Jeffreston Colliery

Location	Jeffreston, near Cresswell Quay, Pembrokeshire — 51.7224, -4.7631 (approximate)
Commodity	Coal
Type	Coal
Worked	1876–1914
Maximum depth	Unknown.
Operators	Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Co. Ltd (1876–1880)

Overview

An anthracite colliery near Cresswell Quay, opened in 1876 by the Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Co. Ltd, which was wound up in 1880; it stood idle on offer for lease and was briefly reopened as a slant in the Timber Vein from 1912 to 1914.

History

Jeffreston Colliery, near Cresswell Quay a few miles from Tenby, was opened in 1876 by J. Waters of the Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Co. Ltd, whose subscribers included Thomas Stokes, Alexander and John Waters, Charles Clifton Hood, Spencer William Hustler, William Howell Lewis and Charles Allen.

The company did not prosper. In January 1880 Charles Allen of Norton, Tenby, who held 1,900 of its 2,760 shares and was owed £1,700, petitioned the Chancery Division to wind it up; the mine was still being worked to some extent, and he asked to be appointed liquidator and to spend £25 a week keeping it going while the company was wound up. In 1881 the anthracite colliery, with 425 acres, was advertised to let, and it was still on offer in April 1882. It was not listed in 1890.

The colliery was reopened in 1912 as a slant driven in the Timber Vein, but closed again in 1914.

Geology

Pembrokeshire anthracite: the Timber Vein.

Workings

A colliery of 1876 on a 425-acre take; a slant in the Timber Vein from 1912.

Closure

Idle after the company's winding-up in 1880 and on offer for lease in 1881-82; reopened as a slant in 1912 and closed in 1914.

What remains

Unknown.

Redevelopment

Unknown.

Nearby mines

Broadmoor Colliery — 0.2 miles (0.3 km) E
Loveston Colliery — 1.4 miles (2.2 km) N
Reynolton Colliery — 1.5 miles (2.4 km) N
Moreton Colliery — 1.5 miles (2.5 km) SE
Thomas Chapel Colliery — 1.6 miles (2.7 km) NE

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.

Opened in 1876 by J. Waters of the Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Co. Ltd. ¹
In January 1880 the largest shareholder, Charles Allen of Norton, Tenby, petitioned to wind the company up. ^1,2
The mine was still being worked to some extent while the petition was heard. ²
In 1881-82 the colliery, with 425 acres near Cresswell Quay, was advertised to let. ¹
It reopened in 1912 as a slant in the Timber Vein and closed in 1914. ¹

Photographs & further reading

Welsh Coal Mines: Loveston and neighbouring Pembrokeshire collieries (reference)

Jeffreston's company, its winding-up and the 1912-14 slant, beside Meads Colliery.

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Tenby Observer, 5 February 1880 (reference)

The Chancery petition to wind up the Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Company.

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Sources

(secondary) Loveston — Welsh Coal Mines
(primary) Tenby Observer, 5 February 1880: Jeffreston Anthracite Coal Company (winding-up petition) — National Library of Wales, Welsh Newspapers

Record created: 10 October 2026 · Last researched: 10 October 2026