	Brynhenllys Colliery	Index	Brynhenllys Colliery

Brynhenllys Colliery

Location:	Brecon 14 miles [23 km] NNE of Swansea
Map Ref:	(Sheet 160 Breacon Beacons) SN761137, 51° 48' 28" N, 3° 47' 50" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Brynhenllis Colliery Co.
	Brynhenllys Colliery Co.
	Brynhenllys Anthracite Colliery Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1896 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1900 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1905 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1910 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1915 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1947 - Coal: Anthracite. (50,000 tons)
Employment:	1894 - 145 (122 below, 23 surface)
	1896 - 121 (103 below, 18 surface)
	1900 - 189 (162 below, 27 surface)
	1905 - 244 (210 below, 34 surface)
	1910 - 270 (227 below, 43 surface)
	1915 - 268 (235 below, 33 surface)
	1923 - 267 (236 below, 31 surface)
	1933 - 335 (275 below, 60 surface)
	1937 - 286 (236 below, 50 surface)
	1940 - 286 (236 below, 50 surface)
	1947 - 286 (236 below, 50 surface)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Middle
	1910 - Middle Vein
	1915 - Middle and Lower Veins
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Bowen, William, 05 May 1908, aged 44, Rider, When last seen alive, he was riding in front of a "journey" of loaded trams. He was found dead, lying across the railway, between the second and third tram. It is probable he fell off the iron seat hooked on to the first tram
						Evans, Job, 18 Feb 1901, aged 23, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, a stone fell on his shoulder, blood poisoning supervened and he died a week later. Middle vein
						Evans, William, 17 Feb 1902, 11.30 a.m., aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while Evans was sounding the clift roof, and Morgan near the face, a stone 15 ft. long, 4 to 5½ ft. broad, and over 4 ft. thick, fell upon them ; not more than one side prop was supporting this portion of roof. Middle vein [More information ...]
						Lewis, James, 03 Apr 1909, (accident: 29 Mar 1909), aged 28, Collier, Fall of side. On road ; while clearing away debris from rippings which had been shot down on his roadway, a large stone fell out from above a corner "cog," and badly smashed his left leg below the ankle. He is said to have bled very freely. He died at the Swansea Hospital on the 3rd of April. Middle Vein. Safety lamps
						Morgan, Samuel, 17 Feb 1902, 11.30 a.m., aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while Evans was sounding the clift roof, and Morgan near the face, a stone 15 ft. long, 4 to 5½ ft. broad, and over 4 ft. thick, fell upon them ; not more than one side prop was supporting this portion of roof. Middle vein [More information ...]
						Morgan, William, 02 Oct 1911, (accident: 15 Dec 1910), aged 64, Surface Labourer, While unloading pit wood he slipped and injured his arm. He died October 2nd, 1911
						Morgan, William Arthur, 15 Sep 1915, aged 59, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof ; residence: New Road, Upper Cwmtwrch [More information ...]
						Thomas, Griffith John, 15 Sep 1915, aged 15, Collier's boy, Killed by a fall of roof ; residence: New Road, Upper Cwmtwrch [More information ...]
						Walker, William J., 11 Oct 1902, 11.30 a.m., aged 16, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face ; clift 7 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. thick from edge of first rippings close to face. It fell off at an unseen face slip. Middle vein

						9 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Yorkshire and North Midland District (No. 4) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website