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1874 - The Graig area of Pontypridd - showing the mines of Gelli - whion, Pen-y-rhiw, Newbridge and Pontypridd Colliery (No. 1 Pit) - later to become the Maritime Colliery.
Note also the Union Workhouse.
Newbridge Colliery - sunk by John Calvert to the No. 3 Rhondda seam at 54 yards in 1845 - ceased production 1897 having employed 489 people in 1896. Remained in use as the down-cast shaft to Penrhiw Colliery.
Calvert contracted with the Great Western Railway Co. to supply them with the entire output from this mine together, later, with that of the Gyfeillon pits for seven years. The winding engine was, in later years, displayed at the Treforest School of Mines.
In 1854, on the advice of Mr. (later Sir) Daniel Gooch of GWR, Calvert sold the mines to GWR but after some ten years GWR resold them back to Calvert who in due course resold them to the original Great Western Colliery Co.
Pen-y-rhiw (Penrhiw) Colliery ceased production 1922 having peaked in 1919 with 636 people employed. Note that at this time it was a Level.
Pontypridd Colliery (No. 1 Pit), near top of photo, was sunk in 1841 and went on to become the Maritime Colliery. Peaking at 1,286 personnel in 1923 - closed 1961.
Pontypridd & Newbridge collieries were connected at this time.
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1874 - The Graig area of Pontypridd - showing the mines of Gelli - whion, Pen-y-rhiw, Newbridge and Pontypridd Colliery (No. 1 Pit) - later to become the Maritime Colliery.
Note also the Union Workhouse.
Newbridge Colliery - sunk by John Calvert to the No. 3 Rhondda seam at 54 yards in 1845 - ceased production 1897 having employed 489 people in 1896. Remained in use as the down-cast shaft to Penrhiw Colliery.
Calvert contracted with the Great Western Railway Co. to supply them with the entire output from this mine together, later, with that of the Gyfeillon pits for seven years. The winding engine was, in later years, displayed at the Treforest School of Mines.
In 1854, on the advice of Mr. (later Sir) Daniel Gooch of GWR, Calvert sold the mines to GWR but after some ten years GWR resold them back to Calvert who in due course resold them to the original Great Western Colliery Co.
Pen-y-rhiw (Penrhiw) Colliery ceased production 1922 having peaked in 1919 with 636 people employed. Note that at this time it was a Level.
Pontypridd Colliery (No. 1 Pit), near top of photo, was sunk in 1841 and went on to become the Maritime Colliery. Peaking at 1,286 personnel in 1923 - closed 1961.
Pontypridd & Newbridge collieries were connected at this time.
Use "All Sizes" icon to enlarge.
To Google this area as it is today maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie...