Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947
Name | Opened | Closed (Merged) | ||
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Abernant | 1953 | February | 1988 | |
Cwmgorse | 1905 | May | 1964 | |
Cwmllynfell | 1905 | January | 1959 | |
Daren | 1935 | October | 1964 | |
Felinfran | 1935 | December | 1965 | |
Gelliciedrim | 1891 | November | 1957 | |
Glanamman | 1890 | January | 1948 | |
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, General | 1886 | October | 1962 | |
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, East Pit | 1910 | October | 1962 | |
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Maerdy Pit | 1886 | January | 1948 | |
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Steer Pit | 1924 | January | 1959 | |
Hendy Merthyr | 1930 | November | 1960 | |
Normandy Level | 1944 (1863) | 1951 (1978) | (Part of Clydach Merthyr Colliery) | |
Tylwydyn | 1937 | September | 1949 | |
Wernos | 1905 | November | 1965 |
Small collieries in the Pontardawe area worked under NCB licence
Collieries closed before 1947
Small collieries in the Pontardawe area
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