Crawshay Bailey

The Monmouthshire ironmaster who bought the Aberaman estate in 1837, opened its collieries and ironworks by 1845 with the Aberdare Railway he built with Josiah John Guest, and sold the whole estate to Powell Duffryn in 1867.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Aberaman Colliery Rhondda Cynon Taf 1843–1867
Bwlch-y-Garn Pit Blaenau Gwent 1853–1871
Deep Pit, Nantyglo Blaenau Gwent ?–?
Golynos Colliery Torfaen 1854–1861

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026

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