Big Pit National Coal Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit (Blaenavon) Trust. By 1 February 2001 Big Pit Coal Museum was incorporated into the National Museums and Galleries of Wales as the National Mining Museum of Wales. The site is dedicated to operational preservation of the Welsh heritage of coal mining, which took place during the Industrial Revolution.

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1983 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru; Big Pit; Big Pit Mining Museum; Big Pit: The National Mining Museum Of Wales; Pwll Mawr
mining museum, museum, national museum, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 51.7724, -3.105, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Castell Coch ⓘ
  castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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  Crickhowell Castle ⓘ
  castle in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK  

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  Grosmont Castle ⓘ
  castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Kilpeck Castle ⓘ
  castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  

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  Longtown Castle ⓘ
  Norman fortification in Longtown, England  

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  Newport Castle ⓘ
  castle in Newport, south-east Wales, UK

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  Raglan Castle ⓘ
  late medieval castle in Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  Monmouth Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Monmouth, Wales, UK  

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  Abergavenny Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Abergavenny. Ruined castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  White Castle ⓘ
  castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caerphilly, Wales  

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  Aber Valley Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum and heritage centre

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  Abergavenny Museum ⓘ
  Local Authority Museum in Wales

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  Bedwellty House Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Blaenavon Community Museum ⓘ
  museum in Blaenavon, Wales

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  Blaina Heritage Action Group Museum ⓘ
  local heritage museum in Wales

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  Borth Station Museum ⓘ
  museum in Borth

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  Brecon Mountain Railway ⓘ
  narrow gauge tourist railway on the south side of the Brecon Beacons

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  Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths ⓘ
  archaeological museum in Newport, Wales

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  Cynon Valley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Aberdare, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Ebbw Vale Works Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Fourteen Locks Canal Centre ⓘ
  heritage centre in Newport, Wales, UK

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  Howell Harris Museum ⓘ
  museum in Brecon

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  Joseph Parry's Cottage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Merthyr Tydfil

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  Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Wales

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  Newport Medieval Ship ⓘ
  1449 sailing ship  

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  Pontypridd Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Wales, United Kingdom

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  Rhondda Heritage Park ⓘ
  tourist attraction and museum in Trehafod, Rhondda, Wales, United Kingdom

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  The Winding House ⓘ
  mining and local heritage museum in South Wales

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  Tredegar House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newport

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  Tretower Court Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Usk Rural Life Museum ⓘ
  museum in Usk

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  Winding House ⓘ
  museum in New Tredegar, Wales, United Kingdom

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  National Roman Legion Museum ⓘ
  museum in Caerleon, Newport, Wales  

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  Newport Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Monmouth Museum ⓘ
  museum in Monmouth, UK  

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  The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh ⓘ
  military museum in Powys, Wales

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  Big Pit National Coal Museum ⓘ
  former coal mine and industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon in south-east Wales, United Kingdom

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  Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth ⓘ
  military museum in Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Llancaiach Fawr Living History Museum ⓘ
  heritage centre in Treharris

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  Friends of the Newport Ship ⓘ
  heritage centre in Newport

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1983 Big Pit National Coal Museum

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1060 Monmouth Castle

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1087 Abergavenny Castle

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1130 White Castle

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1268 Caerphilly Castle

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1850 National Roman Legion Museum

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1888 Newport Museum and Art Gallery

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1924 Monmouth Museum

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1935 The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh

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1989 Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth

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1991 Llancaiach Fawr Living History Museum

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2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

2002 Friends of the Newport Ship

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20180622 11 The Canary in the Coal Mine - 45116403145

The Big Pit colliery museum

Big Pit Mining Museum

Cogs (12032239)

Big Pit

Blaenavon

Colliery railway, Big Pit

Pit props at Blaenavon

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Castell Coch	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Crickhowell Castle	castle, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle		Grosmont Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kilpeck Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Longtown Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newport Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Raglan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Monmouth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Abergavenny Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1130	White Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Aber Valley Heritage Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Abergavenny Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bedwellty House Museum	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blaenavon Community Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blaina Heritage Action Group Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Borth Station Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Brecon Mountain Railway	narrow-gauge railway, heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cynon Valley Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ebbw Vale Works Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fourteen Locks Canal Centre	heritage center, visitor center	Wikidata
site	museum		Howell Harris Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Joseph Parry's Cottage Museum	museum, organization, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Newport Medieval Ship	sailing ship, museum ship, archaeological site, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Pontypridd Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rhondda Heritage Park	show mine, local authority museum, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Winding House	mining museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tredegar House Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Tretower Court Museum	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Usk Rural Life Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House	museum, organization, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1850	National Roman Legion Museum	museum, national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Newport Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	Monmouth Museum	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1935	The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh	independent museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Big Pit National Coal Museum	museum, mining museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Castle and Regimental Museum, Monmouth	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Llancaiach Fawr Living History Museum	museum, organization, heritage center, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Friends of the Newport Ship	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		20180622 11 The Canary in the Coal Mine - 45116403145		Commons
commons	image		The Big Pit colliery museum		Commons
commons	image		Big Pit Mining Museum		Commons
commons	image		Cogs (12032239)		Commons
commons	image		Big Pit		Commons
commons	image		Blaenavon		Commons
commons	image		Colliery railway, Big Pit		Commons
commons	image		Pit props at Blaenavon		Commons
commons	image		Big Pit		Commons
commons	image		Big Pit		Commons