Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947

Small collieries worked under NCB licence

Dates in brackets indicate the date that the colliery merged with another
Name Opened Closed (Merged)
Aberbeeg South 1925 December 1965
Abertillery New Mine (1950s) October 1985 Merger of Rose Heyworth & Cwmtillery
Big Pit 1890 (December) (1960)
Blaendare Slope 1860 1978
Blaenserchan 1888 (August) (1985)
Blaentillery 1966 1966
Blaenavon 1960 April 1980
Cwmtillery 1850 (November) (1960) Merged with Rose Heyworth to form Abertillery New Mine
Cwmtillery Red Ash 1890 1950
Deakin’s Red Ash Level 1947 September 1956
Deakin’s Slope 1885 January 1957
Garn Slope 1930 1966
Glyntillery (old) 1914 (September) (1959)
Glyn Pits 1843 October 1949
Gwenallt 1900 1947
Kay’s Slope 1878 (1953)
Llanmarch 1908 June 1947
Llanerch 1858 September 1947
Llanhilleth 1860 March 1969
Milfraen [Pumping Station] 1865 1950
Mynydd Maen 1912 October 1954
No.10 Slope 1885 January 1957
Rhiw Colbren No.2 1935 April 1950
Rhiw Colbren No.5 1938 October 1947
Rose Heyworth 1872 (November) (1960) Merged with Rose Heyworth to form Abertillery New Mine
Six Bells 1898 (1970s) Merged with Marine
South Wales 1850 (December) (1960)
Tirpentwys 1878 (September (1959)
Vivian 1889 (July) (1958) Merged with Six Bells

 

Collieries closed prior to 1947

Aberbeeg (North) Colliery
Tillery Colliery Abertillery
Black Vein Colliery
British Pits
Cumburgwm Colliery
Cwmbran Collieries (not on the map)
Cwmnantygroes Colliery Abertillery
Cwmsychan Colliery & Talywaun Colliery
Glynnantddu Colliery
Golynos Colliery
Greenland Colliery
Grey’s Colliery
Pentwyn Collieries
Powell’s Navigation Colliery
Rock Slope & Pit
Varteg Deep Black Vein Colliery
Varteg Hill Mines
Viponds Colliery

Small Collieries of the Ebbw Valley

Blaenavon Iron and Coal Company

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