A Day at the Museum

As part of my trip up North, I took my Uncle to visit the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, which are in a modern development next to the canal at Clarence Dock.

It's similar to the one at the Tower of London, but with a lot more room and specially designed to accomodate a huge collection.

As well as lots of weapons and suits of armour, there are some amazingly realistic dioramas:

This is one of The Battle of Pavia in 1525 when Spanish/Imperial forces defeated the French for control of the Italian peninsula. Another was of a tiger shoot:

It is the huge collection of arms that dominates, however, this being a set of double-barrelled flintlock pistols:

Overall, I think we found it a little overwhelming, especially with the heatwave we're currently experiencing. We also couldn't find a watering hole afterwards, which was unusual, so we headed back after a few hours.