Pupils experienced a live demonstration by a blacksmith as he created an iron chain piece by piece and when venturing down the coal mine (complete with hard hats) there was little to no lighting and courtesy of a simulated mining explosion, they felt the earth move!

Year 9 pupil Ariel said:

“I had an amazing time and learnt a lot about life back then. We visited a cottage that people would of been living in at the time, it was so amazing to see how they used their limited space but managed to fit everything in. My favourite part of the mines is when a large amount of coal fell and made a bang and the floor shake, this left everyone screaming!”