Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Pochin Colliery, photograph

Miner's train, Pochin Colliery. The Tredegar Coal Company developed reserves at Pochin about three miles south of Tredegar in the 1880's. Most of the work force lived in Tredegar and were taken to and from work in a collier's train specially used to cater for the dirty clothes of the pitmen. It's arrival at Tredegar was accompanied by clouds of dust as the several hundred colliers got out. The scene shown is at the colliery end of the shift as workmen prepare to travel home.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

87.108I/67

Creation/Production

unknown
Date: 20th century, early

Acquisition

Donation, 2/7/1987

Measurements

Length (mm): 505
Width (mm): 635

Material

paper

Location

In store
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