Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

A Welsh village of 400 BCVisit to Big Pit in BlaenavonWednesday 12th OctoberIn the afternoon we visited Big Pit in Blaenavon. It is a coal mine which was closed in1980 and was opened for visitors as a museum.First we acquired helmets and the traditional coal miner equipment from our guidewho led us through the deep tunnels. At the coal mine we went 90 metresunderground by lift and steps. Down there he told us about the bad workingconditions and the disasters which happened there. Mainly he told us about theimportance of anthracite coal for the economical development of the Valleys as wellas for the whole country.60