
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Miners' Welfare Fund Caphouse Colliery Pithead Baths. These baths were erected by the Miners' Welfare Committee in pursuance of the Mining Industry Act 1926 were opened and handed over to the Trustees on 5th November 1938 Recorded plaque organisation: New Road.
The Caphouse Colliery Pithead Baths represent a significant improvement in miners' health and welfare, constructed under the Mining Industry Act 1926 to provide hygiene facilities for coal miners.
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Photo: Richard Croft on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0