A Tour of Llay Mining Museum
Vic Tyler-Jones takes us on a tour of Llay Mining Museum
at Llay Miners Welfare.
October 2013
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A Tour of Llay Mining Museum
Llay Mining Museum
70s
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing. Gresford Colliery closed on economic grounds in November 1973. In the 1980s the site was redeveloped as an industrial estate. In 1982 a memorial to the victims of the [more]
1900s
Rhos – In the news January 1909
In the news January 1909. SINGULAR DEATH AT RHOS THE INQUEST. Mr LIewelyn Kenrick held an inquest at Bethlehem Chapel, Rhos, on Wednesday evening, touching the death of a young man 21 years, named Richard [more]
Coal Mining
Brynmally Colliery
Brynmally Colliery was sunk in 1770 and in 1849 was owned by Thomas Clayton and Co. The colliery was the property of Thomas Clayton with Mr. Frederick Hutchinson as the certificated manager of the Pendwill [more]