{"id":23518,"date":"2025-03-12T22:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=23518"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:01:10","slug":"bedminster-coalmines","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/bedminster-coalmines\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedminster Coalmines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20563 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-604x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-604x371.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-100x61.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-270x166.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dean-Lane-colour-picture-e1695669856156.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Greater Bedminster area was once covered by coal mines stretching from East Street to Long Ashton.\u00a0 This walk will take you around the sites of nine of the mines, each of which have their own stories, many ending in tragedy for the mineworkers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Although there is little left above ground now, this will soon change with plans to memorialise the memories of the thousands of almost forgotten working class Bristolians who worked, and often died, in the deep pits below the surface of Bedminster, Southville, and Ashton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greater Bedminster area was once covered by coal mines stretching from East Street to Long Ashton.\u00a0 This walk will take you around the sites of nine of the mines, each of which have their own stories, many ending in tragedy for the mineworkers. 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