Museum of Lead Mining

Museum of Lead Mining
Wanlockhead, United Kingdom (GB)
The fact that so few motorists trouble to take the five-mile detour off the M74 to Wanlockhead – Scotland's highest village – is a scandal worthy of a question or two in itself, because they're missing out on one of the best museums of working life in Britain. Take the guided tour down the once lethal mine before emerging to walk a village trail that includes the miners' cottages and library, a mining exhibition, an 18th-century beam engine, and, most poignantly, a cemetery.
The fact that so few motorists trouble to take the five-mile detour off the M74 to Wanlockhead – Scotland's highest village – is a scandal worthy of a question or two in itself, because they're missing out on one of the best museums of working life in Britain. Take the guided tour down the once lethal mine before emerging to walk a village trail that includes the miners' cottages and library, a mining exhibition, an 18th-century beam engine, and, most poignantly, a cemetery.
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Links: www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk
By: kkeps

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