In Pictures: Skeleton crew taking Dippy the Diplodocus on UK tour

Dippy the Diplodocus skeleton is setting out on a UK tour, starting in Dorchester on the aptly named Jurassic Coast.

The 26-metre recreation has been on display at the Natural History Museum in London since 1905, and will now take in museums and cathedrals in Birmingham, Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff, Rochdale and Norwich.

Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus tour
Dippy the Diplodocus on tour (PA Graphics)
Dippy the Diplodocus on tour (PA Graphics)

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