Rare photos not appropriate for history books youtube. Timeline of mining accidents in south walesavon valley. Books about boldon colliery area browse 12 photo books on boldon colliery and the surrounding area. Ceidwad y pyllau glo keeper of the collieries youtube. Bryn navigation colliery, maesteg on the welsh coal mines site.
It is situated to the north of horden, and a short distance to the east of easington village. The colliery the lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. This photograph was taken by the rev fw cobb 18721938, who was rector of eastwood from 1907 to 1917. The two ironworks, with associated collieries and new housing, transformed an area of.
This community woodland is located on the site of the former coegnant colliery and maesteg washery in the upper llynfi valley, bridgend the. The records of the national coal board and its predecessors held at glamorgan archives show the ups and downs of the coal industry in south wales. This striking 9ft tall oak sculpture of a miner stands in. The first shaft was sunk in 1882 by the llynfi coal and iron co.
All major credit cards are accepted through secure payment processor paypal. Back to afan llynfi back to front page1905 coegnant maesteg this colliery started production in 1881 and closed in 1981, during this period of 100 years there were 101 fatalities, this is a record of just one year in the 100 years of this colliery when five miners died. A vector image of star to represent action to save this item login to save this item. Suggested by sme daft punk get lucky official audio ft. In 1888, colonel north bought the llynfi company and transformed it into norths navigation collieries ltd. William gray, searcher, deposed to having found a box of matches upon defendant when he searched him. Abernant was developed by the national coal board as one of the west wales super pits alongside cynheidre colliery in the gwendraeth valley, an investment intend to keep economic coal mining a viable industry in the area the. Oral history desford colliery village 1 this photo is from a book produced by the campaign for the protection of rural england in the 1930s but published after ww2 which illustrated the effects of good and bad development on rural leicestershire. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Founded in 1979 with past presidents such as brinley richards and john lyons our aim is to promote history within the valley. North derbyshire nottinghamshire mining memorabilia six pit checks badges. Durham mining museum norths navigation collieries 1889. Without personal knowledge of the people and events, it. Most of the men were transferred to nearby coegnant and st.
Coegnant colliery archive or historic photograph of coegnant on the mining history web site uk. Otherwise you may have to search the records for a number of collieries. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe. From the inspector of mines list 1896, there were 533 men employed in caerau south pit producing steam coal. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of boldon colliery. He published a number of books on welsh and english collieries. Coegnant colliery is situated near maesteg in the llynfi valley. A must for any dr who fan this book contains who is the doctor a history of the doctor up to 1983 the tardis a discription of the tardis police box scale drawing of a police box and history tardis tool box scale drawing tardis tool kit sonic screwdriver scale drawings tardis master control console type 40 scale drawing davros and. The last dram of coal leaving wattstown colliery, 1968.
Oct 14, 2014 the last dram of coal leaving wattstown colliery, 1968. She was described as the most influential individual in the history of welshmedium education by iolo wyn williams in his book our. Through financial records we see how large colliery companies such as powell duffryn and ocean coal were performing in. Colliery photos john cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south wales and the english midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. The colliery photographs of john cornwell national museum wales. The new keeper of the collieries sculpture was officially unveiled at the new spirit of llynfi woodland site, where the old coegnant colliery and maesteg washery was once located, on tuesday. It was written to and for the people who had lived the history more than to document actual conditions, although some of that also comes through. List of documents relevant to coalfield family history research held at glamorgan archives. See more ideas about coal mining, durham and north east england. Friths series printed postcard, published by d t morgan, post office, duffryn rhondda, no. The brinsley colliery site has now been landscaped and turned into a picnic area. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift. Ventilation was by a walker indestructible fan, works no.
The images are in a new book by landscape and travel photographer robin weaver old pictures. The fan was 24 feet x 8 feet, and delivered 350,000cfm. Easington colliery is a town in county durham, england, known for a history of coal mining. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Hello cynhidre coal miners, from author clive worth and yes i am a author now with 4 books out, type my name into amazon to see them and i been on tv, papers, magazines and radio all. All about the history of boldon in tyne and wear between sunderland and newcastle upon tyne. The lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Through financial records we see how large colliery companies such as powell duffryn and ocean coal were performing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Payment must be received within 7 business days of auction closing. Maesteg is a town and community in bridgend county borough, wales. We ship to your ebay or paypal address from pontypridd. At bridgend police court on saturday, david griffiths, haulier, metcalfe street, caerau, was summoned for having had a match in his pos session in the mine at coegnant colliery. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 may 1951, when an explosion in the mine resulted in the deaths of 83 men including 2 rescue workers. Photographs of coegnant coal mine on the mining history web site uk.
Details of extant records on archives network wales for the following. Clock face colliery 18961966 northern mine research. Caerau colliery eventually closed permanently in 1979, five years before margaret thatchers announcement of coal pit closures in 1984 which led to the miners strike of 1984 and 1985. The llynfi coal and iron company began sinking coegnant colliery to work the rich six feet seam at 400 yards in 1882. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for coegnant coal mine. The prosperity of nottinghams staple trades and manufactures is so inseparably dependent upon. Department of environmental resources fayette county health center 100 new salem road, room 167 uniontown, pa 15401 phone. It had two shafts north and south the north shaft used for winding. Easington colliery, clan castle, family history book, history books, village photography, coal miners, time pictures, north east england, sunderland easington colliery 63395 seaton bank 4. A chronological history of robena mine in greene county, pennsylvania. Miners pit check token no 476 seaham colliery county durham 18491988.
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