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Rhos Llantwit Colliery - Caerphilly - 1898
Disused - closed 1892.
The three rectangular / square shafts of 1875 have been replaced with two circular shafts - the pumping shaft being partly enclosed by the engine house.
Located alongside what is now Bedwas Road at Lansbury Park.
Sunk in 1862 to No. 3 Llantwit (Mynyddislwyn) seam at 156 yds. A new shaft was added in 1871. Closed 1892.
This mine was connected to the old Energlyn colliery in late 1880's for pumping purposes.
In 1868 up to 80 Cornishmen were draffted in by the Owners to break a strike by the workers against a 10-15% wage reduction.
In 1873 the owner was Mr. T. Forster Brown who was also to remain the consulting engineer for the mine until closure.
August 1891 - two men killed by an explosion of gas caused by a roof fall - Fireman Thomas Windmill & Isaac Powell (46) - naked lights were in use as no previous problem with gas had occurred (Powell left a widow & five children) - the manager was John Richards.
Sixteen men were temporalily imprisoned out of a total of 150 No..
The Mines Inspectorate criticised the management for using naked lamps without their agreement.
October 1892 - the mine was closed having exhausted it's reserves and at auction during December 1892 & January 1893 the plant and machinery of both Rhos Llantwit & Energlyn collieries ( the latter was used for pumping in support of Rhos Llantwit) was sold off - including "three useful colliery horses" and a Peckett locomotive.
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Rhos Llantwit Colliery - Caerphilly - 1898
Disused - closed 1892.
The three rectangular / square shafts of 1875 have been replaced with two circular shafts - the pumping shaft being partly enclosed by the engine house.
Located alongside what is now Bedwas Road at Lansbury Park.
Sunk in 1862 to No. 3 Llantwit (Mynyddislwyn) seam at 156 yds. A new shaft was added in 1871. Closed 1892.
This mine was connected to the old Energlyn colliery in late 1880's for pumping purposes.
In 1868 up to 80 Cornishmen were draffted in by the Owners to break a strike by the workers against a 10-15% wage reduction.
In 1873 the owner was Mr. T. Forster Brown who was also to remain the consulting engineer for the mine until closure.
August 1891 - two men killed by an explosion of gas caused by a roof fall - Fireman Thomas Windmill & Isaac Powell (46) - naked lights were in use as no previous problem with gas had occurred (Powell left a widow & five children) - the manager was John Richards.
Sixteen men were temporalily imprisoned out of a total of 150 No..
The Mines Inspectorate criticised the management for using naked lamps without their agreement.
October 1892 - the mine was closed having exhausted it's reserves and at auction during December 1892 & January 1893 the plant and machinery of both Rhos Llantwit & Energlyn collieries ( the latter was used for pumping in support of Rhos Llantwit) was sold off - including "three useful colliery horses" and a Peckett locomotive.
To Google location of both this and Gwern-y-domen colliery maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&hl=en&...