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Woodhorn (museum)

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Kettle was inspired by monster coal cutting machines when redeveloping the new building, the Cutter, which sits alongside the original colliery buildings. The architecture and the museum contents, through displays, paintings, temporary exhibitions and archives tell Northumberland's story.
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shop, and the office. Several buildings contain original equipment and mining exhibits, while others have been converted to museum exhibit areas or wedding, conference and event facilities.
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In addition to exhibits about the mine and the life of a miner, the museum features a permanent collection of art created by the
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opened in 1894 and closed in 1981. The Woodhorn Colliery Museum opened in 1989, using the original pit buildings. The
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as it is the most well preserved example of a late 19th- to early 20th-century colliery in the North East of England.
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From 2002-2006 new construction created a new museum building that includes the Northumberland County Archives.
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Woodhorn Colliery Museum, Northumberland by RMJM Architects : Visitor Centre & Archive
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The museum was first opened in 1989 but following major redevelopment with chief architect
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workers and features original buildings and equipment from the former
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Woodhorn (Museum)
55°11′17″N 1°33′00″W / 55.188°N 1.550°W / 55.188; -1.550

Ashington
Northumberland
coal mine
colliery
headframes
winding house
winding engine
stables
ventilation
blacksmith
joiners
Ashington Group

Tony Kettle
scheduled monument

Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway
2 ft
narrow gauge
Queen Elizabeth II
locomotives
Seaham
Channel Tunnel
Woodhorn
pit yard
scheduled monument
"Venue Hire"

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