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Mynydd Newydd Drift

 

Location: Latitude: 51.656554, Longitude: -3.987082 or Map Grid Reference: SS6264397177

 

The colliery worked the Swansea Five-Feet seam.

 

Mynydd Newydd working Drift, reproduced from: OS Map 1936-1947.

Melin (Mill) Cadle (Disused) can be seen between Swansea Road and Drift.

From the top left: Swansea Road went via the over the old bridge

and through the small village of Cadle.

Mynydd Newydd Drift at Cadle, 1945 Google Earth

Mynydd Newydd drift OS 1936-1947
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mynnewdrift_google_earth_2009

 

Mynydd Newydd Drift at Cadle, 2009 Google Earth

On the left: Pontardulais Road A483 leading to Swansea Road.

Part of the old Swansea Road can be seen joining either side of the roundabout. On the right Blaen-y-Maes and Portmead housing estates.

 

 

 

Source

Index

Area

Date

Details

(NLT)
P76
STORY OF SWANSEA D & V
1933

After his Mynydd Newydd venture, a drift mine was opened at Cadle Mill by

Mr. W. Craven. Llewellyn in the same year.
(NLT)
P76
STORY OF SWANSEA D & V
 1933/4

The mine operated between 6 and 9 nine months until the workings were flooded.
(NLT)
P76
STORY OF SWANSEA D & V
1935

In this year, boilers and and pumps were installed to deal with the water problem.
(NLT)
P76
STORY OF SWANSEA D & V
1937

Coal production commenced.
(R.L)
P70

THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA.
1945

The colliery employed 50/26 men and the manager was W. Davies.
(R.L)
P70

THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA.
1947

Nationalisation placed the drift in the National Coal Board's,
South Western Division's, No.l (Swansea) Area. The slant employed 40/31 men.

(R.L)
P70

THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA.
1949

Mr.W. Davies was the colliery manager.
(R.L)
P70

THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA.
1953

The colliery employed 110 men and produced 21,500 tons of coal.

(NLT)

&

(R.L)

P76

&

P70

STORY OF SWANSEA D & V

&

THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA
1955 July 1st

The Drift was closed.

 

NOTES: AREA COLLUM (etc.)

 

- THE COLLIERS OF THE SWANSEA AND SWANSEA VALLLEY GENERAL AREAS by Ray Lawrence BSc. 2008

- STORY OF SWANSEA D & V

(The Story of Swansea Districts and Villages Volume II Parts IV-VIII with Abridged Volume I Parts I - III, 1969), Norman Lewis Thomas

 

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Workers: e.g. 355 /61 = 355 underground and 61 on the surface.

 

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

 

"After his Mynydd Newydd venture, Mr. W. C. Llewellyn opened a drift mine at Cadle Mill also in 1933. It operated for about six to nine months when water broke in and flooded the workings."

 

(The Story of Swansea Districts and Villages Volume II Parts IV-VIII with Abridged Volume I Parts I - III, 1969), Norman Lewis Thomas, Fforestfach p76

 

 

 

REFERENCE:

"Mynydd Newydd Drift" was used to filter the Cambrian index as best as possible with the information available. No reference 03.06.2012

(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.