They did have the art display from the "Ashington" art school as
well, which was worth dropping in to see
Dave
>Have just returned from a brief holiday in Northumberland. Whilst there I
>chanced upon the Woodhorn Colliery Museum (Ashington) which, I must confess,
>I had not heard of before this trip.
>
>Made a brief visit and was quite impressed with the site. They also run a
>small narrow gauge railway using an ex-British Coal loco.
>
>The two headgears are quite impressive although there was an acute staff
>shortage on the day I visited so I was unable to ask many questions. Does
>anyone on the list have more details about this site?
>
>Regards
>
>Phil Clifford
>
>Mines Rescue Research at http://freespace.virgin.net/kathryn.c
>
>Lovat Scouts Research at http://freespace.virgin.net/plg.research
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Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering
Director
Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center
University of Missouri-Rolla,
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