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Winchester
18-09-2009, 10:55 PM
The Beringen-Mijn is a Coal Mine (Mijn) just north of Beringen, opened in 1901. The area is known as Beringen-Mijn, most likely because the housing built in the area was for the mine workers. There were some impressive residential buildings around the mine itself, assumedly built for managers. In one bar, the whole place is decorated with archive photographs of Beringen-Mijn in it's heyday. It closed in 1989, but the area retains it mining heritage, with the slag heaps remaining to the west.

Part of the mine is being turned into a museum, and some of the administration buildings have been restored. When we turned up there, they knew what we were up to.... Our interest in the mine was far greater than that of the museum which we were promised was opening later in the afternoon.

Great stuff here. Until it rains and the barking noises get closer. Oh, and did I say? It's humungous. And a bit dark inside.

Didn't really feel like we saw enough here, but it's impressive nonetheless.


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Headstocks


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Changing Rooms

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