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Big Pit- National Coal Museum of Wales

WalesSOUTH WALES - Torfaen · Wales

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Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 under the auspices of the National Museum of Wales. The site is dedicated to operational preservation of the Welsh heritage of coal mining, which took place during the Industrial revolution.

Gift Shop Machine: Is located just inside the door of the gift shop. Designs are:
1) Miner
2) The Big Pit
3) Welsh Dragon
2) Miners Lamp

Retired 1 designs were: 1) The Big Pit, 2) Miner, 3) Dragon, 4) Machinery.

Machines and designs

2 machines
MachineDesignsCoin type
Gift Shop4Penny
Retired 1?Penny

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  • Big Pit- National Coal Museum of Wales
  • Big Pit- National Coal Museum of Wales

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