony from the main room	44: Displays under the stairs	45: Stairs to the balcony and library
46: Display Boards on the balcony	47: Display Boards on the balcony	48: Display Boards on the balcony	49: Awards, Badges and Plumes cabinet	50: Looking towards the library
51: Display cabinets on the balcony	52: World Scout Jamboree 2007 logbook compiled by Jonathon Nixon	53: The ever-popular chess set	54: Mafeking Centenary Moot 2007	55: Entrance to the library
56: Displays over the book cases	57: Awards Cabinet	58: Tin-tin's predecessor by Markus Mayer	59: Library Table and internal window	60: Stanley Boughey V.C. Plaque
61: Views from the balcony	62: Views from the balcony	63: Views from the balcony	64: Views from the balcony	65: Views from the balcony
66: Stairs down	67: Duty Curator's Room door	68: Duty Curator's Room	69: Michael Loomes in the Duty Curator's Room	70: Ron Loomes in the Store
71: Wilkie Boxes in the storage racks	72: Chief Scout George Purdy's Countdown at the official opening 21st July 2000	73: County Cub Scout Challenge	74: Members of the County Contingent for the World Jamboree 2007	75: Jonathan, Patrick and Matthew Steen of 1st Fleetwood
76: Ron Loomes with a group doing Kim's Game in the library	77: Michael Loomes telling a story	78: 1st Goosnargh playing Story of Scouting Dominoes	79: Lt Col Mike Glover after unveiling the Stanley Boughey V.C. Plaque	80: Trustees Michael Loomes, Rev Keith Fenton, Elizabeth Rothwell, David Thornton, Audrey Forster MBE, Colin Ovenden MBE and Ron Loomes
81: Olave Owl, Mascot of Be Prepared - The Story of Guiding	82: Work on the John F Wilkinson Wing begins on 23rd January 2006	83: Progress on the John F Wilkinson Wing 4th March 2006	84: Work on the John F Wilkinson Wing roof 1st April 2006	85: Entrance to the John F Wilkinson Wing, Be Prepared - The Story of Guiding
86: Plaque carved by Hon Architect, Roy Fisher MBE BArch CDtJ DL FRIBA FRTPI	87: Official Opening Plaque	88: Olave Owl's welcome	89: Entrance to Be Prepared - The Story of Guiding	90: Main Display Cabinets
91: Main display cabinets	92: West wall	93: Olave Lady Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide	94: Patricia Butterworth, The World Chief Guide's Artist	95: Displays on the East Wall
96: Displays on the East wall	97: South wall display cabinets	98: Part of the Lesley Knight Collection	99: Displays on the South wall	100: Entrance to Be Prepared - The Story of Scouting
101: Display cabinets in the Entrance	102: The door to Patricia's Store	103: Guiding memorabilia in Patricia's Store	104: Honorary Architect Roy Fisher unveiling the Commemorative Plaque to mark the official opening of the John F Wilkinson Wing with the help of Chief Commissioner GirlguidingUK, Wendy Graham and his Grandson, Cameron Dee on 8th July 2006	105: 55/59th Preston (St Anthony's) Brownie Guides
106: 7th Crosby (St Mary's, Waterloo) Guides	107: Members of Blackpool Trefoil Guild	108: 1st Grindleton Brownie Guides	109: Logos	110: The Little Gem at Waddecar Scout Activity Centre in Lancashire, England