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Post by John on Jun 28, 2007 9:34:14 GMT -5
To follow.
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Post by philipford734 on Jun 9, 2010 17:09:24 GMT -5
I am looking at collierys in North Wales. The first list that I am putting on the forum is for Anglesey. First is the collieries name followed by the parish.
Anglesey Coal, Llanidan.
Berw Colliery, Llanidan.
Berw Uchaf Colliery, Llanidan (also called Tai Hirion Colliery)
Dafarn Newydd Colliery, Llangristiolus.
Esgefiog Mine(coal) Anglesey.
Gaerwen Syndicate Coal Trials, Llanidan.
Glan-y-Morfa Colliery, Anglesey.
Glantreaeth Colliery, Trefdraeth.
Gwaithglo Colliery.
Holland Arms Colliery, Llanfinhangel.
Llangeinwen Colliery, Llangeinwen.
Maltreath Colliery, Trefdraeth.
Maltraeth Marsh Colliery, Trefdreath.
Marquis Colliery, Llanidan.
Menai Colliery, Trefdraeth.
Morfa Mawr Colliery, Llangafo.
Nant Colliery, Anglesey.
Nantporth Colliery, Anglesey.
Nineveh Colliery Anglesey.
Paradwys Mine (coal) Anglesey.
Pencrug Colliery, Llangristiolus.
Penrhyn Colliery, Anglesey.
Pentre Berw Colliery, Anglesey.
Pont Marquis Colliery, Trefdraeth.
Trecroision Colliery, Anglesey.
Tan-y-Rallt Colliery, Llangristolius.
Trefdraeth Colliery, Trefdraeth.
Tyn-y-Fflat Colliery, Trefdraeth.
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Post by dazbt on Jun 10, 2010 2:08:16 GMT -5
That's an amazing number of collieries for Anglesey, I knew that there had been some coal mined there but never realised that the it had been on such an extensive scale. What sort of dates where these collieries in production, methods of working etc? have I dreamt it or did I once read that some of the Anglesey coal had been naturaly converted into coke in situ?
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Post by John on Jun 10, 2010 7:02:51 GMT -5
I wasn't even aware of coal in Anglesey!! Was there any operating at Vesting Day?? If so did the NCB keep them open and for how long??
I was sent a complete list of all pits taken over on Vesting Day, the organisation of the NCB into areas and divisions by a gentleman in Wales.
Of all the NCB's Divisions, South Wales appears to have the most collieries.
Took me ages to organise the page's for the new website, hundreds of the buggers and little information on them either. So I have to research everyone for any info I can glean out of the internet.
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Post by John on Jun 10, 2010 9:26:03 GMT -5
Daz, natural coking was common in the NSW southern coalfield where volcanic activity occurred millions of years back. They called it "sintered" It was discarded by the company I worked for, Australian Iron and Steel.
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Post by philipford734 on Jun 10, 2010 10:05:56 GMT -5
The Anglesey Coalfield is under the Maltreath Marsh area, it runs from the sea in the west almost to Llangefni in the centre of the island. There where 4 seams worked there, the 3ft, the 4ft, the 6ft and the three quarter yard. The seams dip North West to North East at approx. 1 in 2. The coal was a very poor quality and it was semi coked. This was due to igneous intrusions running through the area. Water was also a big factor for failures. At least one colliery had to bring in coal from outside the area because its own coal was not any good for the pumping engine boilers. The copper smelters at Amlwch refused to use the local fuel because of the poor quality.
It is recorded that very small amounts of coal where produced from the 1400s onward. During the mid 1800s several larger pits where sunk. None where very successful due to water and coal quality. Berw Colliery was recorded as producing 4500 tons for the year 1857. Some records say that all production had ceased by 1871 but Berw Colliery and Pont Marquis where still in the mine lists for 1880.
In the book The Mineral Wealth of Wales and its Exploitation it states that there are fourteen seams of workable thickness. This could be a go back to an early capital raising scheme when the early developers in the 1800s stated that the Anglesey coals where better than Lancashire Coals.
No coal has been worked there since the late 1800s.
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Post by philipford734 on Jun 10, 2010 12:01:54 GMT -5
Forgot to mention the area of the coalfield is roughly 2 miles wide by 9 miles long.
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Post by John on Jun 11, 2010 11:43:20 GMT -5
Forgot to mention the area of the coalfield is roughly 2 miles wide by 9 miles long. That's still a fair amount of coal Philip. |
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Post by philipford734 on Jun 19, 2010 10:55:58 GMT -5
Denbighshire Collieries.
Colliery. Area
Aberderfyn Ruabon
Acrefair Ruabon
Bersham or
Glanrafon Rhostyllen Opened 1870 Closed 1986
Black Lane Broughton Wrexham 1897 1957
Black Park Chirk 1653 1949
Black Park was the oldest pit in the Denbighshire Coalfield
Boncddu Rhosllannerchhrugog
Brandy Pits ""
Broughton, Old Broughton Wrexham 1850 1878
Broughton, New Caego, Wrexham 1883 1910
Brymbo Brymbo
Brynkinallt Chirk 1870 1968
Brynmally Broughton Wrexham 1770 1935
Bryn y Felin Ruabon
Bryn yr Owen Esclusham
Caeglo Ruabon
Cambrian Ruabon
Cefn Ruabon
Cefnybedd Cefn y Bedd 1913 1934
Chirk Bank St Martins
Clawdd Offa Southsea, Wrexham 1943
Cristionydd Ruabon 1874 1926
Delph Ruabon
Dolydd or Vale
of Llangollen Cefn Mawr, Ruabon
Erwlwyd Ruabon
Flannog St Martins
Fron Tan y Fron, Wrexham 1806 1930
Ffosygo Moss, Wrexham 1849 1917
Ffrith or
Gascoed Brymbo, Wrexham 1872 1922
Ffrwd Moss, Wrexham 1904
Garden Hall or
Morton Pits Ruabon
Garden Lodge Ruabon 1846
Gatewen Moss, Wrexham 1877 - 1932
Gresford Gresford 1907 - 1974
Groes Ruabon
Grosvenor or
Coedpoeth Coedpoeth
Gutter Hill Ruabon
Gwersyllt Gwersylt, Wrexham 1862 - 1925
Hafod or Ruabon
New Colliery Ruabon 1863 - 1968
Half Square Ruabon
Holland Brymbo 1941
Ifton St Martins 1913- 1968
Legacy Ruabon 1870 - 1875
Lodge Brymbo
Llay Hall Llay, Wrexham 1877 - 1955
Llay Main Llay, Wrexham 1914 - 1966
Llannerchrugog Ruabon
Moreton Hall St Martins
Mill Ruabon
Minera Minera, Wrexham
Mountain Level Ruabon
New British Ruabon
Old Furnace Rock Ruabon 1901
Pant Ruabon
Pencoed Brymbo
Penhoddw Ruabon
Penrhos Ruabon
Pentrebychan Esclusham
Pentrefawr or
Y Pentre Ruabon
Pentrefron or
Pentrefram Talwrn, Coedpoeth 1819
Pentre Dwr Ruabon
Pentre Saeson Brymbo 1871
Pen y Bryn Ruabon
Penycae Ruabon
Plasbennion Ruabon
Plas Isa Ruabon
Plas Kynaston or
Waterloo Pit Cefn Mawr 1865 - 1897
Plas Maen Ruabon 1864
Plas Madog or
Bee Pit Ruabon 1846
Plas Mostyn Brymbo 1801
Plas Power Southsea, Wrexham 1877 - 1938
Ponkey Furnace Ruabon
Preesgwyn St Martins
Pwll Cadi Brymbo 1867
Pwll Pitar Brymbo
Quinta St Martins
Smelt Brymbo 1968
Southsea Southsea, Wrexham
Square Ruabon
Sryt Isa Ruabon
Sycamore Ruabon
Talwrn Coedpoeth
Trefynant Ruabon
Vauxhall or
Kenyon Ruabon 1857 - 1928
Wesminster Moss, Wrexham 1847 - 1925
Wrexham & Acton Wrexham 1868 - 1924
Wynn Hall Ruabon
Wynnstay or
Green Ruabon 1856 - 1927
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