National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME), based in Wakefield, will be launching an exciting new experience in January 2025.
Using the latest technology, the tunnel will allow people to travel through time, meet characters from across the ages, and discover the history of mining.
Made possible through the generosity of a Rural England Prosperity Fund grant from West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the museum is transforming a major historic surface tunnel into a spectacular new immersive experience.
Yorkshire Post photographer, Tony Johnsonm caught up with former miner Gary Ward to hear about the new exibition.
Using the latest technology, the tunnel will allow people to travel through time, meet characters from across the ages, and discover the history of mining.
Made possible through the generosity of a Rural England Prosperity Fund grant from West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the museum is transforming a major historic surface tunnel into a spectacular new immersive experience.
Yorkshire Post photographer, Tony Johnsonm caught up with former miner Gary Ward to hear about the new exibition.
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00:00I'm Gary Ward, I'm a guide at Cap House Colliery, I've been in coal mining for 36 years and
00:10what we're doing now is something different, they call it the Time Tunnel but it's always
00:14been a Time Tunnel because of its history, which we build on, then we take the public
00:19through the history of the Time Tunnel to nearly the present day, so it's quite a good
00:24experience.
00:25We've opened it up because we're going through the history of the Time Tunnel but we're going
00:29through the history of mining as well.
00:32We are having a new winding engine put in so we've got to look at ways to keep it public
00:37coming and we've found a good way here with this tunnel because it was already a good
00:41exhibit but we've added to it to make it even better, so it should be a decent experience
00:46but we'll wait to find out.
00:47We'll see the history of coal mining from the 1840s through 1945 to 1979, which was
00:57I've got to say my present day, that's when I started in the industry, so and then we'll
01:02answer questions and see if we can enlighten the public on that.
01:06It's something I've done most of my work, well I've done it all my working life, I walked
01:10out at school gates and I walked into pit gates more or less, so it's something I've
01:15done all my life and I don't want it to be forgotten.
01:19We were backbone country for many years so we don't want to be forgotten for that.