Llanharry iron mine - May 2014

Onmyown · May 23, 2014

I visited this site a few weeks ago and forgot all about it, I've pinched a little of its history as follows

Llanharry was one of the few shaft type iron mines in south Wales. A peculiar quirk of the geology of the area (and also in Yorkshore) is that the Carboniferous era sediments that contain coal also contain iron ore. At the start of the industrial revolution, most of the mining in south Wales was for iron, with coal as a 'side' to fire the furnaces. Most of the iron was mined at the northern end of the valleys, where the former large steelworks were (Cyrfartha, closed 1922, Dowlais, Rhymney, Tredegar and Ebbw Vale, closed 1990's). It was only later on that coal became the main export, and iron was imported, hence few large iron mines in the area. In addition, for steelmaking, the third required mineral - limestone is also in ready abundance in the area.
Llanharrry mine closed 1971, along with the last remaining section of the Llantrisant to Aberthaw railway betwen Llanharry and Llantrisant.

Hope you enjoy the pics

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flyboys90 · May 23, 2014

Strange place to find a wicker chair!Ace pics thanks for sharing.

LittleOz · May 24, 2014

There's always a chair, but not usually like that. Love it.

LENNY147 · May 24, 2014

No sign of any underground ?

Onmyown · May 24, 2014

LittleOz said:
There's always a chair, but not usually like that. Love it.

I was amazed when I walked into this derelict building and saw it, I didn't move it for the shot, its as it was on the day. Why would you carry a chair like this to a place like this in the middle of nowhere?