CRICH TRAMWAY MUSEUM 1940s EVENT 2014 AND THE RED LION.

It's getting closer to the start of the 1940's event season and the re-enactors are probably planning which events to attend! One of the earliest in the calendar is Crich Tramway Easter 1940s Weekend.  The World War Two re-enactors and carefully restored trams made their 2014 event very enjoyable! There was also lots of 1940s entertainment including George Formby, a vintage and military vehicle parade, visits and speeches from the nation's wartime leaders, an exhibition hall and of course rides on the trams.

Pictured above are WWII re-enactors enjoying a drink and lunch at the Red Lion Hotel in Crich Village. When I took this photo I didn't know what an interesting story there was about the Red Lion.  Originally situated in Stoke-On-Trent,  it was the local pub for the tram crews of the Potteries Traction Tramway Company who also gathered there to receive their weekly wages. Due to be demolished it was transported brick by brick, with individual bricks being carefully restored, to its new home in Crich Village.
An equisite example of Victorian/Edwardian architecture, it's nice to know that this building has been preserved!

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