History of the Gwent Collieries

Tyr-Nicholas Land. This is a section of the 1840 tithe map showing the area of land known as Tyr-Nicholas, the land upon which Mr Thomas Brown of the Cwmcelyn and Blaina Iron Company established Tyr Nicholas Colliery, Cwmtillery Colliery. Sinking started in about 1840 and in September 1842 the elled coal seam was struck. The shaft was 130 yards deep …

Llanerch Padern Level Cwmtillery – Wages Docket. Llanerch Padern Level, Cwmtillery wages docket. Dated 1948.