The first loads of coal from the new mining site at the Delph, Acrefair were taken away at the beginning of the week. The mine, from which N.S.M. Construction Limited are extracting mineral clay for [more]
Location Coed y Go (SJ276277) History [from R D Thomas There were a number of shafts sunk around Coed y Go but all were eventually brought under the ownership of the British Colliery so they [more]
Aberduna Mine SJ205618 Engine house – Listed Axton Mine SJ109805 Terrace of 3 miners’ cottages (SJ10788066) Mine Office (SJ10788066) called “Meadowcroft” Belgrave Mine SJ203589 Engine house? Bersham Colliery SJ314482 Canteen (SJ31454811) – Listed Electricity Sub [more]
Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham. History The Mines Rescue Station was built was post 1912 in response to the Coal Mines Act 1911. It was built near to the Great Western Railway Station in Wrexham. A motor [more]
History The coal pit was sunk during the general strike of 1926 in the village of Rhosllanerchrugog. The land belonged to Mrs Trevor Jones, who rented a row of terraced houses to the miners Sinking [more]
Name of Site Location Surface Remains Aberderfyn Ruabon Abernant Drift Ruabon Acrefair Acrefair Acton Gwersyllt SJ328523 see Wrexham & Acton Afoneitha Penycae, Ruabon Albert Ruabon Allmands Trefonen SJ276277 see British [more]
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