to the walls. While the boats are floating almost silently through the underworld the mine guides tell the story of a so called Treasurer still haunting the place. Back to the surface, visiting the pit

of china flower making – and have a go yourself. There is a children’s trail and exhibition which tell the story of the works, and craftspeople produce modern wares in its small workshops. Even the toilets

1979, and one of them can still be rotated by an electric motor. The waterworks is now a museum that tells the complex story of how Berlin has been supplied with water over the centuries, showing how the

site and explain the silk industry and how the original mill machines were laid out. Other displays tell the story of the Rolls Royce engineering company and include a 7-tonne jet engine suspended from the

dating from between the end of the nineteenth century and the present day. A 1950s tapestry visually tells the story of aluminium’s production process (this was itself classified as a Historic Monument in

and it was not until the invention of the steam engine that man finally took control. Prickwillow tells the early story but also the later one too, when steam pumps finally gave way to the more efficient

Railway closed in 1959, and the heritage centre opened in the former station in Donegal in 1995. It tells the story of the narrow gauge lines in north-west Ireland through graphic panels and models, and holds

road Roundabout is located in Letchworth on Sollershott East. The First Garden City Heritage Museum tells the story of the Garden City Movement from its origins to the present day. It is housed in a beautiful

Overlooking St Helier Marina, the Maritime Museum tells the history of the island of Jersey’s maritime environment and seafaring past. It is housed in five granite warehouses built in the 1880s that became

manufacturing process: mouth-blowing, hand-carving, sand etching, gilding and enamelling. An exhibition tells the story of the glass and crystal manufacturing as a central part of local village life. There are

The historical museum tells the story of Bielefeld from its foundation by Count Hermannn of Ravensberg in 1214 to the present. It is located in the former Ravensberger spinning mill and its main focus

wear any special protective clothing. 14 former miners demonstrate the machinery underground, and tell visitors about their turbulent working life. But visitors do not only learn about mining: they can

The road from Theux is lined with industrial buildings. Shortly behind the sign telling you that you are entering Sprimont there is another smaller sign pointing the way to the Museum of Stone. The road [...] stone industry in Sprimont. Historic photos, tools and a replica of a simple wooden quarryman´s hut tell of the hard lives and arduous working conditions endured by the men, women, and children working in

is the handsome wooden building of the first match factory of Jönköping, built in 1848. The museum tells the stories of the people who worked in the factory, how it functioned, and how matches became a major

sudden growth of industry there in the nineteenth century. IMI, the Interactive Museum of Industry, tells the story of its wide range of trades – leather production, weaving, pottery, iron forging, carpentry

authentic replica workings built by the mining company for training purposes in the 1960s. The museum tells the story of mining in the region, first documented in 1434. It explains geology and displays many

amethyst, malachite and quartz among others. There are also displays of equipment, maps and lamps that tell the story of mining in the area from the Middle Ages onwards.

was one of the most important coal mining areas in northern Spain. Numerous abandoned mines still tell of the former importance of this area and the old machinery and facilities form a kind of open-air

traditional beers in Poland is brewed in this small pretty town, and the local Brewery Museum will tell you how this came about. On your visit you will be expressly requested to do things which are mostly

has housed a museum of social history, where artefacts, images, moving film and interactive displays tell the story of Glasgow’s people from 1750 until 2000. There is extensive coverage of trade unions and