Saltom Pit was the first under-sea coal mine in England. For over 100 years it led the way in mining technology and innovation. Men, women and children worked below the sea bed to dig a labyrinth of tunnels stretching 2km from shore – a submarine city. Now only ruins of the winding-engine house remain.
- Discover what the ruins once were in
Between a Rock and a Hard Place. - Read eye-witness accounts from people who knew Saltom in
Echoes from the Past. - Learn about the people and the technology in
Saltom the Submarine City.
Imagine the noise of the winding engine, and the pumps that worked constantly to drain the tunnels. Imagine working a 12 hour shift knowing the sea bed was above your head. Imagine living in the cottages by the pit head, or working with the horses stabled there.
Now Saltom’s bay is left to nature again – but the stones still hold the echoes of the lives spent below its cliffs.
