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Southampton's Sea City Museum approved
11:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010 in
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- By Peter Law » Feature Writer
SOUTHAMPTON'S plans for a £15m heritage museum have today been given the green light.
Planning bosses at the City Council gave the thumbs up to the ambitious proposals, which will see the most radical redevelopment in the 78- year history of the Civic Centre.
It comes a day after conservation experts at English Heritage added their blessing to the scheme, which includes a new exhibition centre, a roof extension and a remodelled entrance.
Campaigners fighting the proposal have said it would spoil the original design of the Grade II-listed building.
But members of Southampton City Council's Planning and Rights of Way Panel this morning voted five to two in favour of the project.
Last month, the council ditched plans to sell two pieces of art from its overflowing collection to help pay for the Sea City Museum.
Southampton's financial chiefs are hoping to cover the funding shortfall by allowing Hampshire County Council to invest in its art collection.
Sea City Museum is set to open in April 2012 on the centenary of the Titanic's sinking.
Comments(17)
allsaintsnocurves
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12:05pm Tue 16 Mar 10
My View from the Hill
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12:25pm Tue 16 Mar 10
I wish John Hannides would explain to me how Hampshire County Council is going to invest in our art collection?
Is it sponsorship? Are we renting out bits of our art collection to Hampshire?
Also who did the council consult with? as the report said it did.
Steve2005
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12:36pm Tue 16 Mar 10
My great gran was the oldest living survivor and we went to the one in florida and it was AMAZING there was a massive decking area which looked like it was on the side of the ship with stars and it was freezing to resemble the night itself, It had the grand stair case the guides were dressed up as if they were on the ship and really liked there job. I can see SCC doing a pretty bad job of it if im honest. I should do it id make it unforgettable.
Keith Oftergrass
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12:47pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Rob444
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1:14pm Tue 16 Mar 10
For the amount of money mentioned, we could have a proper purpose-built museum.
Why do we always have to put up with make-do solutions?
What is needed is a Southampton heritage centre, instead of scattered museums (e.g. archaeology, maritime, and aircraft).
All we seem to get are short-sighted attractions done on the cheap. It's not as though these museums are free to visit. Thatcher's government imposed admission fees on Britain's museums, many of which are now free. After all, children's museum visits are educational.
Perhaps it's just tory dogma in action, where nothing is free.
Linesman
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1:48pm Tue 16 Mar 10
That's a hell of a lot to pay for a 'white elephant'!
I agree with Southy! If it is to be a museum with a 'Titanic' theme, it needs to be situated nearer the docks.
Scrutinizer
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1:59pm Tue 16 Mar 10
allsaintsnocurves wrote:That is a very good question, and I believe the public are entitled to know the reality of the answer to that. Hopefully the City Council will adequately clarify this. All I can say is, from my personal experience of having worked with Southampton City Council Collections in the not too distant past, there were very few items indeed from the RMS Titanic, her crew and passengers, actually possessed by the city council when I was there. I have no reason to believe that that situation has changed significantly at any rate, in more recent times. However, some items may well be borrowed from other sources for the new exhibition. Anyway, the absence of items from the ship etc herself, will not neccessarily mean that the new exhibitions will not be a success and well worth a visit. There are many different ways, eg, with present day technology, that a story like that of the RMS Titanic's can be impressively presented. However, potential visitors and indeed local tax payers, should be aware of this.
I hope it's good...how much memorabilia from the Titanic is actually going to be in there? I know there are other titanic museum around the world...how will this compare?
Northam Lady
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3:09pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Northam Lady
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3:13pm Tue 16 Mar 10
twbm
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3:28pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Waysider
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6:37pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Polygonia
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6:45pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Northam Lady wrote:You can find out by asking in the Civic Centre for the minutes of the meeting when they are published.
May we know the names of the 2 who voted against this? And by whom's behest. Nobody has asked my opinion on this and I thought Councillors were meant to represent us, the citizens/voters?
It was two lady Councillors but I do not know the names of both of them.
I think that "planning bosses" means that the report written by the Planning Officers supported the proposal. ( or can someone correct me ? )
It makes me laugh that objections are called "representations" so it sounds as if no one was really against it, similar to Concerns for complaints and Issues for problems, typical Council-Government speak to dumb down opposition to anything.
But we voters are not so dumb !
Condor Man
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7:27pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Southampton Heart
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8:50pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Linesman wrote:Excellent posts Southy and Linesman.
£15m? That's a hell of a lot to pay for a 'white elephant'! I agree with Southy! If it is to be a museum with a 'Titanic' theme, it needs to be situated nearer the docks.
Surely...the "Titanic Museum" should be nearer the docks or Mayflower Park. It's proof again that I some Council Officials haven't a clue. What a silly decision. They have wasted another opportunity.
Lord Ikea
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6:00am Wed 17 Mar 10
Steve2005
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2:52pm Wed 17 Mar 10
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12:04pm Tue 16 Mar 10