Bwllfa Colliery

Bwllfa Colliery was a coal mine, located in the Dare valley near Cwmdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It operated from 1856 to 1957, remaining open as a ventilation shaft for Mardy Colliery until 1977. DevelopmentBwllfa No. 1In 1853, Sam and Joseph Thomas began sinking a pit shaft within the remote farming community at the top of the Dare Valley. The two shafts were deep, and initially operated by water balance winding, with ventilation from a furnace. Production commenced in 1856, but by 1857 business partner Ebenezer Lewis was the sole owner. Nantmelyn Colliery In 1856, Mordecai Jones began sinking the shaft of the Nantmelyn Colliery. After opening in 1860, by 1864 the Bwllfa Colliery Company were the owners. In 1867 they sunk a second deep shaft, ventilated by Guibal fan. Brogden and Sons took over the colliery in 1873.

Bwllfa Colliery was a coal mine, located in the Dare valley near Cwmdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It operated from 1856 to 1957, remaining open as a ventilation shaft for Mardy Colliery until 1977. DevelopmentBwllfa No. 1In 1853, Sam and Joseph Thomas began sinking a pit shaft within the remote farming community at the top of the Dare Valley. The two shafts were deep, and initially operated by water balance winding, with ventilation from a furnace. Production commenced in 1856, but by 1857 business partner Ebenezer Lewis was the sole owner. Nantmelyn Colliery In 1856, Mordecai Jones began sinking the shaft of the Nantmelyn Colliery. After opening in 1860, by 1864 the Bwllfa Colliery Company were the owners. In 1867 they sunk a second deep shaft, ventilated by Guibal fan. Brogden and Sons took over the colliery in 1873.