Name: The Pit Wheel
Duration: P00H02M00S
Description: Big Pit, now the National Coal Museum of Wales, was the most important colliery in Blaenavon for over a hundred years, becoming known as ‘Big Pit’ due to its unusually large elliptical shaft. A huge wheel formed part of the hoist which helped lower the cages of miners under-ground - cranking up, slowing down, cranking up, slowing down...

The Pit Wheel

from Lord Abergavenny's Hills by Darren Black

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Big Pit, now the National Coal Museum of Wales, was the most important colliery in Blaenavon for over a hundred years, becoming known as ‘Big Pit’ due to its unusually large elliptical shaft. A huge wheel formed part of the hoist which helped lower the cages of miners under-ground - cranking up, slowing down, cranking up, slowing down...

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from Lord Abergavenny's Hills, track released March 14, 2015
Darren Black: guitar/violin

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Darren Black Winchester, UK

Darren Black is a Hampshire UK based musician, songwriter and composer whose songs are rooted in sociological and political observation. His latest album 'Empty Halls Can Feel Like crowded Rooms' was released in January 2023.

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