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| History of Ball Clay Mining |
| Mineral Extraction in Purbeck |
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Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum |
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Welcome Open on Sundays at Norden Park and Ride |
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A mine
tub left in a garden in Broadmayne by previous owner has been donated to
museum. Thank you to the donor. |
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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, and added to Wedgwood's success. It will show a link between Guy's Hospital, St Paul's Cathedral, Bank of Ireland 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. |
We need your comments! We need your knowledge of the past Clay Workings! Please leave comments in our Guest Book |
If you have any photos or artifacts connected to the Ball Clay Industry we would love to know. |
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If you would like to contact anyone in the Guestbook, please email the editor as all entries have supplied email addresses. |
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25th February 2012 |
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26th February 2012 |
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Revision AA |
24th March 2012 |
Engine shed progress updated and Progress Photos for mine updated |
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Revision BB |
26th March 2012 |
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Revision CC |
2nd April 2012 |
Engine shed progress updated & Demonstration Line movement added |
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Revision DD |
11th April 2012 |
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Revision EE |
15th April 2012 |
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Revision FF |
17th April 2012 |
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Revision GG |
19th April 2012 |
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Revision HH |
22nd April 2012 |
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Revision II |
29th April 2012 |
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Revision JJ |
4th May 2012 |
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Revision KK |
6th May 2012 |
Engine shed progress updated & Demonstration line progress updated |
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Revision LL |
10th May 2012 |
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Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum |
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Swanage Railway Trust
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