Parc Level

aka Park Level


Coal Mine

Worked from 1941 to 1993

Sep 2nd, 2024 from Book by Alex



South Wales
Rhiwfawr
51.7765274, -3.8326521
SN 7366 1024
Private Land
285m
#26,375


Area was opencasted after closure.



1941-73 Bevan and Morgan
1973-85 Wilkins and Llewellyn
1985-89 Parc Level Colliery Ltd
1989-93 Allied Anthracite mining ltd

The mine worked the No1+2 Rhondda, Ynisarwed and Duke seams.

The mine is well known as it was one of the few mines to use locomotive haulage underground.


Publications (2)

  • Booth, A.J.; Industrial Railway Society (1995); Small Mines of South Wales; pp. 76-79
  • Cooke, R.A.; Lightmoor Press (2018); Gazeteer of Coal mines in South Wales and Monmouthshire





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