TheMuseum is open Wednesday to Sunday 9.45am – 5pm
Following further negotiations with UNISON,industrial action, largely affecting our Underground Tours, is confirmed to take place until Sunday 12 October. Although Underground Tours will be unavailable during this period, theMuseum Remains Open, and continues to share the important history of coal mining with our visitors. Read the full statement here and FAQs.
This pamphlet was produced by the National Union of Mineworkers, and shows an illustration of Emanuel Shinwell, Minister of Fuel and Power, driving a bulldozer to clear away a pictoral depition of ’20 Years Decay of Private Coal Ownership.’