Ashton Vale Iron Company

The ironworks company of Ashton Vale, Bristol, which bought South Liberty Colliery from the Bedminster Coal Company, built blast furnaces beside it on the ironstone and fireclay met in the workings, and owned the colliery to its closure; the furnaces were blown out about 1887 and the forge and rolling mills continued into the 20th century.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
South Liberty Colliery Bristol ?–1925

Record created: 17 October 2026 · Last researched: 17 October 2026

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