1900's Colliery

Discover the story of coal mining at the 1900s Colliery - Beamish Museum

The coal mining industry dominated the North East's history. Visit our 1900s Colliery to see what life was like for miners and take a trip underground

Generations of families worked down the North East’s pits – it was the industry on which the region’s prosperity was built. In 1913, the year of peak production, 165,246 men and boys worked in Durham’s 304 mines. Discover the story of North East mining