Bond, Edward – 48 Swansea Road, Merthyr April 12, 2017; 977 Views; I last visited Tower back nearly 6 years ago. If constructed it would be just shorter than the tower that houses Big Ben, which is 315ft (96m) tall, or the Statue of Liberty and its pedestal, which together are 305ft (93m) tall. Established in 1864, up to 14 seams were worked at Tower Colliery and the neighbouring mines within the lease area of Tower. Here are their stories. From the Inspector of Mines list of 1896 Tower Graig colliery was discontinued. The proposed location we have selected for this project is the site of the former Tower Colliery, which runs alongside the A465 Heads of the Valleys near Hirwaun. 1995 Village Hall opened. I started out as an assistant collier and then became a measuring boy. Wales Online says Mr Wood worked in the coal industry for decades and became site manager at the former Tower Colliery in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon, … A 16-year-old girl has died after police were called to reports of a stabbing. In 1964 it was linked underground to the Fernhill Colliery situated on the other side of the Rhigos mountain, forming a single unit. It was sad to see that the site is a shaddow of what it once was. in Mines. Up to 14 seams have been worked at Tower Colliery and the neighbouring mines within the lease area of Tower. Tower Colliery, Hirwaun, Rhondda, Wales. I worked for a number of collieries for 39 years as a repairer including Cwmaman, Aberaman, Bedwas, Dyffryn and finally the Tower. November 26, 2011; 446 Views; The story of Tower Colliery is one of fighting the system and of great success & local pride. It was very important to look out for each other. It’s a sad day for me but also a happy day because of the respect all the people in this room have given me over the years. Tower Colliery, Tirherbert Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Mid Glam, CF44 9UF . It was a touching moment which spoke volumes about the respect held between the miners, their families and friends in attendance and testament to the unbreakable bond between them. Smith, William – 39 Heol Filyn , Penywaun Tower Colliery, Hirwaun. That’s how proud I am of everybody, if I die tomorrow I die a happy man. The scheme was funded by each of the 239 miners at the colliery pledging £8,000 each and on 23rd December 1994 the miners marched back to the colliery that they now owned. It was a hard time during the Miners’ Strike. When Tower closed in 1994, we decided if anybody was going to buy it it should be us and that’s how it started. After initially closing in 1994, the workers bought the colliery after investing their own money from their redundancy payouts. Morris, Dai – 51 Gilfach Cynon, Twynrodyn - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com. Tower Colliery, Hirwaun, Rhondda, Wales. This is Tower Colliery, Hirwaun, nearly a decade after Wales' last deep coal mine finally closed its doors. Tower Colliery, Tirherbert Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Mid Glam, Wales, CF44 9UF . An explosion of firedamp occurred at this colliery on the 13th of April 1962 killing 9 men, a further 9 were injured. Nestled in the Rhigos mountain range, and boasting stunning panoramic views, this adventure hub is situated at the old Tower Colliery coal mining site, and had created a new lease of life for this historic and widely-loved base. In 1953, the members paid 5p a week and if you think a surface worker’s wages was £6 and six shillings, you can see the tremendous contribution they made. When I first formed the club 66 years ago there was 1,100 members. Jeff Morgan 05 / Alamy Stock Photo. Tower Colliery (Welsh: Glofa'r Tŵr) was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. Emlyn Phillips, aged 87, left, and Jim Williams, aged 78, right. South of the station were the goods yard and sidings which served the various industries in the area, including Hirwaun Ironworks, Tower Colliery, two brickworks, and Penderyn quarry tramway.