TheMuseum is open Wednesday to Sunday 9.45am – 4pm / Free Entry (open as usual during the festive period, including Christmas Eve)
Following further negotiations with UNISON,industrial action, largely affecting our Underground Tours, is confirmed to take place until Wednesday 28 January 2026. 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.
A centrifugal fan that was used as the standby fan on the surface at Hope Pit near Caphouse.
The fan is a drum shape with the side of the drum made of angled vanes. Inside the drum are six support bars that link the central shaft to the outside edge of the drum.
