Please note that we have temporarily paused our iconic Underground Tours until April 2025, to install a brand new winding engine. The Museum remains open with a brand-new Time Tunnel experience now bookable. Underground Tours can now be booked and will be back on 2 April 2025.
A swingletree was part of a pit pony’s equipment in a chain limmer system that used chains to pull tubs. Chains fixed to the pony’s collar would then attach to the swingleetree which hung behind the rear of the pony.