National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust
- Cultural Route
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- European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Country
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- United Kingdom
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Museum
- Heritage Site
- Member Status
- Individual
- Year of Accession to Membership
- N/D
- Contact Details
- National Coal Mining Museum for England
Caphouse Colliery
New Road
Overton
Wakefield WF4 4RH (United Kingdom)
Tel: +44 01924 848 806
Website: www.ncm.org.uk
Email: info[at]ncm.org.uk
- Contact Person
- N/D
- Main Town/Region
- Overton (City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England)
- Site Town/Region
- Overton (City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England)
- Main GPS Location
- 53.643405, -1.619667
- Site GPS Location
- 53.643405, -1.619667
- UNESCO World Heritage List
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- European Heritage Label
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- Other Heritage Labels
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- Description
- The National Coal Mining Museum for England (formerly known as Yorkshire Mining Museum) is a museum dedicated to social and industrial history of mining. Visitors can experience the underground conditions miners worked in and see the tools and machines they used. The Museum is located in the Caphouse Colliery, one of the oldest collieries in the United Kingdom.
The National Coal Mining Museum for England is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
- Logos/Pictures
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certification logo
With the support of:
EPA HEADQUARTERS | EICR
Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg
