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|image = Longleatexhibition8b.jpg | |image = Longleatexhibition8b.jpg | ||
|exhibition features= Police Box-like entrance, Changing array of props | |exhibition features= Police Box-like entrance, Changing array of props | ||
|exhibition location= Longleat House | |exhibition location= [[Longleat House]] | ||
|opening date = [[12 April (releases)|12 April]] 1974 | |opening date = [[12 April (releases)|12 April]] 1974 | ||
|closing date = [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | |closing date = [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | ||
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The '''Doctor Who Exhibition''' was held at Longleat House, and became the longest ''Doctor Who'' exhibition running for almost 30 years | The '''Doctor Who Exhibition''' was held at [[Longleat House]], and became the longest ''Doctor Who'' exhibition running for almost 30 years. | ||
Longleat House was the stately home near Warminster in Wiltshire, and home to the Marquess of Bath | Longleat House was the stately home near Warminster in Wiltshire, and home to the Marquess of Bath. It also included Britain's first safari park and garden maze. It was open to the public, along with other attractions held on the grounds. The exhibition, along with the site, also came to be the home of many a ''Doctor Who'' convention. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Based within an old stable block at Longleat House this was a somewhat smaller exhibition space than the [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool]].<ref name="DWExhibLongleat" /> | * Based within an old stable block at [[Longleat House]] this was a somewhat smaller exhibition space than the [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool]].<ref name="DWExhibLongleat" /> | ||
* This exhibition featured the TARDIS console which was first exhibited in the [[BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition]]. | * This exhibition featured the [[TARDIS console]] which was first exhibited in the [[BBC tv Special Effects Exhibition]]. | ||
* Like the Blackpool exhibition this had a seasonal opening. | * Like the Blackpool exhibition this had a seasonal opening. | ||
* The was also, like the Blackpool exhibition opened in 1974, however, while the Blackpool exhibition closed in 1985, this exhibition ran far longer; until 2003! | * The was also, like the Blackpool exhibition opened in 1974, however, while the Blackpool exhibition closed in 1985, this exhibition ran far longer; until 2003! | ||
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* [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/index.asp Doctor Who Exhibitions] - Site of photos from multiple exhibitions, including Longleat from multiple years. | * [http://www.richardwho.com/exhibitions/index.asp Doctor Who Exhibitions] - Site of photos from multiple exhibitions, including Longleat from multiple years. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who exhibitions]] | [[Category:Doctor Who exhibitions]] | ||
