View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by UDORA - University of Derby Online Research Archive Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Item type Article Authors Davies-Vollum, K. Siân; Guion, Paul. D.; Knight, John. A.; Smith, Andrew Citation Davies-Vollum, S. et al, (2016) 'Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK' Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 2015-372 DOI 10.1144/pygs2015-372 Publisher Geological Society of London Journal Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society Rights Archived with thanks to Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society Downloaded 14-Dec-2017 13:49:00 Link to item http://hdl.handle.net/10545/620682 1 1 Geology of Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK 2 K. S. Davies-Vollum1,2, P. D. Guion2, J.A. Knight3 & A. Smith4 3 1Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard 4 Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK 5 2College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 6 1GB, UK 7 3Harworth Minerals Consultancy, 2 Church Street, Shirland, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 8 6BJ, UK 9 4National Coal Mining Museum for England, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, 10 Wakefield, WF4 4RH, UK 11 Correspondence:
[email protected] 12 13 Abstract: The National Coal Mining Museum in West Yorkshire affords a rare 14 opportunity for the public to visit a former colliery (Caphouse) and experience at first 15 hand the geology of a mine. The geology at the museum can be seen via the public tour, 16 limited surface outcrop and an inclined ventilation drift, which provides the best 17 geological exposure and information.