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Tearoom and shop remain open!
Thank you to everyone who visited our heritage museum through 2024. The museum is now closed for the winter. However, the tearoom will be open for hot and cold drinks,…
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Museum of Lead Mining is very grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Lottery Players for the support given to the events of the 50th Anniversary.…
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Last Anniversary Talk: Lowland Highlanders
Date: Sat 14th September 2024 Free Venue: 3-4pm, Wanlockhead Community Centre Speaker and Photographer: John Irvine John has published two collections of his photographs, capturing images of local landscape of the…
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Dead Lead: Lead and the Funeral Furnishing Trade 1600-1900
Date: 17th August, 2024 Venue : Wanlockhead Community Centre Free Admission Time: 3 – 4pm Speaker: Dr Julian Litten FSA Lead has paid and important part in high-status burials in…
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TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2024
What a way to continue to celebrate our 50th Anniversary! A big thank you to all our supporters who sent in the reviews which led to this award. It means…
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The Anniversary Weekend is here!
The 50th Anniversary weekend is here! How can you resist? Reduced admission and tour prices on 20th and 21st July – book on-line to avoid disappointment. Craft Fair at Wanlockhead…
