248 Sunday 22nd December 2024 Lancashire Mining Museum

 This  was  Simon's  choice  of  trip, a  visit  to the Lancashire Mining Museum near Astley Green. I  was  hoping  the  miniature  railway  there  would  be  running but  it 's  only  the  last  Sunday  of  the  month that  it  runs. Nevertheless the rest of the museum was  open to look around.

We  started out  watching  a  film  in  the  visitor  centre.


The centrepiece of the  museum is  the  preserved  head  gear. One  of  the  attendants  told  me  it  was  a  listed  structure  and  not  even  they  were  allowed  to  climb  it.


We  moved  into  the  Engine House. Simon opted for  the  Tunnel Experience.



He  emerged  unscathed.


We  liked  this  old  dude.


The  large  engines  were impressive.


We  explored  the  outside  of  the  site. This  is  the  shaft down  which  the  miners  travelled.


We  went  to  the  tea  room  in  the  old  miner's  cottage  to  warm  up. The  tea pot was  enormous.


There's  still a lot of scope for developing  the  site.


Then we drove home.

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