: Barras Bridge, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, NE2 4PT
: All Year Long (Except. Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day.) Weekdays 10am To 5pm, Saturday 10am To 4pm & Sunday's 11am To 4pm.
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The Hancock Museum Is On Of Many In Newcastle. The Great North Museum: Hancock Is Only A Five Minute Walk From Haymarket Metro Station.
The Hancock Museum Includes A Large Scale Of Interactive Models Of Hadrian's Wall, Major Displays Showing The Wonder & Diversity Of The Animal & Plant Kingdoms, Spectacular Objects From The Ancient Greeks & Mummies From Ancient Egypt, A Planetarium & A Life Size T-Rex Dinosaur Skeleton.
The Living Planet Display Houses Hundreds Of Creatures & By Using A Mixture Of Touch Screen Technology & Hands On Investigations, Visitors Can Investigate These Animals & Find Out Where They Live & How They Survive In Such Extreme Places As The Arctic & Desert.
Live Animal Tanks & Aquaria Are Integrated Into This Major Display Where Visitors Can See Wolf Fish, Pythons & Lizards To Name A Few. Star Objects Include A Full Size Model Of An Elephant, A Great White Shark, A Virtual Aquarium, Live Animal Displays, A Polar Bear, A Giraffe & Moa Skeleton.
The Hancock Museum Have 2 Machines With 4 Different Pennies But 8 Different Designs.
Each & Every Penny Press Costs&& Both Machines Are Hand Cranked.
(1st Machine & Retired Pennies Have A Dotted Border Outline) & (2nd Machine Of Pennies Have A Straight Border Outline)
To See Information On The Pressed Pennies Just Hover Over The Top Of The Picture & Click.
I've Collected My Penny Presses In 2012 & 2013
Was Not Was - Walk The Dinosaur.mp3
Page Last Updated On 1st February 2015