History of the Gwent Collieries

Cwmtillery Colliery Aerial Ropeway Waste Tip – Removal. The photograph shows the landscaping of the old and new tips at the top of Mynydd James by the contractors Shellabear Price in 1974.

Cwmtillery Colliery Aerial Ropeway Waste Tip – Removal. The photograph shows the landscaping of the old and new tips at the top of Mynydd James by the contractors Shellabear Price in 1974.

Cwmtillery Penybont Washery – Aerial Ropeway. The map shows the whole section of the Cwmtillery Washery aerial ropeway. The washery was situated where Tillery Valley Foods is today. The ropeway took buckets to and from the washery and Cwmtillery Colliery straight up through the Cwmtillery valley as seen in the image. (More information to come)

Rose Heyworth Original Waste Tip – The Beginning. This early map shows the start of the waste tip build-up from the Rose Heyworth Colliery. It shows the tramway from the colliery down to and over the railway lines and onto the tip via a network of smaller tramlines for the waste to be distributed over the area enabling the waste …

Rose Heyworth Colliery Original Waste Tip. An image of the original Rose Heyworth Colliery waste tip at its height, in relation to the valley.   Points of Interest – The image (taken in about 1930-1940) shows the Abertillery Rugby Grounds in the foreground with the colliery waste tip slightly north, dominant in the valley. Behind the tip are the derelict …

Rose Heyworth Colliery Aerial Ropeway – Lower Section. The map shows the lower section of the aerial ropeway leading from the engine house (upper center) the standards and rope lines can be seen heading off to the upper left. The map also shows the old original waste tip snaking down the valley parallel to the railway lines. The old, dismantled …

Rose Heyworth Colliery Aerial Ropeway – Upper Section. The map shows the upper section of the aerial ropeway leading to the tipping point terminal at the South Griffin site at Bournville. The standards and rope lines can be seen emerging from the bottom left on the map. The houses on Bournville Road can be seen to the right.

The Engine House Waste Filling and Cement Hoppers . This image (taken by myself) in October 1985 shows the engine house and filling hopper (right) for the aerial ropeway. The old signal box in the foreground and the coal preparation plant buildings to the left. Also, in the image can be seen the large green coloured cement hopper to the …

The Waste Tip in October 1985. When the aerial ropeway ceased operating in about 1979, the waste from the colliery was taken to the tip by a few Volvo tipper trucks, they travelled from the coal preparation plant throughout the day, taking loads of waste to the tip. The image (taken by myself) shows the waste tip in October 1985 …

Beynon’s Colliery Pithead Baths. On Saturday 25th of March 1933, the Beynon’s Colliery Pithead Baths were officially opened they were constructed under the Miners Welfare Scheme at the Beynon’s Colliery, Blaina at a cost of £15,000 and were officially opened by Sir John W. Beynon, Bart, C.B.E. chairman of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co Ltd, in the …