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Eckington connections: past lines
Heritage Open Day: This lively guided exhibition shows how this ancient Derbyshire market town became a superbly well-connected industrial centre as its mining and metal working industries thrived in the 18th and 19th centuries only to decline in the 20th. The Past Lines exhibition will be open in the Eckington Library from Friday 6th September to Saturday 14th to illustrate the amazing story of the connections of the area. These started in Roman times 80 AD with the building of Ryknield Street linking SW England to a fort near Rotherham. Eckington had its parish church by 1100 AD, prospering from agriculture and early ironworking in the Moss valley.
Fri 6 Sep:9.30 to 19.00. Guides present 10.00 to 18.00; Sat 7 Sep:9.30 to12.30. Guides present 10.00 to 12.00; Mon 9 Sep:9.30 to 17.30 Guides present 10.00 to 17.00; Thu 12 Sep:9.30 to 17.30 Guides present 10.00 to 13.00; Fri 13 Sep:9.30 to 19.00. Guides present 10.00 to 18.00; Sat 14 Sep:9.30 to 17.30. Guides present 10.00 to 12.00; Free Entry.
Eckington Library, Market Street, Eckington, Derbyshire S21 4JG
Fri 6 Sep to Sat 14 September