Museums · West Midlands
Dunkirk Mill Museum
Dunkirk Mill Museum — museum in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Stroud · 4.6 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Dunkirk Mill Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2001. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7032°, -2.2260°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad is a historic railroad company that operated in Pennsylvania and New York. Chartered in 1867, its first passenger train ran in 1871. After several mergers and name changes, it was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River RR in 1873 for a term of 501 years. It was later wholly absorbed by the New York Central. Passenger service ceased in 1937. Only a few structures built by the company are extant.
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Background
History
Begun as an idea of the businessmen of Warren, Pennsylvania about 1833 to build a railway following the Conewango River valley north toward Lake Erie. The idea produced no action until 1853, when 1700 shares of stock were sold, but it wasn't until the winter of 1866 that several influential men of Chautauqua County, New York started stoking the fires of progress. By April 1867, the New York State Legislature issued a charter for the Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railroad Company to sell stock, and on June 17, 1867 that actual work began. The first passenger train ran over the line on June 22, 1871, from Dunkirk, New York to at least Falconer, New York. The Dunkirk, Allegheny (sometimes…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7032, -2.2260
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Nailsworth
- Postcode
- GL5 5HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stroud
- Phone
- +441453766273
- Established
- 2001
- Nearest railway station
- Stroud — 4.6 km
- Official site
- www.stroudtextiletrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q113461151 (CC0)
- commons: Dunkirk Mill Nailsworth.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunkirk Mill Museum?
- Dunkirk Mill Museum is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL5 5HH), in the parish of Nailsworth.
- When was Dunkirk Mill Museum built?
- Built or established in 2001.
- Who runs Dunkirk Mill Museum?
- Dunkirk Mill Museum is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Dunkirk Mill Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Dunkirk Mill Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Dunkirk Mill Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Stroud, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL5 5HH.