Tower Colliery (Welsh: Glofa'r Tŵr) was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. It was located near the villages of Hirwaun and Rhigos, north of the town of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley of South Wales.
TowerColliery (Welsh: Glofa'r Tŵr) was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure...
transported down by rail. Northeast Wales also had its own coalfield and TowerColliery (closed January 2008) near Hirwaun is regarded by many as the oldest...
Svengali Good Arrows Aberfan, ITV Wales/Sky News, 2006 The Last Miner, The TowerColliery Story, ITV Wales, 2007 Soccer Sunday, ITV Wales, 2004–2008 The Story...
geological complexity adding to their problems. The last deep mine, at TowerColliery on the north crop, ceased mining in January 2008. However, a few small...
range in South Wales, is situated at the former TowerColliery coal mining site, housing Phoenix and Tower Flyer. The company was initially granted permission...
the original TVR route, beyond the former Abercwmboi Halt to access TowerColliery, the line diverts onto the route of the former Vale of Neath Railway...
Easington Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance...
associated sidings, plus junctions for: The Hirwaun Ironworks railway TowerColliery Penderyn quarry tramway Tir Herbert brickworks Hirwaun Common railway...
employed by The Marquess of Bute to extract coal from TowerColliery around the 1890s. The TowerColliery and was famously the subject of a worker's buy-out...
closed completely in August 1986 after coal from Mardy Colliery was raised through TowerColliery. In 2005, RCT council constructed the A4223 Porth and...
Peckett & Sons. Three were built; no. 2124 for TowerColliery in 1951 and nos. 2150 and 2151 for Mardy Colliery in 1954. No. 2150 has been preserved and is...
deep coal mine left in Wales was the nearby TowerColliery, which British Coal shut in 1994. The Colliery was then bought-out by its workers, after which...
are left in the valleys since the closure in 2008 of TowerColliery in the Cynon Valley. Tower had been bought by the workers in 1994, despite government...
miners' strike (1984–85), and the last 'traditional' deep-shaft mine, TowerColliery, closed in January 2008. Despite the intense industrialisation of the...
pits closed in spite of a UK-wide strike against closures. Aberpergwm Colliery is the last deep mine in Wales. The South Wales Coalfield was not the only...
(born 1934) – sprinter Tyrone O'Sullivan (born c. 1945) – Chairman of TowerColliery, lived in Cwmaman for many years John Derrick (1963–2017) – cricketer...
Mardy Colliery Band." The 1984/5 Miners Strike closed the mine for a year, and from 30 June 1986, with all coal being raised at TowerColliery, the two...
miners. In January 2008, the South Wales Valleys last deep pit mine, TowerColliery in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taff closed with the loss of 120 jobs. The...
steeply graded branch lines around Swansea and Cardiff, to collieries such as TowerColliery, Coedbach and Cwmbargoed. They operated merry-go-round trains...
Blackhall Colliery is a village on the North Sea coast of County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A1086 between Horden and Hartlepool. To the...
Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of Ferrybridge power...
Valley; and the Cwmgwrach Colliery via the Onllwyn Washery and the Tower Opencast mine based at the site of the original TowerColliery. Further stocks were...
urbanisation characterised as ribbon development. The last deep mine, TowerColliery at Hirwaun, closed in January 2008. A few small drift mines like Unity...
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