Places to live, Places to Work
Work is now complete on three of four historic buildings in the AONB which show how human activity has shaped the North Pennine landscape so that visitors to the sites can get a flavour of what life was like in the North Pennines in centuries past.
Contractors have completed months of careful consolidation work at Shildon, near Blanchland in Northumberland, Muggleswick in County Durham and Ninebanks in the West Allen Valley so that visitors can get a flavour of the times - and the people - who lived and worked in these buildings.
Later this year on-site interpretation will be added at Shildon Engine House and Muggleswick Grange and some consolidation work will be carried out at the Whitesyke and Bentyfield Mines site near Alston in Cumbria. To find out more about the four sites, click on the links below. For more information on Places to Live, Places to Work contact Jon Charlton, tel 01388 528801 or email jcharlton@northpenninesaonb.org.uk
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Shildon Engine House, Blanchland, Northumberland
Built around 1805 to house a Cornish pumping engine which kept the network of lead mines operating underneath from flooding.
Updated: 03/08/10
Muggleswick Grange, County Durham
Perhaps the most spectacular medieval ruin in the AONB, Muggleswick Grange was built during the mid-1200s for the Prior of Durham and originally lay in the grounds of an enclosed park.
Updated: 03/08/10
Ninebanks Tower, Northumberland
The turbulent days of the Border Reivers are evoked by Ninebanks Tower.
Updated: 03/08/10
Whitesyke and Bentyfield mines, near Alston, Cumbria
Updated: 03/02/10