Big Pit colliery
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Big Pit colliery is a preserved former coal mine in Blaenavon, Wales, now operating as a museum that illustrates the region’s industrial and mining heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Pit colliery canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former coal mine
ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| admissionFee | free general admission ⓘ |
| category |
coal mining museum
ⓘ
open-air museum ⓘ |
| closureDateAsWorkingMine | 1980 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bath house
ⓘ
blacksmith’s forge ⓘ exhibitions on coal mining ⓘ lamp room ⓘ pithead buildings ⓘ underground mine workings ⓘ winding engine house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageTheme |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
mining heritage ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blaenavon
ⓘ
South Wales Valleys ⓘ
surface form:
South Wales
Torfaen ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Newport
ⓘ
Pontypool ⓘ |
| openingDateAsMuseum | 1983 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
National Museum Wales
|
| ownedBy | Welsh Government ⓘ |
| partOf | Blaenavon Industrial Landscape ⓘ |
| purpose |
to interpret the history of coal mining in Wales
ⓘ
to preserve mining buildings and equipment ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
interpretation of miners’ working conditions
ⓘ
role in Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site ⓘ well-preserved colliery structures ⓘ |
| region |
South Wales Coal Measures
ⓘ
surface form:
South Wales Coalfield
|
| safetyEquipmentRequired |
belt
ⓘ
helmet ⓘ lamp ⓘ |
| transportAccess | road access from A465 Heads of the Valleys Road ⓘ |
| undergroundTourAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | guided underground tours by former miners ⓘ |
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