STOOD at the top of the Afon Lwyd Valley is a remaining site of our industrial heritage, Big Pit. Today it offers a unique visitor experience where you can follow a path tread by many miners down a 90 metre shaft and see the underground workings of the colliery. Here are some archive images of visitors enjoying doing just that.
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Do you have an old photograph you would like to share with us? If so, email it to sarah.wigmore@gwent-wales.co.uk with a short description and we will include it in the newspaper.
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