Durham Mining Museum - Rhymney Iron Co., Ltd. (original) (raw)
Rhymney Iron Co., Ltd.
Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but anindication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ----------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Rhymney Works | Aberdare | | — | — | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Brynpwllog | Rhymney | J. Powell | 50 | 7 | |
| Cefn Brithdir | George Inn | J. Evans | 176 | 29 | |
| Clay Level | Rhymney | J. Powell | 144 | 14 | |
| Darran | Darran | J. Evans | 194 | 32 | |
| Duffryn Rhymney (part of Mardy Colliery) | Rhymney | — | — | ||
| Gilfach [b] | Bargoed | J. Evans | 132 | 33 | |
| Mardy (includes Rhymney and Duffryn Rhymney Pits) | Rhymney | J. Powell | 550 | 58 | |
| New Duffryn | Rhymney | J. Powell | 381 | 39 | |
| Pidwalt | Rhymney | J. Powell | — | — | Suspended |
| Rhymney Merthyr | Rhymney | J. Powell | 179 | 21 | |
| Terrace | Rhymney | J. Powell | 311 | 36 | |
| 2,117 | 269 | ||||
| 2,386 | |||||
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Cefn Brithdir | George Inn | W. Smith | 133 | 28 | |
| Darran | Darran | W. Smith | 177 | 34 | |
| Duffryn Rhymney | Rhymney | John Powell | 388 | 50 | |
| Gilfach | Bargoed | W. Smith | 65 | 20 | |
| Mardy | Rhymney | J. Powell | 238 | 26 | |
| New Duffryn | Rhymney | J. Powell | 414 | 39 | |
| Rhymney Merthyr | Rhymney | J. Powell | 344 | 35 | |
| Rhymney Pit | Rhymney | J. Powell | — | — | Abandoned |
| Terrace | Rhymney | J. Powell | 195 | 31 | |
| 1,954 | 263 | ||||
| 2,217 | |||||
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Cefn Brithdir | George Inn | William Smith | 149 | 32 | | | Darran | Darran | William Smith | 170 | 34 | | | Gilfach [b] | Bargoed | William Smith | 154 | 29 | | | Mardy | Rhymney | Fred. J. Trump | 301 | 31 | | | New Duffryn | Rhymney | Fred. J. Trump | 282 | 37 | | | Rhymney Merthyr, No. 1 | Pontlottyn | Fred. J. Trump | 502 | 57 | | | Rhymney Merthyr, No. 2 | Rhymney | Fred. J. Trump | 275 | 25 | | | Terrace | Rhymney | Fred. J. Trump | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,843 | 248 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,091 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Cefn Brithdir | Brithdir | Ernest H. Thomas | 175 | 30 | |
| Darran | Darran | Ernest H. Thomas | 180 | 34 | |
| Gilfach [c] | Pengam | Ernest H. Thomas | 201 | 41 | |
| Groesfaen | Bargoed | William Smith | 35 | 75 | Sinking |
| Mardy | Rhymney | William Morgan | 330 | 39 | |
| New Duffryn | Rhymney | William Morgan | 276 | 74 | |
| Pengam New Sinkings | Pengam | Ernest H. Thomas | 49 | 63 | |
| Pengarreg | Bargoed | William Smith | 34 | 20 | Sinking |
| Rhymney Merthyr, No. 1 | Pontlottyn | William Morgan | 430 | 62 | |
| Rhymney Merthyr, No. 2 | Pontlottyn | William Morgan | 634 | 60 | |
| Terrace | Rhymney | William Morgan | 12 | 3 | |
| 2,356 | 501 | ||||
| 2,857 | |||||
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Cefn Brithdir | Brithdir | H. E. Thomas | 2 | 6 | Pumping |
| Darran | Darran | H. E. Thomas | 225 | 37 | |
| Gilfach | Pengam | H. E. Thomas | 254 | 46 | |
| Groesfaen | Bargoed | H. E. Thomas | 559 | 115 | |
| Mardy | Rhymney | Watkin Moss | 6 | 36 | Pumping |
| New Duffryn | Rhymney | Watkin Moss | 389 | 39 | |
| Pengam | Pengam | H. E. Thomas | 238 | 90 | |
| Rhymney Merthyr, No. 1 | Pontlottyn | Watkin Moss | 394 | 58 | |
| Rhymney Merthyr, No. 2 | Pontlottyn | Watkin Moss | 958 | 82 | |
| Terrace | Rhymney | Watkin Moss | — | — | Pumping |
| 3,025 | 509 | ||||
| 3,534 | |||||
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 101, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3 |
|---|---|
| Class of Coal: | Household, Manufacturing, Steam |
| Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
Company Directors
| Directors: | Clarke, C. B. O., Brooks House, Ardingley, Sussex |
|---|---|
| Hann, E. M., J.P., 'The Rise,' Llanishen, nr. Cardiff | |
| Ogilvie, C. P., 20, Morpeth Mansions, Westminster, S.W.1 | |
| Shaw, J., K.C., 36, Bryanston Square, W.1 | |
| Williams, E., 'Glyn Dwr,' Pontardulais, Glam. | |
| General Manager: | Hann, Edmund L. |
| Secretary: | Clarke, H. R. |
| Agent: | Hann, D. A. |
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Gilfach | Pengam | C. L. Watson | 240 | 42 | | | Groesfaen | Groesfaen | T. J. Rogers | 850 | 130 | | | Mardy | Rhymney | Sam Davies | 950 | 120 | | | Pengam | Pengam | J. Davies | 442 | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,482 | 353 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,835 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 1, Great Tower Street, E.C.3 |
|---|---|
| Seams Worked: | Brithdir, Upper Four Feet, Red, Clay, Ras, Las |
| Power Used: | Electric, Steam. Voltage: 3,300 and 550 |
| Annual Output: | 700,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Household, Steam |
| Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Hann, E. L., Lanelay, Pontyclun |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Clarke, C. B. O., Wiston Park, Steyning, Sussex |
| Hann, E. L., Lanelay, Pontyclun | |
| Hann, W. R., The Manor, Davies Street, London, W.1 | |
| McClean, F. K., Sir, Lt.-Col., Huntercombe Place, Henley-on-Thames | |
| Williams, Evan, D.L., J.P., 'Glyn Dwr,' Pontardulais, Glam. | |
| General Manager: | Hann, D. A. |
| Hann, F. P. | |
| Secretary: | Read, Alfred, M.B.E., F.C.I.S. |
| Chief Engineer: | Williams, Ivor |
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Groesfaen | Deri | D. Williams | 1,100 | 170 | | | Pengam | Pengam | J. J. Hughes | 35 | 18 | | | Pidwelly | Rhymney | T. J. Rogers | 105 | 15 | | | Rhymney Merthyr | | T. J. Rogers | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,240 | 203 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,443 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report