Beamish, The North of
England Open Air Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish,
near the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. The museum's
guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in
urban and rural North East England at the climax of
industrialisation in the early 20th century.
Beamish Joint
Committee comprises 35 members appointed by the constituent
authorities (Durham County Council, Sunderland City Council,
Gateshead MBC, South Tyneside MBC and North Tyneside MBC) in
proportion to their revenue contributions. The Joint Committee own
Beamish Museum, it’s exhibits and archives and are
responsible for capital development and procuring grants for such
capital development.