#MiningArtGallery
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Just the other week I visited the Fuelling the Railway Revolution exhibition at the rather wonderful #AucklandProject #MiningArtGallery (Bishop Auckland, County Durham).
Amazing how quickly steam-driven railways spread across the country.
Fuelling the Railway Revolution
Learn how coal mining powered the Industrial Revolution. Visit The Auckland Project's exhibition on the pivotal role of coal in transforming industries.
aucklandproject.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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To the #MiningArtGallery at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

aucklandproject.org/attraction/m...

The Pit Road paintings of Norman Corrnish were especially evocative

normancornish.com
Coming Home The colliery lies in the background as three miners head home along the pit road. We can almost hear their conversation. There appears to be a little more spring in their step compared to miners trudging towards the colliery, often lost in thought. Painting by Norman Cornish
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM