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MS Titanic sailed out of Southampton with 2,200 pas- sengers and crew on April 10, 1912. Four days later, the ship hit an iceberg and sank with the loss of 1,500 lives. That collision and sinking remains etched on popular memory
in books and films and, from next year its own museum after a lengthy quest by Southampton City Council to provide a fitting memory both to the Titanic and the area’s rich maritime history. The idea originated after Southampton’s magistrates’ court
and police headquarters became vacant, prompting the city council to put forward plans for a £28 million scheme to develop a ‘Sea City Museum’. At the heart of this project would be Titanic and those 1,500
lost lives – many from the Southampton area. The museum would commemorate the Titanic’s centenary in 2012, but then the reces- sion hit and the property market dived. The museum was originally due for completion back in
2008. That idea soon sunk but the project was to be phased and this proved a life-saver. Phase One is aimed at creating an exhibition to tell the story of Southampton’s wider maritime history and commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. The second stage focuses on other aspects of the city’s history and heritage. Instead of pushing through a £28 million project, realising the £15 million first phase became more practical. A major step
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