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LIST OF MINES in

Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1945

COAL MINING HISTORY RESOURCE CENTRE

BRECON East, (metalliferous), GLAMORGAN, East, (metalliferous), GLOUCESTER, Bristol, (metalliferous), GLOUCESTER, Forest of Dean, (metalliferous), SOMERSET, (metalliferous)

LOCATION MAPS

 

BRECON East.

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Dinas Rock Silica Quarries Ltd., 45 Wind St., Swansea, Glamorgan

Dinas Rock

Pontneathvaughan

Sandstone
7
1

 

 

 

GLAMORGAN, East, (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Glamorgan Hematite Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Dominoes House, 33.39 Queen St, Cardiff

Llanharry

Llanharry

J Hutchinson

Iron ore
190
83

 

 

 

GLOUCESTER, Bristol, (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide (Colours) Co. Ltd., Wick, Bristol

Gatheram

Golden Valley

Wick

ditto

W Machell

Ochre

Ochre & clay
2

-
-

-

 

 

 

GLOUCESTER, Forest of Dean, (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Forest of Dean Stone Firms Ltd., Bixhead Stoen Works, Parkend, nr. Lydney

Bixhead

Barkhill, nr. Coleford

Discontinued 11/42

Sandstone
-
-

Glamorgan Hematite Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Dominoes House, 33.39 Queen St, Cardiff

New Dunn

Sling

Iron ore
22
9

 

 

SOMERSET, (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Bath & Portland Syone Firms Ltd., Abbey Yard, Bath

St. Winifreds

Combe Down

Discontinued 1940

Limestone
-
-

Fullers Earth Union, Ltd., Combe Hay Works, Midford, Bath

Combe Hay

Englishcombe, Bath

OF Keevil

Fullers earth
4
3

Mendi Oxide & Ochre Co. Ltd., Wick, Nr. Bristol

Banwell

Banwell

Ochre
2
-
ditto

Compton Martin

Compton Martin

Ochre
4
-