Did any of your family mine in any of the collieries linked to the Oaks?
Oaks Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3ET
Barnsley Main Colliery site is a place to remember the coal mining endeavors of previous generations. This year is the 160th Anniversary of the worst coal mining disaster in English history and this site ensures it is remembered and commemorated. Additionally, the names of all those killed at collieries connected to this site over the many years of mining are being compiled, together with their ages, dates and circumstances of the incidents. This is an ongoing project, and should anyone have information they consider should be included, it will be well received. The museum on site houses donated mining artefacts, historical information and items found on site. Call by and learn more about your mining heritage and maybe your own family history.
Timings
- Monday 14 September:
- 1000 - 1400
Location & directions
Oaks Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 3ET
- Directions:
- What 3 Words: Wooden.Cars.Petty
- Contact on day:
- Janet Town
- Telephone number:
- +447709773976
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
No toilets on site, and surfaces are flat but grassed and uneven if venturing off the tarmac area. One step access into museum.
