Aberthaw Limeworks

On December the 22nd 1888  'The Aberthaw Pebble Limestone Company' opened the lime works at Aberthaw near the coast of South Wales. The owner David Owen was also the  owner of the  local newspaper 'Western Mail' which still exists today.Visit Date August 2023Aberthaw LimeworksThe works were primarily built to utilise the huge number of Limestone Pebbles that had previously...

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Grove Colliery

In 1849, after the establishing iron furnaces at Kilgetty the Pembrokeshire Iron and Coal Company considered the possiblity of sinking a new pit at Grove to mine the Kilgetty anthracite vein and provide anthracite to the ironworks.Visit Date October 2023The Pithead and ShaftThe pit would have to be sunk to a depth of 182 metres to reach the vein.The final decision was taken...

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Cwmllynfell Lime Kiln Works

 Visit Date March 2022:  Today's walk took me on a journey alongside the river Afon Twrch up to the disused lime kilns at Cwmllynfell.The area is above Swansea and on the southwest border of the Brecon Beacons National Park.South Wales covers seams of limestone and as lime is a highly useful product in a diverse range of industries such as iron smelting, land improving and building,...

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