Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd.

Pembrokeshire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines

Britain's Active Mining History Society

From the Tables compiled by Joseph T. Robson, H.M.Inspector for the South Wales District in his Report for 1896

List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, in Pembrokeshire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under- Manager	Workers		Minerals Worked	Remarks
					U/G	Sur.
Begelly	Begelly	Thomas Morgan, Begelly Lodge, Begelly					Coal, A	Discontinued in 1896
Bonville's Court	Saundersfoot	Bonville's Court Colliery Co., Saundersfoot	Lewis Jenkins	John Thomas	154	41	Coal, A
Cardmakers Pool	Freystrop, Haverfordwest	Dd. Evans, Swansea						Not working in 1896
Hook: West Part Pit	Haverfordwest	Hook Colliery Co., Haverfordwest	R.H. Collingdon	John Phelps	80	48	Coal, A
Kilgetty	Stepaside, Begelly	Bonville's Court Colliery Co., Saundersfoot	Lewis Jenkins	Joseph Waters	115	52	Coal, A
Landshipping	Landshipping	Landshipping Colliery Co., Landshipping, Haverfordwest			2	1	Coal, A
Llether	Penycwm	Captn. Roch, Llether Penycwm R.S.O.			2	2	Coal, A
Meads	Tenby	Wm. Hilling, Cold Inn, Tenby			11	2	Coal, A
Trefrane Cliff	Roch, Haverfordwest	Walters and Canton, Roch, R.S.O., Pembrokeshire			28	8	Coal, A
			Total		392	154

The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the kind of Coal produced, as C Coking Coal; G Gas Coal; H Household Coal; M Manufacturing Coal; S Steam Coal.

© This page copyright - PDMHS - 2005