Mines Of Holywell,Flintshire

[tassiedevil]

Hi Eveyone,

Does anyone know what mines were operating near Holywell, Flintshire in 1855?



Tassie,,, is digging up the past!  

[RootsChat]

There were quite a number of Mines in and around Holywell in Flintshire many years ago.

You should have a look at this wounderfull site  

The Peak District Mines Historical Society

contains a complete index of all Mines listed by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Mines in 1896, both Coal and Miscellaneous Mines. The definition of mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act includes coal, ironstone, oil shale and fireclay mines, whilst the definition of mines worked under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act includes metalliferous ores, stones and other minerals.

http://www.tidza.demon.co.uk/page27.html

[tassiedevil]

Thanks for your reply,but I was really hoping for mines that were operating in 1855,for this is the year my ggrandfather left Wales for Oz.

There was no mention of Greenfield on the 1896 list,,did this come under another name or had it closed by 1896?

Tassie,,,is still in the dark  

[trystan]

Holywell is quite a small delighful place. If you ever come over to the UK, it's worth a visit to see the St Winnifred's Well, to where people used toflock to get a miracle cure of their ills. Anyhow, I've spent some time on Google, and found the following:

http://www.rhosybolbach.freeserve.co.uk/Holywell_mill.htm
http://www.rhosybolbach.freeserve.co.uk/manufacturing.htm
(Click the restart website link to get the "frames" on their website)

A subsidiary company called the Greenfield Copper and Brass Company had a manufacturing base in Flintshire. This company took the copper from the Stanley works and reacted it with calamine in the cementation process to make brass. This was then used to make a wide variety of articles. The manufacturing techniques used are described in the section on the Brass Industry.

Royal Commission Report 1842 Children in Mines.
http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nwals.htm
Was your relative one of these names?

PASCOE, GRENFEL, AND Co., Copper Manufacturers, Greenfield, Holywell.

No. 152 John Wynne. May 29th, 1841.

No. 153 John Hughes.

No. 154 William Jones.

No. 155 Richard Williams.

No. 156 William Evans, aged 17.

No. 157 Mr. Charles Garland.

No. 158 Mr. William Lloyd.

A book on the subject:
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RBurt/MinHistNet/bib_WC.html

Davies, K. "The Nineteenth Century Copper Industry in the Greenfield Valley" Transactions of Hon. Soc. Cymmrodorian (1988), pp.79-131.

This is from a good website generally for mine history: http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RBurt/MinHistNet/welcome.html#ToC

You could also contact the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park:

http://www.greenfieldvalley.com/

Also,
http://www.amlwchdata.co.uk/Copperkingdom/history_of_copper_mining.htm

1780
The Greenfield copper works was built to make articles out of the refined copper from the smelters at Amlwch Port.

Perhaps try too:
http://www.mining-memorabilia.co.uk/index.htm

This link looks like a direct copy of the secondlink I have in this message, but the picture of Greenfield Brass and Copper works is there:

"The Greenfield Brass and copper company works 1792"
http://www.mynyddparys.freeserve.co.uk/manufacturing.htm

This list of coal mines does not list coal mines in 1854, so we can presume again that it wasnot a COAL mine:
http://www.jnadin1.50megs.com/custom4.html

[tassiedevil]

Hi & thanks for your reply. I have been to some of the sites mentioned.
It is hard for me unless I have a map in front of me to know exactly where a lot of the mines were in relation to Holywell.

I am planning on visting Wales this year in May,but without finding any info on my ggrandfather  &  my rellies,in Wales , seems like a lot of money!  

Cheers
Tassie,,,is questioning her existence

[johnupatree]

Hi Tassie,
May I suggest you contact NAMHO,The National Association of Mining History Organisations, a great organisation who, I am sure, will have a member able to give you exactly the information you need. I used to be a member of the Grosvenor Caving Club in North Wales and have spent many a happy hour crawling in the mud of the disused mines, ah happy days.
Link:
http://home.btconnect.com/SiliconDale/namho/main.htm

All the best
John

[tassiedevil]

Hi John

Just wanted to say thankyou for your reply. I have contacted the site you suggested so now it's just a matter of waiting for a reply.

Cheers
Tassie  

[johnupatree]

Hi Tassie,
Your welcome, good luck with your research. Now all I have to do is find my lot that went to Australia!
Regards
John

[Kimberley]

John
Note your interest in DARNELLS...I am in Australia and have some info on Darnells....just let me know which line you are searching !
Kimberley