Black Country Living Museum, Dudley

An open air museum of Britain's astonishing - at times horrendous - industrial past (3 photos).

Today brought with it "Hurricane Brian", manifested in the West Midlands by strong winds and heavy cloud cover.

A history lesson with numerous knowledgeable actors in period clothing.

And if you wonder where the TV series "Peaky Blinders" are filmed, this is one of their locations (particularly the canal scenes).