Mining matters for monthly exhibition at Caistor

The hillsides around Nettleton and Claxby are some of the most beautiful in the Lincolnshire Wolds, yet less than 100 years ago, they were scarred by the mines supplying Scunthorpe's mammoth demands for the iron and steel industry.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2016, 09:36 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2016, 09:39 BST
An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143357001An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143357001
An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143357001

Find out what happened below the feet of those well trodden fields and hills at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre where an exhibition is being held from March 1 to March 31 to show what life was like underground.

See the layout of the mines and the machinery; learn of the lives of the miners and listen to their stories.

Admission is free.

An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143346001An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143346001
An exhibition on the Wolds mines is at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre thoughout March EMN-160223-143346001
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Today (Saturday, March 5) there is the chance to meet the exhibitors and some former miners at the centre between 11.30am and 1.30pm.

There is also a guided five-mile walk around the mining area on Sunday, March 13 and 20, starting at 10.30am at Nettleton Top.

Booking essential for the walk; call 01472 851605.

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