{"id":224,"date":"2012-03-21T21:04:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T21:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=224"},"modified":"2012-03-21T21:04:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T21:04:56","slug":"blow-for-southampton%e2%80%99s-aeronautica-museum-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=224","title":{"rendered":"Blow for Southampton\u2019s Aeronautica Museum plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans for an \u00a38 million museum dedicated to the transport heritage of Southampton have
\nbeen dealt a blow with the news that Associated British Ports (ABP) \u2013 owners of Southampton Docks \u2013 were withdrawing their offer of a long term lease because of proposed redevelopment in the dock area. The museum plans included the potential for an operational tramway along the dockside with two Southampton trams \u2013 11 <\/strong>and 38<\/strong> \u2013 moved to the site last year in advance of the proposed development.<\/p>\n

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A redevelopment plan for the whole of Southampton\u2019s waterfront area would appear
\nto be the catalyst for the withdrawal of the lease offer as it thought Berth 50 \u2013 where it was hoped Aeronautica would be opened \u2013 may now be needed to house a new dock for Red Funnel\u2019s ferry operations to the Isle of Wight.<\/p>\n

11 <\/strong>and 38 <\/strong>were moved to the site last summer and several other exhibits are also currently stored there in anticipation for the development of Aeronautica but they are all now in limbo whilst \u00a3500 million redevelopment plans for Southampton waterfront are developed by Morgan Sindell.<\/p>\n

It is still hoped that Aeronautica will be able to go ahead in some form on the dockside \u2013 the project directors behind the idea for a museum say it must be by the water as they are planning on berthing several boats alongside the main museum building \u2013 with Councillors saying they \u201cshould\u201d be able to relocate it.<\/p>\n

Alan Jones, Museum Project Director, said: \u201cIf Aeronautica is to survive we need a
\nwaterfront site, and that is now a challenge. I\u2019m hopeful this might galvanise and prove to everyone the city deserves a major heritage site on the waterfront. Tourism is money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately with the withdrawal of the long-term lease on the site the people behind
\nAeronautica will be unable to progress any further with getting funding towards the \u00a38 million development which rather leaves the whole project in limbo. As part of the plans it was suggested there may be an operational heritage tramway running alongside the dockside using the Southampton trams already moved to\u00a0storage on the site. It is not known whether this plan would be able to be accommodated if Aeronautica is forced to move to another site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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