controversy over the treatment of the walls and eventually a small part was left in its original condition. It was closed again between 2007 and 2010 for a complete renewal of its track and signalling, and

y 2,000 died as a result of the physically strenuous work, inadequate care and inhumane living conditions. However, air raids prevented completion and no submarine was ever built. In 2011, the bunker became

running. Quarryman's houses have been rebuilt on site and refurnished to show the cramped living conditions of the quarrymen and their families. All this and more is contained in a spectacular introductory

textiles, historic machinery and individual stories, ranging from the workers in the Middle-Ages, the conditions experienced by factory workers in the 19th century to the closing-down of the factory in 1994.

in the hold of a clipper from India to Dundee before being confronted with the appalling factory conditions under which children were forced to work. They are then given the chance to contrast this to the

latest technology to the furnaces, the forge and the machine shops, and establishing good living conditions for the workers. Finland’s first machinery workshop was built at Fiskars in 1837. The first Finnish [...] shows the culture of the ironworks from the seventeenth century to the present, and the living conditions of the workers at various dates. During the summer in the Fiskars Museum, the scent of freshly

mother Dorothy Shuttleworth continued to develop the collection. All the aircraft are kept in flying condition and the maintenance and restoration workshops are open to visitors. Hangers contain many exhibits

career in property. The oldest car is a De Dion-Bouton from 1899. Many cars were acquired in poor condition, such as the Renault pickup dating from 1914 that Lundkvist brought from Paris and restored himself

the Strait of Gibraltar to the Ellis Island immigration centre. Visitors can also experience the conditions on a real submarine, the Nazario Sauro , which floats in front of the museum.

built relatively late – shortly after 1900. For this reason it is still in an impressively good condition. Nowadays the colliery near Beringen in Limburg (Belgium) is the site of the Flemish Mining Museum

the relationship between the Earth and the Sun, followed by the history of mining and the working conditions of the miners. A show tunnel leads into the former pithead bath, which encourages visitors to think

soon afterwards destroyed by fire, and were rebuilt with iron-frames from 1805, and remain in that condition. Manufacturing of woollen cloth at Armley Mills depended entirely on water power until 1850 when

equipment were made. Nearby, workers’ apartments at Reunalinja 7 have been furnished to show living conditions at different periods and the mill’s technical drawing office is displayed at Pasilantie 1.

the flames. The Workers' Museum is an open-air museum that shows the regional living and working conditions between the 1850s and 1960s. Several old houses are furnished as workers' homes from different

valley to the Santa Engracia main spring to learn how nature has adapted to the specific geological conditions. Between April and October, visitors aware of their health can bathe their hands and feet in the

a reflecting pool. The villa was derelict for many years. It has been restored to its original condition by the local authority and the Centre des Monument Nationaux.

survivals such as a car and an ambulance adapted to ride on rails. Visitors see exhibits largely in the condition in which they were rescued. Around the museum is the open-air village museum, which preserves over

The museum gives an insight into the living conditions of working people in the new industries of Finland from around 1900 until the 1960s. The forestry and papermaking company Tornator began a factory

guided tour through the underground galleries is a sweaty experience and requires a good physical condition. The trip starts with putting on the right dress: change of underwear, overall, helmet and lamp

Victorian pumping station and is crammed with tools and equipment from the period, all kept in pristine condition. There are over 29 working stationary steam engines including four large pumping beam engines, the