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In the exhibit, which is a recreation of a typical colliery lamp cabin, you can learn about the importance of safety lamps, which were introduced in after an explosion at Felling Colliery, now part of Gateshead, which killed 92 men and boys. Discover the story of quilting and the growth of cottage industries in the early s. An expansion of the Georgian area will include an inn where visitors can stay overnight!

Join in with birthday parties around the museum. The station is lit entirely by oil. See the coal office, of a type common to the north-east and a feature of every railway goods yard until the s. Take steam journeys from Rowley Station on weekends and school holidays. One of the highlights at Beamish is the electric tramway, which opened in There are usually four to six trams in service, including two Edwardian replica buses, a Leyland Cub, a Newcastle , and an Armstrong Whitworth replica limousine.

In addition, you can see a fleet of cars and vans dating from the s at work around the Museum. Beamish is a delight; it helps bring alive the history of the north-east. For some visitors, it will provide a trip down Memory Lane, while for others it will offer a glimpse into a bygone world that is an essential part of Durham's heritage.

Beamish is off the A just east of Stanley. Just follow the brown signs. There is a very large car park at the site entrance. Be aware that Beamish is a very large site, so come prepared to do a lot of walking! Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library.

Website: Beamish Email: museum beamish. Heritage Rated from 1- 5 low to exceptional on historic interest. Gibside - 3. Derwentcote Steel Furnace - 5. Low Elswick Church Tower - 5.

Washington Old Hall - 6. Bessie Surtees House - 6. Finchale Priory - 6. Benwell Roman Temple Hadrian's Wall - 6. DH9 0RG. History Beamish is the first English museum to be financed and administered by a consortium of County Councils Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and it was the first regional open-air museum in England.

Railway station A typical North Eastern Railway station is reconstructed on the edge of the town. Colliery village In view of the impact that coal mining has had on its region, the museum has major collections related to this industry.

Home Farm This farm complex, preserved in situ, was rebuilt in the mid-nineteenth century as a model farm incorporating a horse mill and a steam-powered threshing mill. The Georgian North The eastern side of the museum site is based around the original Pockerley Manor farm, a 15th-century foundation with a domestic wing of c.

Transport The museum contains much of transport interest, and the size of its site makes good internal transportation for visitors and staff purposes a necessity.

Railway In the railway station yard, a variety of wagons are on display. Pockerley Waggonway In Beamish opened the Pockerley Waggonway, recreating a railway at the transition from wagonway to steam railway in Visitors to the museum can ride in an unsprung carriage behind one of three replica steam locomotives on the railway: Wooden waggonway Following creation of the Pockerley Waggonway, the museum went back a chapter in railway history to create a horse-worked wooden waggonway.

Tramway Beamish is home to several electric trams, some of which operate daily on the track which makes a circuit of the museum site forming an important element of the visitor transportation system. Trolleybuses The museum has collected a couple of trolleybuses. Motor buses The replica buses are used on a regular service between the town and colliery village.

Other road vehicles The museum owns other motor and steam vehicles, more than twenty pedal cycles and several motorcycles. Regional heritage Other large exhibits collected by the museum include a tracked steam shovel, and a coal drop from Seaham Harbour. Critical reception The unselective collecting policy created a lasting bond between museum and community and the supporting Friends organisation was established in before the Beamish site had been occupied.

In responding to criticism that it trades on nostalgia the museum is unapologetic. Visit the page: Beamish Museum for references and further details. You can contribute to this article on Wikipedia. Information about the museum, whats on, planning your visit etc. Added by Simon Cotterill.

Pinned by Simon Cotterill. Atkinson was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire on 13th April I have also made a slide on The History of Whitley Bay. The village's past is strongly associated with coal mining, which can be Comments Add a comment or share a memory. The most important part of Beamish today is the museum.

This was founded in , with the aim of bringing to life the social and industrial life of the North East of England. Its large grounds include the old colliery village, Beamish Hall and the farm at Pockerley.

Please note that this information has been compiled from a number of different sources. Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council can accept no responsibility for any inaccuracy contained therein.