The Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum - Earby

Today, Earby Lead Mining Museum boasts one of the most comprehensive collections of historical mining artifacts in the UK.

Until 1849, a daily waterbus service ran between Kendal and Preston and the journey took a staggering 14 hours! In 1833 this was reduced to 7 hours 15 minutes in order to compete with stagecoaches.

From then on the railway was here to stay and its engineers used the achievements of the canal-builders as a starting point.

As you may expect from a county such as Lancashire that has built its wealth on large-scale Victorian spinning and weaving mills, the region is rich in industrial heritage. Whilst many mills are still in operation today, others have been transformed into fascinating working museums. Lancashire boasts what is probably the biggest concentration of factory and mill shops in the country.

The Mining Museum has one of the most extensive collections of lead mining artifacts in the north of England. The museum, which is housed in The Old Grammar School, displays a comprehensive range of exhibits covering the mining dressing and smelting of lead and the extraction of other minerals in the Yorkshire Dales. It contains the largest collection of Dales mining relics in the world. There are brand new displays and exhibits with fully illustrated storyboards. The museum has disabled access, a cafe and gift shop.

Parties or guided tours welcome by arrangement. Tel: 01282 771544 or 01282 841887.
Also Morris Sarsfield 07855 165578.