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North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre

Coordinates:55°47′26″N3°59′43″W / 55.79056°N 3.99528°W /55.79056; -3.99528
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Scottish heritage centre

North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre

TheNorth Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is afour star[1]heritage centre located near thetown centre ofMotherwell,North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre is seen as the main repository for archives and modern records for the whole of North Lanarkshire.[2]

History

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Originally known as Motherwell Heritage Centre, the centre was opened in 1996,[3] and was known as that until April 2012,[4] when all archive and modern records were transferred to Motherwell from its previous location inCumbernauld.[3] As of April 2013 ownership was transferred from North Lanarkshire Council to CultureNL.

Features

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One of the features at the centre used to include Technopolis where people were allowed to feel part of Lanarkshire's past, by re-creating scenes of eras includingheavy industry and steel production. Domestic life of the area is re-created through various talking figures and interactive interpretation. However this part of the Heritage Centre was closed in 2011 and turned over to the storage of paper archives.

There is also a gallery room, located at the ground floor, showing exhibitions provided byNorth Lanarkshire Council and also exhibitions outwith the local council area. Some international exhibitions are also on display there, and exhibitions are updated regularly.[1]

The local studies and family research room is where reference media such as PC's and Microfilm are based, that allow visitors to browse through local and personal records, usually to search for family ties or former occupations.

Also, based within the heritage centre, is the viewing tower, located on the fifth floor of the building, giving an excellent view of theClyde Valley region, theCampsie Fells, and ofmountains fromTinto Hill to as far back asBen Lomond, usually only viewable in sunny conditions.[1]

As well as those features, there is a gift shop that sells a range of books about local heritage, and also items typical of a museum/heritage centre gift shop (postcards, toys, sweets etc.).

The centre is also wheelchair accessible, withlifts in operation inside the centre.[3]

External links

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References

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  1. ^abc"Free admission at this 4-star attraction".North Lanarkshire Council. 5 July 2012. Retrieved23 July 2012.
  2. ^"North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre to hold open day".Wishaw Press. 27 June 2012. Retrieved23 July 2012.
  3. ^abc"Industrial heritage in North Lanarkshire".North Lanarkshire Council. 5 July 2012. Retrieved23 July 2012.
  4. ^"North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre".visitlanarkshire.com. Retrieved23 July 2012.
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