penallta colliery

Anyone know if either the headstocks or baths are currently accessible? Planning a trip over this weekend but the latest word I found (dated Sept last year) is that both are sealed tight. If anyone's been recently I'd really appreciate the info so I don't waste a train ticket. Thanks!

Introduction I visited this and some other places on a short exploring trip around South Wales in summer last year. The main attraction for me was the main powerhouse and the headstocks so this report focuses more on these. I would have liked to have looked at the Bathhouse nearby though but as...

Haven't seen this posted in a little while, and Penallta is definitely one of the favourite colliery explores I have done, so why not! Not sure how much longer it'll remain though, 2 of the smaller buildings have already been converted into housing, and I believe similar is planned for the...

Penallta Colliery could be considered as the single most important colliery in South Wales – not just in terms of the place itself, but also what it represented. At its peak in the early 20th century, Penallta was one of the largest and most important pits in South Wales, employing 3,208 men in...

I've always loved exploring around this spot, purely because there's always something new to find whenever I go there. Outdoors, the winding wheels still exist and still turn (in the wind). You have to climb through a gap in the fence to get to these structures properly but a majority of the...

Visited in June 2014 with a non-member. We finally got to climb the gantry crane, which was pretty cool. The history for this place has been covered quite a few times already, so on with the pics. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Thanks for...

Visited with Dangerous Dave and a non member Really interesting place, done a few times before but well worth a look around Some History ( Wiki ) Situated near Hengoed, in 1905 Powell Duffryn began the sinking of Penallta colliery, and had employed 291 men by 1908. The two shafts Nos.1...

HISTORY Penallta colliery was sunk by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company who began the sinking in 1906. In 1908 there were 291 men employed. The two shafts Nos.1 (downcast) and 2 (upcast) were 783 and 750 yards deep respectively. The first coal was raised in 1909 and it was considered one of...

Penallta Colliery Beddau Wales visited with old skool on a south wales mission. there were two things wrong with this site the first is all the lockers have gone in recent weeks and the second we were unable to do the head stocks due to the locals giving us the evil eye, this however did not...

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Really wanted to post up another new site as my second report, but a mental day trip with Dangerous Dave ended up here, and i'm glad we did. The day had started badly, getting caught by security at Eddison swan cables, Lydbrook, (who then decided to call the cops, with four car loads turning...

My first attempt to visit Penallta failed when, 18 months ago my car decided to bite the dust the night before. Luckily though I was not too late when I visited twice over the last week. The first visit was just as the sun was coming up, my aim being to climb one of the headstocks. The upcast...