Purbeck Mining Museum

The Purbeck Mining Museum was formed to preserve, record and interpret the historic extractive industries in ball clay mining in the Isle of Purbeck. The museum is located adjacent to Norden station on the Swanage Railway and is open on selected days from the end of March to early November on weekends, some weekdays and Bank Holidays from 11:00 to 16:00 - it is normally open every day during the school holidays.

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Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum
mining museum, independent museum, United Kingdom, 
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  Christchurch Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Rufus Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
  castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Corfe Castle ⓘ
  fortification in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Portland Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Athelhampton Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Athelhampton, Dorset, England, UK

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  Clouds Hill ⓘ
  home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England.

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  Dorset Teddy Bear Museum ⓘ
  teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Max Gate ⓘ
  Grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Museum of East Dorset ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, England, UK

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  Portland Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch ⓘ
  local history museum in Dorset, England

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  Scaplen's Court museum ⓘ
  local museum in Poole, Dorset, England, UK

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  Swanage Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway and museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

• File:Hardy's cottage, Higher Bockhampton - geograph.org.uk - 480484.jpg

  Thomas Hardy's Cottage ⓘ
  cob and thatch building in Stinsford, Dorset, England, UK

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  Tudor House Museum ⓘ
  building in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

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  Wareham Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Weymouth Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Wolfeton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK

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  Lulworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

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  Kingston Lacy ⓘ
  country house with Bankes' Collections near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK

• File:DorsetCountyMuseum.jpg

  Dorset Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

• File:Parts of the Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe 06.jpg

  Nothe Fort ⓘ
  fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  

• File:The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset-16Sept2009.jpg

  The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK

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  Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bournemouth, England, UK

• File:Tolpuddle Martyrs' Museum - geograph.org.uk - 2689068.jpg

  Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tolpuddle, England, UK

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  The Tank Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  

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  Corfe Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Corfe Castle, England, UK

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  Royal Signals Museum ⓘ
  regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom  

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  Langton Matravers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Langton Matravers, Dorset, England, UK

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  Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre ⓘ
  museum in Bournemouth, England, UK

• File:Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre - geograph.org.uk - 887083.jpg

  Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  history museum and family history centre in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Blandford Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Blandford Forum, United Kingdom

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  Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester ⓘ
  museum with re-creations of artefacts and the tomb of Tutankhamun, located in Dorchester, Dorset, UK

• File:Entrance to Monkey World, near Wareham - geograph.org.uk - 162232.jpg

  Monkey World ⓘ
  Animal Welfare Organization

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  Museum of Design in Plastics ⓘ
  university museum, collection and specialist research resource at the Arts University Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• File:Poole (2021-11-13) 113.jpg

  Poole Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom

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  Wessex Water Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

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  Blandford Fashion Museum ⓘ
  museum in Blandford Forum, England, United Kingdom

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  Bournemouth Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum

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  Terracotta Warriors Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Grove Prison Museum ⓘ
  museum in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

• File:Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum under construction - geograph.org.uk - 783609.jpg

  Purbeck Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK

• File:The Etches Collection building, Kimmeridge, Dorset.jpg

  The Etches Collection ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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1912 Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum

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1934 Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

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1947 The Tank Museum

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1962 Corfe Castle Museum

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1967 Royal Signals Museum

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1972 Langton Matravers Museum

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1975 Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre

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1976 Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre

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1985 Blandford Town Museum

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1986 Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester

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1987 Monkey World

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1988 Museum of Design in Plastics

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1989 Poole Museum

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1989 Wessex Water Museum

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1996 Blandford Fashion Museum

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1998 Bournemouth Aviation Museum

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2002 Terracotta Warriors Museum

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2014 Grove Prison Museum

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2016 The Etches Collection

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2018 Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

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Thinktank Birmingham - object 1955S00542.00001(1)

Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum under construction

Narrow gauge railway near Norden station

Narrow gauge railway near Norden station

Old clay skip, Norden

Old clay tramway wagons, Norden

Narrow gauge railway near Norden station

Narrow gauge railway near Norden station

Narrow gauge railway near Norden station

Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum (2785)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Rufus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandsfoot Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Portland Castle	independent museum, military museum, castle, historic house museum, fort	Wikidata
site	garden		Athelhampton Hall	abbey, garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Clouds Hill	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorset Teddy Bear Museum	teddy bear museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Max Gate	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of East Dorset	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Portland Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scaplen's Court museum	local museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Swanage Railway	museum, heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Thomas Hardy's Cottage	historic house museum, thatched cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Tudor House Museum	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wareham Town Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weymouth Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wolfeton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1610	Lulworth Castle	hunting lodge, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1665	Kingston Lacy	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Dorset Museum & Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	Nothe Fort	fort, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Corfe Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	independent museum, military museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Langton Matravers Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Blandford Town Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Monkey World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Museum of Design in Plastics	museum, history museum, museum collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Poole Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wessex Water Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Blandford Fashion Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bournemouth Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Terracotta Warriors Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Grove Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Purbeck Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	The Etches Collection	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Thinktank Birmingham - object 1955S00542.00001(1)		Commons
commons	image		Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum under construction		Commons
commons	image		Narrow gauge railway near Norden station		Commons
commons	image		Narrow gauge railway near Norden station		Commons
commons	image		Old clay skip, Norden		Commons
commons	image		Old clay tramway wagons, Norden		Commons
commons	image		Narrow gauge railway near Norden station		Commons
commons	image		Narrow gauge railway near Norden station		Commons
commons	image		Narrow gauge railway near Norden station		Commons
commons	image		Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum (2785)		Commons