Peak District Mining Museum

Classification Museum

DescriptionVisit a museum where you can experience and wonder at the forgotten world of a Derbyshire lead miner. For centuries, men have toiled underground in cramped and hazardous conditions to earn a meagre living by extracting the mineral galena (lead ore).See the tools they used, clothes they wore, the advances in technology and the importance of this metal in our modern day lives.

Position

The AddressThe Pavilion, , Matlock Bath, DE4 3NR

Phone01629 583 834

DateOct 23, 2006

Contact NamePeak District Mining Museum

CategoryEngland > Derbyshire
England > Derbyshire > Attractions in Matlock

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