Treasures of Titanic on display

Visitors can try on the Heart of the Ocean necklace

Visitors to a Cumbrian museum have the chance to become Kate Winslet for a day by trying on the necklace she wore in the film Titanic.

The Heart of the Ocean is on display at the Beacon Centre in Whitehaven and on Wednesday visitors can have their photograph taken while wearing it.

A dress the star wore in the Hollywood blockbuster will also be on show.

At the same time, visitors can view a number of original artefacts recovered from the ill-fated liner.

Many of the treasures in the Titanic, Honour and Glory exhibition have never before been seen outside a large private collection.

One of the highlights is a silver Pocket watch recovered from the body of an unidentified victim which stopped at the time the watch entered the freezing North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912.

Also included are three dinner plates from the first class dining room, and silver embellished with the logo of the Titanic's owners, the White Star Line.