Lloyd Barrage Museum
لائیڈ بیراج میوزیم
LocationSukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates27°40′24″N 68°50′50″E / 27.6733°N 68.8471°E / 27.6733; 68.8471
TypePublic

The Lloyd Barrage Museum (Urdu: لائیڈ بیراج میوزیم) is a museum situated on Lloyd Barrage in Sukkur, Sindh.[1][2] It provides information related to the construction of the Lloyd Barrage.[3]

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The museum features several scale models, with the Lloyd Barrage's large, spotlighted model being the centerpiece.[3][4]

Other exhibits include construction materials such as crush stone, portland cement, gravel, and models of architectural elements such as arches, floodgates, piers, and stones.[3][4] The exhibit is supplemented with photographs of personalities such as George Ambrose Lloyd and Arnold Musto, who played significant roles in the barrage's construction, and a photo gallery that provides a guided overview of the Sukkur Barrage's construction process.[3][5]

In addition to indoor exhibits, the museum also displays outdoor exhibits of the machinery involved in the Lloyd Barrage's construction.[3][4] These exhibits include a heavy-duty crane, a boat, a road roller, and a lathe machine for cutting and shaping nuts and bolts.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sukkur's Lloyd Barrage Museum: A Space For Alternative Education". The Friday Times. July 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Barrage Museum, Sukkur". heritage.eftsindh.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Inside Sukkur's Lloyd Barrage Museum". Daily Times. March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "'لائیڈ بیراج میوزیم' تعمیرکے آغاز سے تکمیل تک کی تاریخ محفوظ ہے" [Lloyd Barrage Museum preserves the history from the start of construction to completion]. Daily Jang. 31 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Renovated: Museum takes visitors on a walk through Sukkur Barrage history". The Express Tribune. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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