Cefn Coed Colliery Museum, Mining museum in Crynant, Wales.
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum is a mining museum in Crynant, Wales, dedicated to the history of coal extraction in the area. It displays original equipment, tools, and machinery that were used underground and explains how these installations worked.
The mine started operating in 1930 and conducted coal extraction until 1968, becoming one of the world's deepest anthracite operations. The shaft complex was a major industrial undertaking in South Wales that contributed to the region's prosperity during that era.
The museum shows how mining shaped life in this region and how miners and their families lived together in the community. Visitors see photographs and objects that reflect daily life here during the coal industry's heyday.
The site is located near Neath and is best visited on a weekday or Saturday when the full exhibition is available to explore. Visitors should expect slopes and uneven ground, so wearing appropriate shoes and dressing for changing weather conditions is advisable.
The museum houses an electrically modified steam engine from shaft 2, a remarkable piece of mining machinery that visitors often overlook. Additionally, the site contains one of only two known deposits of Brammallite mineral in Wales, making it geologically significant.
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