Hello Jane,
hello mining-historians,
Jane Bateman wrote:
> are there any records for penalta colliery my father, grandfather & great
> grandfather all worked there,my uncle was killed there & i would love to
> find out more
Unfortunately, I can't help regarding the records
> is this colliery open to visitors i know that some are
At least, you will find a 'similar' colliery open to visitors:
'Big Pit' near Blaenavon. You can go underground there.
You will find photographs of Penallta taken
in the early 90ies at:
http://tertre/StahlArt2/archive-SouthWales-en.html
I don't think, that the buildings are still there.
Can anybody correct me? Hopefully, I am wrong!
Greetings
Harald
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Dr.-Ing. Harald Finster / Aachen Germany
http://www.finster-stahlart.de industrial history and architecture
http://www.astrid-aix.de gallery: watercolours and oil paintings
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