Roger - your memories going.
I recall a trip for the South Glos Mines Research Group to Hopewell Colliery
(inc the underground trip) but it's not on your list.
Now who was it who organised the trip? ..... Oh yes! Roger Gosling.!!!!
Regards
Dave
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From: "Roger Gosling" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:46 PM
Subject: [MINING-HISTORY] How many UK mining museums have underground tours?
> On the website
> http://www.pontypooltown.info/bil/contents/leftcontent.htm
> in the part about Big Pit, it states:
>
> "Big Pit is one of only two mining museums in the United Kingdom where
visitors can be taken underground."
>
> I think there are more than two mining museums in the UK with underground
tours, but it probably depends on how you define a "Mining Museum"
>
> Which do list members think is the other ONE the Big Pit website is
referring to? Perhaps if they mean coal mines, then it is Caphouse?
>
> How many other mines have a TRUE underground trip to them (for the
ordinary tourist)? For example can we call these mining museums? Sygun, the
various N Wales slate mines, Glengowla, Tom Leonard (Cleveland Ironstone),
Birkhill, Clearwell, Killhope, Nenthead, Great Orme, Honister, Llywernog,
Morwellham, Wanlockhead?, Dolaucothi?, Temple, Geevor, Rhondda (Lewis
Merthyr), Poldark. Which ones have I missed?
>
> Roger
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