Ffynnonau Duon no2


Coal Mine

Worked from 1952 to 2001

Aug 6th, 2024 from Book by Alex

Sep 2nd, 2024 by Alex



South Wales
Fochriw
51.7355881, -3.301815
SO 1020 0490
Open Access
443m
#26,341


Standard small mine yard that was undercover. All that remains is a concrete base where the hopper for loading lorries was.



Owners:
1952-55 G+JP Lewellyn
1955-70 JP Lewellyn
1970-72 JP Lewellyn + Sons
1972-01 Ffynnonau Duon mines ltd

Mine worked the Brithdir seam and was abandoned in 2001



Open access land


Publications (2)

  • Booth, A.J.; Industrial Railway Society (1995); Small Mines of South Wales; pp. 38-39
  • Cooke, R.A.; Lightmoor Press (2018); Gazeteer of Coal mines in South Wales and Monmouthshire






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