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Beamish Open Air Museum is
an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley,
County Durham. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an
example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at
the climax in 1825. On its a number of breeds.of
industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the
restoration and interpretation is specific to the late Victorian
and Edwardian eras, together with portions of countryside under
the influence of industrial revolution 300 acres (120 ha) estate
it utilises a mixture of translocated, original and replica
buildings; a huge collection of artifacts, working vehicles and
equipment; as well as livestock and costumed interpreters. The
museum has received prestigious awards since it opened its
present site to visitors in 1972 and has been influential on
other "living museums". It is a significant educational
resource, and helps to preserve some traditional north-country
and rare livestock
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