Anchor Points
The – virtual – main route is built by the so-called Anchor Points. These are Industrial Heritage sites which are the historically most important and most attractive for visitors. In a first step the route leads through Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Germany.
| Location | Site | Theme(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Amlwch | Mynydd Parys and Porth Amlwch | Mining, Transport and Communication |
| Birmingham | Jewellery Quarter | Production and Manufacturing |
| Blaenavon | Big Pit National Coal Museum | Mining |
| Bradford | Saltaire Village | Textile, Production and Manufacturing |
| Brentford | Kew Bridge Steam Museum | Energy, Water |
| Chatham, Kent | Chatham Historic Dockyard | Transport and Communication |
| Cromford | Derwent Valley Mills | Textile |
| Crynant | Cefn Coed Colliery Museum | Mining |
| Dundee | Verdant Works | Textile |
| Gloucester | National Waterways Museum and Gloucester Dock | Transport and Communication |
| Kidderminster | Severn Valley Railway | Transport and Communication |
| Lanark | New Lanark | Textiles |
| Liverpool | Merseyside Maritime Museum | Transport and Communication |
| Llanberis | National Slate Museum | Production and Manufacturing |
| Manchester | Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester | Textile, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication |
| Newtongrange | Scottish Mining Museum | Mining |
| Northwich | Lion Salt Works | Production and Manufacturing |
| Penzance | Geevor Tin Mine | Mining |
| Rhondda | Rhondda Heritage Park | Mining |
| Sheffield | Kelham Island Museum | Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Gladstone Pottery Museum | Production and Manufacturing |
| Swansea | National Waterfront Museum | Mining, Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication, Water |
| Tavistock | Morwellham Quay | Mining, Transport and Communication |
| Telford | Ironbridge Gorge Museums | Mining, Iron and Steel, Production and Manufacturing, Energy |
| Wakefield | National Coal Mining Museum for England | Mining |
| Waltham Abbey | Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills | Mining, Production and Manufacturing |
| Amsterdam | Heineken Experience - Heineken Brewery | Production and Manufacturing |
| Enschede | Museum of Textiles and Social Life Jannink | Textile |
| Haarlemmermeer | Steam Pumping Station De Cruquius | Energy, Water |
| Kerkrade | Museum of Industry INDUSTRION | Mining, Production and Manufacturing |
| Hengelo | Museum of Technology HEIM | Production and Manufacturing, Energy |
| Rotterdam | Wilhelmina Quays | Production and Manufacturing, Transport and Communication |
| Tilburg | The Dutch Museum of Textiles | Textile |
| Zaandam | Museum "Zaanse Schans" | Energy, Water |
| Zevenaar | Brick Works De Panoven | Production and Manufacturing |
| Beringen | Flemish Coal Mining Museum | Mining |
| La Louvière | Mining Site Bois-du-Luc. Ecomusée | Mining |
| Differdange | Industry and Railway Park Fond-de-Gras | Mining, Transport and Communication |
| Petite-Rosselle | La mine, Musée du Carreau Wendel | Mining |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | Industrial Museum | Iron and Steel |
| Chemnitz | Chemnitz Museum of Industry | Textile, Production and Manufacturing, Energy, Transport and Communication |
| Delmenhorst | Nordwolle | Textile |
| Dortmund | Westphalian Industrial Museum Zollern II/IV Colliery | Mining |
| Duisburg | Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord | Iron and Steel |
| Essen | World Heritage Site Zollverein XII Colliery & Coking Plant | Mining |
| Euskirchen | Rhineland Industrial Museum Mueller Cloth Mill | Textile |
| Goslar | Mines of Rammelsberg World Heritage Site | Mining |
| Gräfenhainichen | Ferropolis - Town of Iron | Mining, Energy |
| Hamburg | Museum of Work | Production and Manufacturing |
| Hoyerswerda | Lusatia Mining Museum Knappenrode | Mining |
| Lage | Westphalian Industrial Museum Brick Works Lage | Production and Manufacturing |
| Lichterfeld | Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60 | Mining |
| Merkers | Merkers Adventure Mine | Mining |
| Nürnberg | DB (German Railway) Museum | Transport and Communication |
| Oberhausen | Gasometer next to CentrO | Energy |
| Papenburg | Meyer Shipyard | Production and Manufacturing |
| Peenemünde | Historical and Technical Information Centre | Energy, Transport and Communication |
| Selb | European Industrial Museum of China | Production and Manufacturing |
| Solingen | Rhineland Industrial Museum Hendrichs Drop Forge | Production and Manufacturing |
| Uebigau-Wahrenbrück | Louise Briquette Works | Mining, Energy |
| Völklingen | World Heritage Site Voelklingen Iron Works | Iron and Steel |
| Zehdenick | Mildenberg Brick Work Park | Production and Manufacturing |
| Zwickau | August Horch Museum | Production and Manufacturing |
Read more about this topic: European Route Of Industrial Heritage
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