5/5 Bob A. 1 year ago on Google
An
excellent
place
to
visit.
Static
exhibition,
mine
tour,
gift
shops
and
good
cafe.
The
exhibition
(upstairs,
lift
available)
very
interesting.
A
plan
of
the
extent
of
the
mine
superimposed
on
the
land
map
is
quite
amazing.
Lots
of
concise
facts
that
give
pause
for
thought;
*
Friendly
societies
that
became
Trade
Unions
and
the
NHS
*
The
hardships
endured
in
producing
the
coal
vs
the
immense
wealth
of
the
mine
owners.
*
The
vast
distances
the
coal
was
shipped
around
the
world
fuelling
industrialisation
and
Empire.
*
Children
as
young
as
4
employed
in
the
mines.
*
A
miner
killed
every
6
hours,
back
in
the
day.
And
much
more
...
Take
the
underground
tour,
it
really
adds
a
lot
of
value
to
your
visit.
Our
guide
on
the
tour
was
Peter;
lamp
and
underground
token
number
39
(very
impressive
qualifications).
Peter
worked
a
good
double
act
with
the
appropriate
AV.
However,
his
25
years
working
in
the
mines
comes
alive
on
this
tour.
He
knows
the
fine
detail
of
the
mine
and
the
broad
context
of
mining
on
the
local,
national
and
environmental
aspects
of
coal.
Food
for
thought.
My
personal
impression
of
the
whole
experience
here
is
that
we
are
witnessing
again
the
massive
skew
of
profit
to
the
very
few.
This
time
it
is
oil
and
gas
not
coal.
Sorry
for
that
but
this
place
is
very
well
put
together
and
provokes
thought
and
gratitude
to
those
who
worked
underground.
Also,
the
relevance
to
issues
of
today,
make
this
an
exhibition
of
the
past
and
the
future.
Well
done.
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