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.
This case shows samples of different wire ropes designed for different purposes.
Wire ropes were used to wind men in and out of the pits, but also on haulage drums, cranes and continuous rope systems that would move tubs around the underground in a large loop.
