MineArchiveDe Winton Colliery
| Also known as | Little Park, Pwll Spite |
|---|---|
| Location | Plasdraw, Aberdare, near Abernant House (now the Aberdare Hospital site), Rhondda Cynon Taf — 51.7164, -3.4410 (exact) |
| Commodity | Coal |
| Type | Coal |
| Worked | 1880–1901 |
| Maximum depth | Unknown. |
| Operators | James Lewis (1880–1901) |
Overview
A two-shaft pit sunk by James Lewis at Aberdare in 1880 on ground where Aberdare Hospital now stands, known locally as the 'Little Park' or 'Pwll Spite', which worked the Nine Feet seam and closed in 1901.
History
De Winton Colliery was sunk in 1880 by James Lewis near Abernant House, Aberdare, on the ground where Aberdare Hospital now stands; a record of 1901 places it at Plasdraw. It had two shafts and was known locally as the 'Little Park' or 'Pwll Spite'. A photograph of its surface shows a wooden headframe carrying a single winding pulley, with two tall chimneys beside it, temporary boiler stacks held up by guy ropes.
Lewis still owned the colliery in January 1901, when it was working the Nine Feet seam. On 19 January William Mears, a 35-year-old collier, was killed at the face: he and his brother were making room to set a pair of timbers and had put up a temporary post under an unseen slip, and the roof came away on both sides of it and knocked the post out. The colliery closed the same year, after about twenty years of work.
Geology
South Wales Coalfield: the Nine Feet seam.
Workings
Two shafts, one at least with a wooden headframe and a single winding pulley.
Closure
Closed in 1901.
What remains
Aberdare Hospital stands on the site.
Redevelopment
Aberdare Hospital.
Nearby mines
- Ysguborwen Colliery — 0.2 miles (0.3 km) NE
- River Level Colliery, Aberdare — 0.3 miles (0.5 km) NE
- Blaengwawr Colliery — 0.6 miles (0.9 km) S
- Gadlys Colliery — 0.5 miles (0.9 km) W
- Abernant No. 9 Pit — 0.8 miles (1.3 km) SE
Straight-line distance, within 9 miles (15 km). Show on the map.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- De Winton Colliery was sunk in 1880 by James Lewis near Abernant House, where Aberdare Hospital now stands. 1
- It had two shafts and was known locally as the 'Little Park' or 'Pwll Spite'. 1
- The colliery had a wooden headframe with a single winding pulley and two temporary boiler stacks supported by guy ropes. 2
- In January 1901 the colliery, owned by James Lewis, was working the Nine Feet seam; William Mears, collier, was killed by a fall of roof at the face. 3
- The colliery closed in 1901. 1
Sources
- (secondary) Abernant (No. 9 Pit and De Winton) — Welsh Coal Mines
- (primary) De Winton Colliery, Aberdare, photograph — Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
- (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: William Mears, De Winton, 1901 — Northern Mine Research Society
Record created: 17 October 2026 · Last researched: 17 October 2026