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Offline gower

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Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« on: Friday 05 April 19 13:25 BST (UK) »
Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire owned by Evan Rees Davies of Pontardulais early 19th C
Does anyone know anything about this colliery please?
thank you

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Re: Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 April 19 22:37 BST (UK) »
These two books might help:
Lloyd, J.E., 1939: A History of Carmarthenshire
Wilkins, C, 1888: History of the South Wales Coal Trade

You might ask the Carmarthen Archive Service, https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/council-services/libraries-archives/archives-family-history

My great-great grandfather was active in mining in the area. He (according to Lloyd) opened a mine in 1810 and another in 1817, and his daughter Phoebe Simons was baptised in Llannon in that year.
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Re: Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« Reply #2 on: Monday 08 April 19 08:53 BST (UK) »
Here is a link to the coal-mining fraternity and Llannon (although later)

http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/forum/read.php?2,7247,7437
Thomas, Davies, Jones, Walters, Daniel in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. That should narrow it down a bit!
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Re: Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« Reply #3 on: Monday 08 April 19 09:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much
I have ordered a few books and will check out that link  :)

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Re: Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« Reply #4 on: Monday 08 April 19 09:13 BST (UK) »
I’ve just realised I wrote early 19th century!!!!
I meant early 20th century!!

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Re: Colliery Llannon, Carmarthenshire
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 April 19 11:39 BST (UK) »
Have you seen http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/
The Coal Authority have an interactive map at http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/coalauthority/home.html
which shows the location of collieries
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