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 poster warns of potential accidents with a shearer with the incorrect use of chock blocks, with the message ‘Stop! These chock blocks may jerk the shearer & trap that man’.
