The former colliery site is occupied by a sawmill, but a few historical features remain. A roofless engine house still stands, along with some surviving office buildings. To the east of the site lies the old spoil tip, which is best approached from that direction. A climb to the top offers impressive views over the surrounding landscape.
- 1855-1865 William Crawshay
- 1869-1870 Henry Crawshay & Co.
- 1875-1880 Crawshay & Co.
- 1885 H. Crawshay
Worked a series of thin coal seams, notably just 18 inches thick, but renowned for producing high-quality household coal. The deepest of these was the Brazilly Seam, reached at a depth of 936 feet. The mine operated from four separate shafts and was once an active and important site in the Forest coalfield. Pumping was handled by a small beam engine, believed to date from before the 1830s, which is now preserved at the Dean Heritage Museum.
Publications (16)
- Anstis 1999 p 16, 18, 19, 21, 33, 59, 60, 63, 70, 72, 82, 92, 93-96, 100, 105, 112-113
- Beech p 4 engraving, p 14, 24
- Cornish Engine built 1845 by Neath Abbey Iron Works Co
- GSIA 1982 pp 7 - 12 photos
- Mullin p 84
- Oldham, Tony (1998); Mines of the Forest of Dean; 86 pages
- Perry p 65, 66, 84, 85.
- Phelps 1983 p 36 & 40 – 41
- Phelps 1984 p 43
- Phelps 1993 pp 124 – 127
- Phelps 1994 p 68
- Phillips, D Rhys 1925 History of the Vale of Neath p 294
- Pope, Alec 1982 The Lightmoor Colliery Winding Engine
- Trotter p 53, 55 connects to Speech House Colliery and p 81
- Waters p 6, 171
- Watkins, G 1979 The Steam Engine in Industry - 2 Mining and the Metal Trades.
