Llancaiach Colliery Explained

Llancaiach Colliery was a coal mine in the South Wales Valleys, located just to the north of the village of Nelson and just to the south of Llancaiach Fawr Manor.

It was opened by Thomas Powell in 1811,^[1] and from 1841 was served by the bespoke Llancaiach Branch line of the Taff Vale Railway.^[2]

The mine closed in 1887.^[3]

References

51.659°N -3.2834°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Llancaiach and Tophill Collieries - Gelligaer - 1873. 5 February 2008.
2. Web site: taff Vale Railway. My Brunnel. 2009-03-14.
3. http://www.steamindex.com/backtrak/bt10.htm (paragraph 4)