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Collieries - Cwmbach
Cwmbach or Cwm-bach Colliery
Location: Latitude: 51.639067, Longitude: -3.983365 or Map Grid Reference: SS6284795226
Cwmbach Colliery Area reproduced from (1868-1892 ) Ordnance Survey map,(without red marker). Weighing machine near by. |
Cwmbach Colliery Area reproduced from (1899-1902 ) Ordnance Survey map,(without red marker). A number of colliery's were converted into brick works..
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Cwmbach Colliery/Brick Works Area reproduced from (1920-1932 ) Ordnance Survey map, (without red marker). |
Cwmbach Cockett, Google Earth 2006 |
The Cwmbach Colliery worked the Six-Feet and Three-Feet seams, this was started sometime before 1851 and records show this followed through to 1891. There was a thirty two year gap before the re-sinking work in 1923, this only lasted about a year before the colliery was finally abandoned.
Source |
Index |
Area |
Date |
Details |
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(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1851 Feb. 14 | Cwmbach (adjoining Weigfach) Colliery, Swansea To Let. Apply WM.Thomas, Millbrook Iron Works. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1853 June 24 | Cwmbach Colliery now run by Elias Jones & John Jones. Partnership between them & William Thomas has been dissolved. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1856 Mar. 07 | Cwmbach Colliery near Swansea: Horses, carts, furniture etc for sale. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1856 June 20 | Weigfach Colliery & Cwmbach Colliery near Swansea: Plant for sale. |
(C) |
D10 | TRANSPORT, ROADS | 1867 Feb. 08 | Swansea Police Court: Mr William Evans summoned by Mr.John Thomas, Cwmbach Colliery. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1867 Feb. 08 | Swansea Police: John Thomas, proprietor of Cwmbach Colliery, summons highway board, re.road repairs. P6 |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1867 July 05 | Cwmbach Colliery, Swansea: J.Thomas, late letter carrier, Worcester Cottage, Welcome St. - agent.4 |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1867 July 05 | Cwmbach Colliery,Swansea- J.Thomas, Temple St., Spirit Merchant, moves to Llanwrtyd Wells. P4. |
(C) |
T53 | UNIFORMED FORCES, CIVILIAN etc | 1867 July 05 | John Thomas, late letter carrier, Welcome Street, Swansea, agent to Cwmbach Colliery. P4 |
(C) |
R38 | CULTURE AND THE ARTS etc | 1868 June 05 | Cwmbwrla Eisteddfod: J.Thomas, proprietor of Cwmbach Colliery; John Bevan, Swansea etc. P8 |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1869 | Worked by John Thomas. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY, COAL etc | 1869 June 18 | New machinery at Cwmbach Colliery. Mr. Thomas, proprietor, treats miners to a picnic. P5 |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1870 | Worked by T. Glassbrook and Company. |
(C) |
F56 | DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS, etc | 1870 Jan. 28 | Inquest re death of David Evans, overman, run over by tram at Cwmbach Colliery. P5 |
(C) |
Q12 | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT etc | 1876 Jan. 21 | Swansea Police: Charles Tucker & John Palmer charged with stealing brattice cloth from Cwmbach Colliery. P3 |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1882 | Worked by the Cwmbach Coal Company. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1888 June 22 | Mines abandoned - forthcoming sale of plant at Cwmbach & Saints Pit Collieries, near Swansea. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1888 July 20 | Swansea Parish Church vestry meeting and Cwmbach Colliery. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1888 Oct. 19 | Cwmbach and Saints Pit Collieries, Cockett, Swansea. Plant for sale by Richard E. Hughes. |
(C) |
J21 | MINING AND INDUSTRY,COAL etc | 1888 Oct. 26 | Cwmbach and Saints Pit collieries, Cockett, Swansea: Machinery sale. |
(KD) |
P532 | KELLY'S DIRECTORY | 1891 | Cockett: Commercial. Cwmbach Colliery Co. (J.J. Jenkins, prpr). |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1891 June | The Colliery became abandoned. |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1923 | Owned by the Cwmbach Colliery Company, nine men are employed when sinking started. |
(RL) |
P33 | THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS |
1924 | Finally the sinking was abandoned. |
NOTES: AREA COLLUM (etc.)
- MINING AND INDUSTRY, COAL MINING, SWANSEA AND GOWER - UNIFORMED FORCES, CIVILIAN (OTHER THAN POLICE), ROYAL MAIL - CULTURE AND THE ARTS AND SCIENCE, MUSIC, EISTEDDFODAU, FESTIVALS - DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS, MINING ACCIDENTS - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AND POLICE, BURGLARIES,THEFT ETC - THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS by Ray Lawrence BSc. 2008 - KELLY'S DIRECTORY 1891
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The names of collieries would often change with ownership or re-openings, the coal seam name would sometimes follow suit.
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QUOTE
"There was a Cwmbach Colliery at Cockett in the 1920's.
The Collieries of the Swansea and Swansea Valley General Areas
2008
REFERENCE: The word "Cwmbach" meaning "small valley" was used to filter the Cambrian index as best as possible with the information available. (C) Cambrian [web filtered] | Available from the Swansea County Hall |
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*A huge thank you to Dave Arnold for all his help with the Collieries* |
Thank you to the City & County of Swansea for all your help and support. |