Brogden and Sons

John Brogden and Sons, a Lancashire-based colliery and railway contracting family firm, bought Bwllfa Colliery in 1871 and renamed it Bwllfa Dare; the family's connection lasted until the death of John Brogden's youngest son, G. W. H. Brogden, in 1892, after which the colliery passed to the newly formed Bwllfa and Merthyr Dare Steam Coal Collieries (1891) Ltd.

Mines operated

Record created: 1 September 2026 · Last researched: 1 September 2026