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Enginuity

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

“Switch on your imagination in our interactive Design & Technology Centre and discover how good ideas are turned into great products.” “Find out how a little ingenuity will let you pull a 10 ton locomotive or generate electricity from flowing water. Look at familiar objects with new eyes using the giant X ray machine, build […]

Filed Under: Shropshire Tagged With: Attraction, Industrial History, Sandford Award Winners

Elsecar Heritage Centre

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

Elsecar Heritage Centre is an Antique, History and Craft Centre offering something for everyone. Set in the attractive conservation village of Elsecar, Elsecar Heritage Centre is located within the former ironworks and colliery workshops of the Earl Fitzwilliam. Restored historical buildings now house an antique centre, individual craft workshops, and exhibitions of Elsecar’s past. Elsecar […]

Filed Under: Yorkshire Tagged With: Attraction, Country Park, Industrial History, Sandford Award Winners, Steam Railway

Coldharbour Mill

14 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

A 200 year old spinning mill set in the tranquil Devon village of Uffculme. Built by Thomas Fox to spin woollen and later worsted yarns in 1799, Coldharbour Mill is a rare example of surviving Georgian architecture, industry and enterprise. Since reopening as a museum in 1982 the mill has continued to produce high quality […]

Filed Under: Devon Tagged With: Industrial History, Museums, Sandford Award Winners

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