Almost 100 years after the Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland, a 16-tonne full-size working replica anchor, belonging to the world’s most famous shipwreck, will be exhibited at the Black Country Living Museum in land-locked Dudley, from Monday 4 October until 1 September 2011.
The replica, made to the specifications of the original anchor, was accompanied by 20 shire horses at a celebration and commemoration event on Sunday August 15, as part of a Channel 4 history series.
The anchor will stand along the museum’s main entrance and will launch the museum’s 2011 programme of events celebrating the Black Country’s connections with the Titanic.
Black Country Living Museum Trust. Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4SQ.
www.bclm.co.uk