Rhondda
Heritage Park
Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF37 7NP,
Wales, UK.
Tel.
44 (0)1443 682036 |
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The colliery museum of the Rhondda Heritage Park is based at the
former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Trehafod, in the Rhondda Valley
of south Wales.
The Rhondda
formed the heart of south Wales' coal industry in the 19th and
20th centuries, with its population soaring from around 3000 in
1860 to almost 160,000 in 1910. The Lewis Merthyr pit closed in
1983, and the visitor centre opened to the public in 1989. Today
the Rhondda Heritage Park offers a unique insight into the mining
communities
that shaped the area. Visitors can experience life in a colliery
in the 1950's by taking an underground tour through the roadways
of the mines. A cage descends to the bottom of the pit from where
an ex-miner guides visitors, and the journey ends with a simulated
ride to the surface.
In the restored
pithead buildings is an exhibition entitled 'Black Gold - the
Story of Coal', telling the story of colliery workers; and visitors
can also visit the Fan House, where there is information about
the social and cultural heritage of the valleys. There is an indoor
reconstruction of a period village street, and an excellent art
gallery with both local and national work on display. The site
also has a restaurant, gift shop and children's play area.
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