There has been lots to report this week already, with Jonathan giving an update on the telecom and mining matters in other posts – here…
Thanks to some help from BT (the real one!) our project to increase the use of the museums Strowger exchange is making good progress. BT…
Today marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Mines Rescue Station at Houghton-le-Spring. To mark the event the Station held an open day…
The Christmas season is now in full swing, whilst various capital and maintenance projects are also under way, with the team contributing to a number…
The winter season brings with it the benefit (from a maintenance point of view) of the Museum being closed on Monday’s and Fridays. This enables…
Some exciting news for the tramway fleet – we are very pleased to have concluded negotiations with our colleagues at Heaton Park for the loan…
Work on Samson continues each day, with tangible progress usually evident, and if not, a pile of swarf confirms things are progressing nicely! Below: Tony cut…
Plenty to report this week and more to come, so we’ll kick off with a review of a few of the ongoing activities on and…
On a recent visit to Nenthead Mines, near Alston in Cumbria, I took the opportunity to have a look around the site. The visit was…
Since the completion of the brick work the Colliery Stables site has been quiet. Contractors have been constructing the timber a-frames offsite and this week…
Project ‘Samson’ is continuing to make great progress on a number of fronts, as this brief update shows… Below: David has completed the patters for…
Here is an update on the various projects under way in and around the RHEC… Below: Tony is forging ahead with the Londonderry box chaldron…
Here is a round of updates from around the Museum, looking at the T&I projects the team is working on as well as one or…
The RHEC (pronounced ‘Wreck’) team has been busy on both repairs and restorations lately – here is a glimpse of some of those which take…
After a kind invitation from Banks Mining I was able to visit their Brenkley Lane surface mine in Northumberland. The impressive site is set to be…
In recent days a steady flow of bricks and timber roof trusses have begun to arrive at Beamish. These are the materials from the former…
Amongst the plethora of workshop projects and repairs, Samson forges ahead, largely through volunteer input but also with some assistance from the team in the…
This week has been particularly busy, with no end of occurrences (and breakdowns) to deal with as well as a break in the recent wet…
There are a variety of things to report this week, presenting an eclectic mix of news! Below: The Green Watch from Handenhold Fire Station, our…
Any work involving digging is exciting! It brings about quick results and often remarkable changes in a very short amount of time. The work to…
The construction of Samson is making good progress on various fronts as this selection of pictures shows: Below: The cylinder block is seen here, set…
There are a number of posts in preparation but for starters here is a brief update on some of the projects in the RHEC that…
The current focus of work on Samson is centred around the cylinder block (seen in earlier posts) and the reverser/pump stand. Here we look at…
There has been lots happening in the T&I (Transport & Industry) department at Beamish – here is a brief summary of some of the highlights……
The Rural Life team have recently embraced the use of mechanical power for the working field displays, making use of Fordson, Ferguson and Case tractor…
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