MUSEUM updates Flood swept and clears


The recent weather was noted for the rising waters of the River Wey, with levels not seen since the flooding of 2013-14 when the Clubhouse and Motoring Village were under water. This time the water only encroached onto the grass outside the Members’ Office, which has become known as Julian’s Lake, and is a good indication of the rising waters. It did look quite scenic, with a pair of Egyptian Geese swimming happily on the temporary lake. However, on the other side of the river, the Museum car park was completely under water, as was the Mercedes-Benz World skid pan and air strip. This resulted in the Campbell Gate being used for visitors to enter the Museum and staff employed in unusual roles as temporary car park attendants. The flooding coincided with half-term but it didn’t put off the hundreds of visitors who came to the Museum during the week.


Motoring exhibits had been moved out of potential harm’s way to a safer area for a few days but were back in place by the end of the week as the waters cleared.


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BROOKLANDS BULLETIN | MAY - JUNE 2020


Answers to the Quiz: 1: Bimotore. 2: Autokraft. 3: Reid Railton. 4: (Chris) Orlebar. 5: Neville (Barnes Wallis). 6: (Sir George) Edwards. 7: Rex. 8: Napier. 9: Solomon. 10: Tarrant Tabor. 11: Rolls-Royce. 12: Oyster Lane Properties. 13: Duncan Davis. 14: Austin. 15: King’s Cup. 16: (Bristol Siddeley) Olympus, for the TSR2. 17: Whitney (Straight). 18: Sunbeam. 19: King George VI. 20: International Horseless Carriage Corporation. Bonus answer: Baron Ernst Rodakowski.


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