Merthyr vale colliery, aberfan in mid glamorgan, south. Finding its access to merthyr difficult at first, it acquired the rumney railway, an old plateway, and this gave it access to newport docks. The final chapter of this book turns its attention to the place of disability in the. In this, the second part of my introduction to merthyr tydfil i want to look at one specific area of the 19th century town. Memories of cory workers photos, information exchange and the graig merthyr memorial this page is.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Situated on the lower slopes of mynydd graig the waynes merthyr coal co. The king, however, had expressed a wish to see the social conditions of the area and sir william thomas lewis see previous posts arranged a tour. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 250 collieries in wales. Graig merthyr colliery yard in 1977 with a long journey of drams waiting to be run into the mine. This book enhanced my knowledge of the pits where my greatgrandfather, my. I found this to be a very useful site when researching my mining ancestors and those from the rhondda valley. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for graig merthyr colliery coal mine. Disability, family and community disability in the industrial. Specimens of epsomite, halotrichite and melanterite held in the national museum of wales collection were collected from underground in the 1920s. He published a number of books on welsh and english collieries. All other minerals listed occurred within ironstones. Time keepers record of stamps issued and used 19581962. Stewarts book, pdf available for download at the griffydam history website.
The history of britains coalfields provides compelling evidence of this complexity. In the mid 1700s, merthyr tydfil was just a small welsh farming village in the upper taff valley. The mine was opened in 1863 by the graigola merthyr company, a member of the monmouthshire and south wales coal owners association. Coal mine in south wales stock photos and images alamy. His worship the mayor councillor david isaac unveiled a plaque at the foot of a new memorial to the merthyr vale colliery that was at the heart of the community for over 100 years. Two shafts were sunk here between 1922 and 1924, to a depth of 630 yards. Miner at tower colliery hirwaun south wales uk eu on the day the pit closed with pit head in background an open cast or drift coal mine in the hunter valley, new south wales. Graig merthyr colliery, line of drams in the graigola seam note the. Buy a chronicle of easington colliery by bell, mary n isbn. Memories of graig merthyr colliery has 790 members. 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. Ominously this mountain is directly above the small village of aberfan which rests at the foot of its eastern face. Showing the aberfan tip, following the disaster of 1966 photograph courtesy of islwyn groves via terry sergeant merthyr vale colliery feeder pond circa 198788. A vector image of a star to represent action to save this item.
Graig chapel, abercanaid we continue our series on merthyr s chapels with an article about graig calvinistic methodist chapel in abercanaid. Merthyr tydfil the past cwm colliery and aberdaremerthyr tunnel merthyr tydfil. A story printed in the merthyr telegraph about another coalfield amputee, david. Waun wyllt colliery the heritage and culture of merthyr. Memories of graig merthyr colliery public group facebook. Barry yoxall, the num secretary for taff merthyr is at the front with the tie and purple jacket.
Dates in brackets indicate the date that the colliery merged with another. On sunday october 29 1905, a huge fire of unknown origin set off several explosions in the stanford merthyr colliery. Millerite from britannic merthyr colliery, gilfach coch. Rhondda heritage park exists on the site of the former lewis merthyr colliery as a. Uk wales abertawe swansea swansea penderry penderry sa5 7. The saddest day in the history of the people of wales. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The bradford breaker was housed in the tall building seen in the image, it was a sort of tumbler with holes, the coal and small waste would drop though the holes and the tumbler would retain the large boulders which were ejected from. List of documents relevant to coalfield family history research. Includes memorial to victims of the aberfan disaster. Taff merthyr colliery alan georges old merthyr tydfil.
Merthyr vale colliery, aberfan in mid glamorgan, south wales with no. Merthyr vale colliery, with aberfan cemetery in the foreground, taken in 1985 by vernon d. This changed its emphasis from rural line to mineral artery. This is because its existence is important to the telling of my story, especially for ephraim jones who lives in the time and world that this. In 1917 the owners changed their name to the graigola merthyr co. Wales, united kingdom mine accidents that occured in this mine. All photographs of graig merthyr colliery coal mine. The history of the talyfan mines is far from clear as is illustrated by the following. In 1846, a number of people from abercanaid who attended pontmorlais calvinistic methodist chapel began holding meetings in the village.
Great selection of modern and classic books waiting to be discovered. Rhondda heritage park, trehafod, rhondda, south wales is a tourist attraction which offers an insight into the life of the coal mining community that existed in the area until the 1980s visitors can experience the life of the coal miners on a guided tour through one of the mine shafts of the lewis merthyr colliery. Morgan, 56 years of age, was a wellknown resident of barton street, kurri kurri, and had been employed for many years as a deputy at the stanford merthyr colliery. Graig merthyr colliery coal mine information and photos.
Ferndale pits blaenllechau colliery, tylorstown, rhondda cynon taf, wales, uk mineral andor locality is an outreach project of the hudson institute of. Rose heyworth colliery the coal preparation plant and the bradford breaker building left. It was the coal from the waun wyllt colliery at troedyrhiw opened by her husband robert in 1824 that helped to establish the reputation of welsh coal on the london market. Disability and work in the coal economy disability in the. Former lewis merthyr colliery trefor winding engine house. Cardiff docks were once one of the great docks of the world exporting iron and coal to the empire and beyond before the collapse of those great. During the first week of february, 19, charles morgan, in a minor accident at the stanford merthyr colliery, suffered what he thought was a minor scratch on his hand. A study of the spatial structure of a welsh industrial town social science monographs university of wales, board of celti carter, harold on. The history of merthyr tydfil charles wilkins of merthyr tydfil.
If we are serious about tackling climate change, coal, the dirtiest of fossil f an open cast or drift coal mine in the hunter valley, new south wales. Deep navigation colliery, treharris, merthyr tydfil, wales, uk. The first pits were sunk during 1873 and is recorded to have been worked by the graigola colliery company by 19. Aberdare abergavenny amongst bacon bard became brecon breconshire broseley called cardiff castle cefn century chapel character chartists church coal congregation connection court cwmglo cyfarthfa cynon daughter david davies descendants died district dowlais english evans farm farmer father friends furnace gellygaer gentleman glamorgan griffith.
Graig merthyr colliery yard in 1977 with a long journey of. Taff merthyr colliery demolition photograph courtesy of robert amos taff merthyr locomotive taff merthyr south wales miners march past taff merthyr during the closure of taff merthyr. An accident occurred at the merthyr vale colliery on saturday afternoon involving the loss of two lives. Check the companys details for free and view the companies house information, company documents and list of directors. Men at merthyr vale colliery, 7 oct 1969, dncb14415823. Free uk delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Tom kindly agreed to speak to colliery communities about the project. Merthyr vale colliery with aberfan cemetery in the.
This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. Among the victims of an explosion at gethin colliery near merthyr tydfil in. An introduction to merthyr tydfil part 2 the ghosts of. A study of the spatial structure of a welsh industrial town social science monographs university of wales.
This connection to our family history heavily influenced my. All mine exploration and mining history photographs of graig merthyr colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Like the seven valley a little further to the north and east, at ironbridge in shropshire, the upper taff valley contained all of the necessary ingredients for a successful iron industry iron ore, limestone for lining furnaces, mountain streams to provide water power and forests to supply. A fantastic addition to your little ones free bed time story collection. South wales coalfield northern mine research society. As the colliery was not the first developed in the area, and as colliery developers and owners were known to generally restrict spending on surrounding communities in which they housed their workers, merthyr tydfil council insisted on merthyr vale being developed with both adequate sanitation, as well as community infrastructure. The colliery photographs of john cornwell national museum wales. Rhondda heritage park, trehafod, rhondda, south wales is a tourist attraction which offers an. After coal is a documentary and community engagement project that looks at the welsh experience of coal and how communities have adapted, or not, how communities have worked after the mines were shut down in the 80s and the 90s, and with an eye to how some of those lessons might be applied to appalachian coal. A photographic history of mining in south wales britain in old. Clydach merthyr colliery was situated near clydach in the swansea valley. On the 27 june they travelled on the royal train, first visiting the lewis merthyr colliery at. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item talessketchesofw00wilk on march 11, 2008. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices.
He said it was because he knew that, as well as the odd miners or whoever he spoke to when i say odd miners i mean the individuals, as distinct from any of the bodies i have mentioned. Mining in coleorton, leicestershire coleorton parish. Former lewis merthyr colliery trefor winding engine house is a grade ii listed building in trehafod, rhondda cynon taff, wales. Graig merthyr colliery was sited near pontardulais in the amman valley. In 1966, one of the collierys slag tips collapsed on to part of aberfan killing 144 people including 116 children who were in school and in the area covered by the falling sludge. Taff merthyr garden village a peoples story of wales.
Brecon and merthyr tydfil junction railway wikipedia. Talyfanfach was apparently the only one located on the west side of the railway line and whilst shown on the 1876 o. A carbide lamp, no longer used as a functional object, sits on my book shelf in. It appears that patrick doyle, assistant timberman, of 6, mackintosh street, aberfan. Merthyr vale colliery ynysowen, merthyr tydfil, wales.
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