The
Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum
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| Welcome Open on Sundays at Norden Park and Ride |
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NEWS |
| Purbeck is rich in Minerals and they have been supplied across the world. They have changed the way we live. The Museum is being built to tell that story. Ball clay has been regarded for many years as a mineral of national importance because of its special qualities and rare occurrence. The first aim of the museum is to create a working Ball Clay Mining Museum complex. This will include displays showing how Ball Clay has made its mark on the Industrial revolution, paid for the education of the first person to send a radio message and who went on to invent the spark plug for internal combustion engine. It will show how Ball Clay changed the eating hygiene of the nation, provided the wealth that allowed Darwin to formulate his theory on "the origin of the species". It will show a link between Guy's Hospital, St Paul's Cathedral and the Ball Clay extraction at Norden. From Corfe to Wareham, the extraction Ball Clay has been been the main employment since the mid 18th Century. The Museum will record the living conditions of the workers, and show the families of the Clay Merchants. The Museum will record that 3 narrow gauge clay lines were in Purbeck before the Swanage Railway branch was built and will relay track along the old formations at Norden as well as rebuilding some of the buildings of the Norden Complex. The visitor will be able to read about, see and hear the Mining activities now relegated to the history books. |
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If you are in anyway connected to the Ball Clay Industry we would love to hear from you. |
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Changes to Website |
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Revision |
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| Revision JJ | 10th July 2010 | Clayworkers of 1911 added |
| Revision KK | 11th July 2010 | Progress Photos updated |
| Revision LL | 30th July 2010 | Model Schedule corrected for Bygone Days (apologies for late change) |
| Revision MM | 1st August 2010 | Memory added Tunnel Progress Photos added |
| Revision NN | 2nd August 2010 | Purpose updated Progress updated |
| Revision 00 | 9th August 2010 | Potteries added |
| Revision PP | 17th August 2010 | Finance updated and Track Fund updated |
| Revision QQ | 19th August 2010 | Tours Updated |
| Revision RR | 23rd August 2010 | Memory added Tunnel Progress Photos added |
| Revision SS | 24th August 2010 | Models updated with 2009 show sucess at Sedgemoor. |
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Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum |
Swanage Railway Trust
– Swanage Railway, |
