Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Summerlee was one of Scotland's most important ironworks during the 19th century. The site was opened in 1836 by John Neilson of Glasgow's Oakbank Engine Works. Within three years, Summerlee had four furnaces in blast and by 1842 there was now six. The ironworks continued successfully until after World War I, when following a short period after the Armistice, increasingly scarce resources allied to industrial disputes at the mines, led to the furnaces being destroyed in 1929. The area opened as a museum in 1988. In 2008, £10million was invested in the site to redevelop it for tourists. When the museum reopened in October 2008, it was renamed as Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life.

Built in 1991 1992, the miners' row, or "raw", shows typical workers' homes from the 1880s to the 1980s. In the row, there is also a sweet shop selling old fashioned sweets. Some of the modern houses have gardens, such as the 1940s house which has a wartime "dig for victory" garden with Anderson shelter. The row is used frequently as a location for filming. <br /><gallery> File:Summerlee Miners Row 1840 to 1910.jpg|Summerlee Miners' Row 1840 to 1910 File:Summerlee Miners' Row 1940 to 1980 General View.jpg|Summerlee Miners' Row 1940 to 1980 File:Summerlee Miners row 1980s Living Room.jpg|Summerlee Miners' Row 1980s Living Room File:Summerlee Miners Row 1960s Living Room.jpg|Summerlee Miners…