A new electrical and repair shop has been announced as the latest new attraction at Beamish Museum's 1950s Town.
The shop plans are the result of a £100,000 grant from the Reece Foundation, a long-term supporter of the County Durham museum, and will add another layer of life to the period town which already has a fish and chip shop, hairdressers, cafe and a recreation of Norman Cornish's house on its main terrace street.
The new addition, which will be due to open next year, will feature a showroom at the front of the shop to tell the story of the increase of domestic appliances during the 1950s and the rapid changes in technology at the time.
