Prestongrange Colliery (worked from early 19th century to 1962). The A Frame headgear at #Prestongrange Museum #EastLothian from a visit back in August for #AllMetalMonday
Aileen and Catherine met Kate, Katherine and Cathy at #Prestongrange Museum #EastLothian exploring potential collaboration, great visit glorious weather and productive discussions. Too much to feature in a single post so a brief snapshot of the site #miningheritage #brickheritage #railwayheritage
A puzzle for #AlllMetalMonday spotted lurking a field as we walked from the train to #Prestongrange #EastLothian Any ideas please?
1/2 It’s damp and dreich but the good news #MiningLandscapes #Ecomuseum have added a new blog to the collection from emerging visual artist Edward Cawood exploring themes of site, value and #industrialhistory - Dreaming of #Prestongrange follow the thread…
Also, 'Voices from work and home' (2000) by Ian MacDougall includes interviews with folk who worked at Prestongrange (Margaret Clapperton, a female worker there, is very good). #Prestongrange
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The guide was great when I visited. The local archives have their exhibition boards online. #Prestongrange
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Tour #Scotland travel video Blog of #Prestongrange #Museum on ancestry, genealogy history visit and trip between #Musselburgh and #Prestonpans, #East #Lothian. For centuries Prestongrange was a place of intense industrial activity tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2020/03/pres...