Here at CMT, we are proud of being a dog friendly museum. We are big believers that heritage is for everyone, and that includes our furry friends! We welcome all creatures to the Museum when we open, but we are also fortunate enough to have a number of dogs that we call are own.
These pooches are all regulars to our site, and if you make your way to us when we are open, you might just get a chance to spot one of them!
Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox, just like her namesake, is a born model.
Brought to us by our volunteer Andy (‘New Andy’, not to be confused with ‘Old Andy’), Samantha is the poster girl of the Museum thanks to her ability to always find her light and strike a pose whenever she sees a camera! Samatha often hangs out at the Museum over the summer (or whenever her humans go on holiday and leave her in Andy’s capable hands) and will always be here whenever she hears the word ‘photoshoot’.
Samantha Fox is a very good girl.
Wilf
Wilf is a handsome pooch who comes and helps on our ticket desk with his human, Richard.
Like his owner, Wilf supports some fabulous hair and helps to make us a fashion forward musuem. Wilf enjoys lounging behind the ticket desk, having treats and welcoming all the dogs who come and visit the Museum.
Wilf is a very good boy.
Flo
Coming with her human Leila, Flo is a classy lady who loves to look stylish (she HATES to put her raincoat on, much prefering to support a more ‘natural’ look). She is poised, playful and enjoys saying hello to anyone who wants to see her.
Flo is a very good girl.
George
George (Georgie Porgie to his friends) is a very patient fellow who comes with his own steam engines! A member of the Allen family, George helps to run engines, William and Bostin, and does a fine job of doing it.
In between helping with the engines, George can be found dozing, looking for people to play with, and hoping someone will giving him a good scratch.
Georgie is a very good boy.
Odin
The newest addition to the team is Odin who is often at the museum with his human, Joanne, our Community and Visitor Engagement Officer.
Odin loves tennis balls, sleeping, and saying ‘hello’ to EVERYONE he meets. He is often walking around smelling the machines, and loves to lay in our Valve Yard and watch everything on the river go by.
Odin is a very good boy.
Remembering Lulu
Lulu was our longest serving museum dog and she certainly put in her hours over the years.
Lulu belonged to her best friend Andy (‘Old Andy’, not to be confused with Samantha Fox’s human, ‘New Andy’), and was here most steam days to help support our stokers at the boiler. Lulu’s favourite activites included eating absolutely everything, snoozing by the warm boiler, and letting everyone know that she owned the place (the Museum belonged to Lulu and she was kind enough to let us open it to the public).
Lulu was a very good girl and we all miss her dearly.