National Coal Mining Museum for England

National Coal Mining Museum for England
Entrance to the National Coal Mining Museum
National Coal Mining Museum
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Former name
Yorkshire Mining Museum
Established1988
LocationCaphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England[1]
Coordinates53°38′36″N 1°37′16″W / 53.6433°N 1.6211°W / 53.6433; -1.6211
TypeHeritage centre
Collection sizeOver 45,000
Visitorsc. 110,000 (2019/20)
Employeesc. 85 (March 2021)
Websitewww.ncm.org.uk

National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.

  1. ^ "Contact | National Coal Mining Museum for England". www.ncm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2020.