I've been remarkably quiet over the summer for a number of reasons, but school holidays are over now so back into gear!
Last week, we were up in Alston and went to visit the Killhope Lead Mine in Upper Weardale. The museum have created an exhibition with a number of original items to show how the mine worked in the second half of the 19th century and the home lives of the workers and their families in this remote part of the country. Beautiful though it is in summer and with a car, I can't imagine it was much fun through the middle of winter 150 years ago!
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