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Six Bells Colliery, Abertillery, c. 1967
  • Waunllwyd Colliery was sunk in 1874 and demolished in 1974.
Waunllwyd Colliery, Ebbw Vale
  • The electrical sub station provided power to the colliery. Transformers were housed on the ground floor, with workshops occupied above. Alarms in the sub station alerted the electricians to any power surges that required their attention.
Plan of electrical sub station at Six Bells Colliery (page 1 of 2)
Banner titled 'South Wales Area N. U. M., Penrhiwceiber Lodge'
  • E. Thomas & Williams Ltd of Aberdare, established in 1860, is now the last surviving part of the Aberdare mining industry.
Miner's lamp, made in Aberdare
Miner's lamp