Coal Mining in South Wales

Section A Coal in the Rhondda was, in its time was the best steam coal in the world. From its rise in the 1850’s, till its fall in 1983, the Rhondda has been both a place of hope and a place of despair. But as well as this it has been a ray off hope for the working class, with the workers and there families of the this small south Wales vally standing up for there …

…horrific disaster. One reason for them to choose this disaster instead of another is because it is suitable for a young audience so you can get the message across to all age groups. The other reason I fell the Rhondda Heritage Park shows this exhibit is because you are about to go down into a mine and they don’t want to scare you about going under ground, as you might not want to go.