Replica 1960s Black Country infants’ centre celebrates Windrush and NHS
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FHEC)
Museum's re-creation of Wolverhampton institution marks 75 years of national health service and Windrush generation
From the exact shade of the orange juice to the colour of the lino, every last detail of a new 1960s replica of a Wolverhampton infant centre has been researched thoroughly by staff at the Black Country Living Museum (BCLM).
The Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre, open to the public from Monday, will commemorate 75 years of the NHS and the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving in the UK, through stories and characters from the period.
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