The first blog goes into the new The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland StirlingHistHeritPol #ecomuseum of #mininglandscapes . Matt’s BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland field notes from the NationalMiningMuseum Lady Victoria Colliery #ecology walk on the morning of the official launch. See👇
mining-landscapes.org/blog
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Welcome Home medal for soldiers and sailors from Ashington, Northumberland who served in the Great War, many of them miners.
Lynn Dunning Ian McMillan
#FerrousFriday National Coal Mining Museum
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Woodhorn Museum
Can I get a better configration? Anything else to get higher mining performance while i am not using pc? Using #panthera algo mining $XLA by #XLARig that modified ver of #XMRig i guess. Not enough informative documents on internet
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This frankly boring pic of an unassuming #manhole cover #BridgeofAllan #Stirling hides an interesting history, it’s where the water from Airthrey #copper mine drains into the modern sewer system #FerrousFriday #miningheritage #explore
The The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum website went public at the launch
mining-landscapes.org/about/our-land…
It still in development and the walking routes won’t be ready until mid May, but it gives a flavour. Have a look and let us know what you think.
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Recent gathering of former pit workmates at Anthony Kirby's coalmining photo exhibition at #Eastwood library Inspire Libraries including 92 year old former chock fitter, Ken Smith, 3rd right. #miningheritage
An eco-walk around the Lady Victoria colliery. The The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland
#MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum launch at Newtongrange on Wed 24th April NationalMiningMuseum Mining Landscapes
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On #StaffordshireDay , here's one of my favourite photos taken in my home county, of the pit wheel memorial at a snowy and misty Apedale Country Park.
#EnjoyStaffs #SnowScene #MiningHeritage
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This window c.1910 comes from the National Union of Mineworkers office which closed in Dunfermline 1967.
It shows modern workings with a pit pony & a scene of a tunnel probably at the bottom of a shaft with rail ends.
🐴 From ONFife Museums ow.ly/VLy850R7GgH
A good turn out & interesting meeting of the East Midlands Coalmining Heritage Forum at the threatened Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum on Saturday, 27th April 2024. Various East Midlands based coalmining organisations & reps from National Coal Mining Museum attended. #miningheritage
#MiningHeritage - Many Lithuanians fled the repression of the Russian Empire early C20th
By 1914, 4000 such workers arrived in Lanarkshire & most settled in Bellshill - allegedly many were recruited by coal & iron masters Merry + Cunninghame of Carnbroe
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We are at the #Comrie site for the first of our walk and workshop series with Matt BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Dr Katie Strang ScottishGeology and community artist Yvonne Weighand Lyle
#coal #miningheritage #mininglandscapes #geology #ecology #communityart #explore
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Bedlay Colliery was sunk by William Baird & Co. to mine coking coal in 1905 and Annathill village was purpose built to house its workers. The houses have external stairs, enclosed landings & some attic rooms.
It was demolished 1981
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Write up of the The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland #ecomusem launch is now on our new ‘news’ page, the first entry! See 👉mining-landscapes.org/news If anyone has informal pics of the day including the cakes that they are willing to share please email [email protected]
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Today we honour the resilience and hard work of coal miners around the world. 💪⛏️
#CoalMinersDay #MiningCommunity #HardWorkPaysOff #Resilience #MiningIndustry #MinersLife #CoalMining #IndustrialHeroes #MinersSafety #MiningHeritage
More of the #Comrie story and the potential #blacktogreen energy transitions. The re-profiled #bing will eventually be grassed, grazed by sheep and home to a solar farm and the mine water is a stable 16C and viable for geothermal heat.
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One penny on every ton of coal produced in Britain was spent on recreation, health & education in mining areas.£9000 raised by District Miners' Welfare Committee opened the new Welfare Park, in Newtongrange 1926 & it's still in use today💪⛏️ow.ly/FMv050R7KWx
💚It's #NaturallyHealthyMay Devon Local Nature Partnership Active Devon and there are some great places to explore in Area A10 of the cornishmining World Heritage Site, discover #miningheritage and #connectwithnature . Pop over to our Facebook page to find out more🦋
