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Taff Merthyr Colliery
North head-gear, Cefn Coed Colliery
  • This view shows the retaining wall upon which the colliery was built. Beyond this are the north and south head-gears, the boiler stack and main buildings.
General view of Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant
  • The large buildings in this view are the electrical store, compressor house and the winding engine house. In the centre is the stack from the boiler house, and to the left is the north head-gear.
View of the surviving buildings at Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant
  • The north head-frame, in the foreground, contained a ventilator fan that sucked the air out of the mine. The down-shaft, beneath the south head-frame, allowed air to be sucked in.
View of the head-frames, Cefn Coed Colliery, Crynant
Pit heads at Hughesovka, showing winding gear, c. 1913