Glamorgan Coal Company

Founded by the Scottish mining engineer Archibald Hood, who sank Glamorgan Colliery's first pits at Llwynypia in 1861-62 and expanded it to six shafts by 1873; absorbed into the Cambrian Combine in 1908.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Glamorgan Colliery Rhondda Cynon Taf 1861–1908

Record created: 31 August 2026 · Last researched: 31 August 2026