Haig Pit Mining Museum
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Haig Pit Mining Museum
Image: © Russel Wills Taken: 7 Jun 2018
Sadly, financial problems have forced this Cumbria coal mining museum to close less than a year after it reopened following a major redevelopment. https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/13012016-cumbrian-mining-museum-faces-closure
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Image Location
Latitude
54.542998
Longitude
-3.597983