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Birch Rock Coal Company

The company that opened and worked Birch Rock Colliery in the Cwmdulais valley from about 1869 (as the Birch Rock Colliery Company) and again in 1898, on land leased by John Glasbrook.

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Birchrock Colliery Swansea 1869–1882

Record created: 14 September 2026 · Last researched: 14 September 2026

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