History of the Gwent Collieries

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 …

Mr Jenkyn Williams M.E. The Beynon’s Colliery was planned under the scheme submitted by Mr Jenkyn Williams M.E. (Pictured above). (More information to come)

Beynons Colliery – Blaina In early 1920’s the collieries of Blaina that had been previously owned by the Messrs J. Lancaster Co had not mined coal west of the River Ebbw. The company needed a new mine capable of retrieving the coal from that side of the valley. Mr Jenkyn Williams. In 1920 Mr Jenkyn Williams M.E. submitted a scheme …

The Living Frog Found in a Block of Coal at Tyr Nicholas, Cwmtillery Colliery. This is a story from Monday 10th March 1862, when miners at Ty Nicholas Colliery the Cwmtillery Colliery, found a living frog in the coal seam below ground at the colliery. Many newspapers throughout the country printed the story including the Pontypool Free Press, the Herts …

Henwain Colliery – List of Fatalities This list of deaths at the Henwain Colliery, Blaina covers most of those reported in National and Local Newspapers and Ancestry files. This page is fluid and will be updated as more information is received. Entries with an asterisk* after the date signify that the name and date was taken from Ancestry and cannot …

The Henwain Colliery Miners. An image showing some of the workers at the Henwain Colliery, Blaina, pictured by the headgear, 1900’s.

Henwain Colliery – Coal Train Loop Circuit 1900. A map showing the area of the Henwain Colliery, Blaina in 1900, also the layout of the old coal train loop circuit from the Lower Deep Colliery at East Pentwyn Blaina.   Points of interest – Railway Terrace, Colliers Row and Henwaun Row are now incorporated into Abertillery Road and Mount Pleasant …

Henwain Colliery – Coal Train Loop Circuit 1880. A map showing the area of Henwain Colliery, Blaina in 1880, also the layout of the old coal train loop circuit from the Lower Deep Colliery at East Pentwyn, Blaina.   Points of interest – The early street names different from today. Railway Terrace, Colliers Row, Henwaun Row and Mount Pleasant Row …

Henwain Colliery Blaina. The name of the colliery was Henwain (English) or Henwaun (Welsh – Old Moor). There were two shafts on the site of the colliery, one winding shaft, the other was a ventilation shaft. The colliery was located on the eastern side of the Blaina valley on Mynydd James between Blaina and Bournville. Opened by Messrs Crawshay and …