Heritage Centres - N. England and N. Wales
Series summary
This series uncovers the scientific, technological and political changes of the 19th century that shaped the Britain of today. See details of individual programmes in the series summary.
In programme two...
The rhythm of the seasons was replaced by the piercing ring of the factory bell, and so began the rat race. Read more in working wonders.
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Find heritage centres in Northern England and North Wales.

Boats
Windermere Steamboat Museum
Rayrigg Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1BN
Tel: 015394 45565
Windermere Steamboat Museum website
Factory Mills
Macclesfield Silk Museums
The Heritage Centre
Roe Street
Macclesfield
SK11 6UT
Tel: 01625 613210
Macclesfield Silk Museums website
Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Road
Styal
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 4LA
Tel: 01625 527468
Quarry Bank Mill website
General
Armley Mills - Leeds Industrial Museum
Canal Road
Armley
Leeds
LS12 2QF
Tel: 0113 263 7861
Leeds Industrial Museum website
Cragside House Northumbria
Rothbury
Morpeth
NE65 7PX
Tel: 01669 620333
Cragside House Northumbria Museum website
Derby Industrial Museum
Full Street
Derby
DE1 3AF
Tel: 01332 716654
Derby Industrial Museum website
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4JA
Tel: 0191 232 6789
Discovery Museum website
Etruria Industrial Museum
Lower Bedford Street
Etruria
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 7AF
Tel: 01782 233144
Etruria Industrial Museum website
Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Market Square
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 2PP
Tel: 01772 905414
Harris Museum and Art Gallery website
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Ironbridge
Shropshire
Tel: 01952 433 970
Ironbridge Gorge Museums website
Kelham Island Museum
Alma Street
Off Corporation Street
Sheffield
S3 8RY
Tel: 0114 272 2106
Kelham Island Museum website
Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail
Laxey
Isle of Man
NE65 7PX
Tel: 01624 648000
Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail website
Museum of Liverpool Life
Pier Head
Liverpool
L3 1PZ
Tel: 0151 478 4080
Museum of Liverpool Life website
Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Tel: 0161 832 2244
Museum of Science & Industry website
National Museums Liverpool
Albert Dock
Liverpool L3 4AQ
Tel:0151 207 0001
National Museums Liverpool website
Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums
Towneley Park
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 3RQ
Tel: 01282 424213
Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums website
Mines
Cleveland Ironstone Museum
Deepdale
Skinngrove
Cleveland
TS13 4AP
Tel: 01287 642877
Cleveland Ironstone Museum website
Killhope - The North of England Lead Mining Museum
Near Cowshill
Upper Werdale
County Durham
DL13 1AR
Tel: 01388 537505
Killhope website
Llywernog Silver-Lead Mine Museum
Ponterwyd
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3AB
Tel: 01970 890 620
Llywernog Silver-Lead Mine Museum website
Minera Lead Mines
Wern Road
Minera
Wrexham
LL11 3DU
Tel: 01978 762122
Minera Lead Mines website
National Coal Mining Museum
Caphouse Colliery
New Road
Overton
West Yorkshire
WF4 4RH
Tel: 01924 848806
National Coal Mining Museum
Peak District Mining Museum
The Pavilion
Matlock Baths
Derbyshire
DE4 3NR
Tel: 01629 583834
Peak District Mining Museum website
Woodhorn Colliery Museum County Park
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park
Ashington
Northumberland NE63 9YF
Tel: 01670 856968
Woodhorn Colliery Museum website
Open Air
Beamish - The North of England Open Air Museum
Beamish
County Durham
DH9 0RG
Tel: 0191 370 4011
Beamish website
Pottery
Gladstone Pottery Museum
Uttoxeter Road
Longton
Stoke On Trent
ST3 1PQ
Tel: 01782 319232
Gladstone Pottery Museum
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3DW
Tel: 01782 232323
Potteries Museum website
Spode Pottery Museum
Spode
Church Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1BX
Tel: 01782 744011
Spode Pottery Museum website
Wedgwood Visitors Centre
Barlaston
Stoke-on-Trent
ST12 9ES
Tel: 01782 204141
Wedgwood Visitors Centre website
Railways
Darlington Railway Museum
North Road Station
Darlington
DL3 6ST
Tel:01325 460532
Darlington Railway Museum website
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road
York
YO26 4XJ
Tel: 01904 621261
National Railway Museum website
Water Mills
Heron Corn Mill and Museum of Papermaking
Waterhouse Mills
Beetham
Near Minthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7AR
Tel: 01539 565027
Heron Corn Mill website
Shepherd Wheel
Whiteley Woods
off Hanningwater Road
Sheffield
S11 7BE
Tel: 0114 236 7731
Shepherd Wheel website
Content last updated: 07/10/2005








