Uncovering the many-layered history of South Wales, Hannah Pezzack’s essay explores the intersections of industry, ecological transformation, and mystical traditions that still endure. Journeying to ...

and in the 19th century some were even sold as pit ponies to pull trains of coal. Lower down the slopes, the ponies keep the grass short enough to provide suitable habitat for the chough.

The railway was originally established to serve the needs of the coal mines of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. A pit pony in a coal mine, photograph taken in the early 1900s. There was ...

Projections feature canaries, pit ponies and local wildlife ... arrival of the stunning Sentinel sculpture. Inspired by the coal mining canaries it symbolises hope and resilience.