Visited with Lucy, Ed & Josh..
A little history..
Penallta Colliery first began its life in 1905 , the mine consited of two shafts No.1 (downcast) and No. 2 (upcast) were 783 and 750 yards deep respectively, and at the time were the deepest in the South Wales coalfield.
The first coal was raised in 1909, with the railway served by the Cylla branch which connected it to both the Rhymney Railway from the Ystrad Mynach north junction, and the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.
By 1923 there were 2,395 men employed, producing from the Six Feet seam, although the mine survived the miners strikes in the 80's it was closed in 1991 by British Coal.
In 1996, a vision for Penallta was put forward by Caerphilly County Borough Council, in partnership with Groundwork Wales and various local community, statutory and voluntary agencies. Stage1 of the project converted 180 hectares of derelict land transformed into a community park. Stage2 created more access, through the installation of a bridle path and cycle tracks, and a stone footpath
And on with the pictures..
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A little history..
Penallta Colliery first began its life in 1905 , the mine consited of two shafts No.1 (downcast) and No. 2 (upcast) were 783 and 750 yards deep respectively, and at the time were the deepest in the South Wales coalfield.
The first coal was raised in 1909, with the railway served by the Cylla branch which connected it to both the Rhymney Railway from the Ystrad Mynach north junction, and the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.
By 1923 there were 2,395 men employed, producing from the Six Feet seam, although the mine survived the miners strikes in the 80's it was closed in 1991 by British Coal.
In 1996, a vision for Penallta was put forward by Caerphilly County Borough Council, in partnership with Groundwork Wales and various local community, statutory and voluntary agencies. Stage1 of the project converted 180 hectares of derelict land transformed into a community park. Stage2 created more access, through the installation of a bridle path and cycle tracks, and a stone footpath
And on with the pictures..
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