Go Further

Nine more websites that can help your research

THE BEVIN BOYS ASSOCIATION

w bevinboysassociation.co.uk

The association commemorates the role of about 48,000 Bevin Boys who were conscripted to help boost coal production at a time of national crisis.

BIG PIT NATIONAL COAL MUSEUM

w museum.wales/bigpit/

Find out about this Welsh museum, and explore its catalogue of artefacts and collections.

COALFIELD WEB MATERIALS

w agor.org.uk/cwm

This website describes life in the South Wales Coalfield during the 19th and 20th centuries.

DISCOVERY

w discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Search The National Archives’ catalogue to find material in countless depositories, and read its dedicated research guide at bit.ly/tna-mining.

FIFE PITS

w fifepits.co.uk

Learn about Fife’s collieries, pits and mines.

MINING DURHAM’S HIDDEN DEPTHS

w bit.ly/mining-durham

Search a database of names produced by a volunteer project to index records in the Durham Miners’ Association trade union archive.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINING HISTORY ORGANISATIONS

w namho.org

Find details of member groups all over the UK.

NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND

w nationalminingmuseum.com

Learn more details about the museum library’s collection, and download a free research guide.

NATIONAL UNION OF MINEWORKERS

w num.org.uk/archives

Uncover the history of the trade union.