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Lady Lewis Colliery

Location:
Near Ynyshir, Rhondda Fach Valley
Sunk:
1904
Closed:
1947

Opened by the Lewis Merthyr Company the Lady Lewis Colliery was linked to the Hafod Pit located about one mile away. The colliery employed 1,228 men in 1920, however by Nationalisation in 1947 the site was just used for ventilation purposes.

"The collieries information contained within is based on a number of different sources listed at: Coalhouse Credits. Wherever possible, we've tried to cross-reference this material. However where it's not been possible to do so, we have used 'The South Wales Coalfield Directory Volumes 1-3' by Ray Lawrence (2005) as the primary source."


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