Honister Slate Mine

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The Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria is the last working slate mine in England. Quarrying for Westmorland green slate has been taking place in the area since the late 17th century. Apart from the mining it is also a popular tourist attraction in the Lake District National Park.

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  • Subterranea page@ issue 15
  • Subterranea Britannica page@
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Location: 54.5106, -3.1961, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Cockermouth Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK  
  • Wray Castle ⓘ
    Neogothic mansion  
  • Muncaster Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Cumbria, England, UK  
  • Dalemain ⓘ
    country house in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Holehird Gardens ⓘ
    10 acre site
  • Stagshaw Garden ⓘ
    English woodland garden
  • Brantwood ⓘ
    historic house museum, United Kingdom
  • Derwent Island House ⓘ
    Grade II listed house on Derwent Island, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Dove Cottage ⓘ
    house museum in Grasmere, Cumbria, United Kingdom
  • Hawkshead Grammar School Museum ⓘ
    museum in Cumbria, England
  • Hill Top Farm ⓘ
    writer's house museum in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Honister Slate Mine ⓘ
    slate mine in Cumbria, United Kingdom
  • Lake District Wildlife Park ⓘ
    British Zoo
  • Mirehouse ⓘ
    English country house and museum
  • Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway ⓘ
    Heritage railway in Cumbria, England
  • Ruskin Museum ⓘ
    museum in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
  • Rydal Mount ⓘ
    historic house museum
  • Stott Park Bobbin Mill ⓘ
    19th-century bobbin mill museum: at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.
  • Townend ⓘ
    Historic House in Troutbeck
  • Wordsworth House and Garden ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK
  • Blackwell Arts and Crafts House ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Lakeland, United Kingdom
  • The Armitt ⓘ
    museum and library in Ambleside, United Kingdom  
  • Helena Thompson Museum ⓘ
    museum in Workington, England, United Kingdom
  • Maryport Maritime Museum ⓘ
    museum in Maryport, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories ⓘ
    museum in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, UK
  • Derwent Pencil Museum ⓘ
    museum in Keswick, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Threlkeld Quarry And Mining Museum ⓘ
    museum in Threlkeld, England, UK
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageSubterranea page@issue 15Wikidata
    linkpageSubterranea Britannica page@Wikidata
    sitecastleCockermouth Castlecastle, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
    sitecastleWray Castlecastle, English country houseWikidata
    sitecastle1258Muncaster Castlecastle, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
    sitegardenDalemaingarden, country houseWikidata
    sitegardenHolehird Gardensbotanical gardenWikidata
    sitegardenStagshaw Gardenwoodland gardenWikidata
    sitemuseumBeatrix Potter Galleryart museumWikidata
    sitemuseumBrantwoodEnglish country house, historic house museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumDerwent Island Househouse, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumDove Cottagehistoric house museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumHawkshead Grammar School MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseumHill Top FarmEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumHonister Slate Minemining museum, slate mineWikidata
    sitemuseumLake District Wildlife ParkzooWikidata
    sitemuseumMirehouseEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseumRavenglass and Eskdale Railwayheritage railway, minimum-gauge railwayWikidata
    sitemuseumRuskin Museumindependent museum, local museumWikidata
    sitemuseumRydal Mounthistoric house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumStott Park Bobbin Millmuseum, factoryWikidata
    sitemuseumTownendarchitectural structure, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseumWordsworth House and Gardenhistoric house museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1873Keswick Museum and Art Galleryart museum, natural history museum, local museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1900Blackwell Arts and Crafts HouseEnglish country house, historic house museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1912The Armittlibrary, local museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1940Helena Thompson Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1974Maryport Maritime Museummaritime museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1977Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Storiesmaritime museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1981Derwent Pencil MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1995Threlkeld Quarry And Mining Museummining museumWikidata
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