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.
A black and white etching by Black Country artist R. S. Chattock. The image appears to depict men shovelling mounds of coal, possibly from the site of a coke works. They are stood beside a railway sidings which has two large stationery tubs.