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John Calvert

Yorkshire railway contractor (and later colliery owner) who was Brunel's principal contractor on the Taff Vale Railway in the 1840s, stayed in south Wales after it was finished, and sank first the Newbridge Colliery at Gelliwion and then the Gyfeillion Pit that became the Great Western Colliery.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Great Western Colliery Rhondda Cynon Taf 1851–1854
Newbridge Colliery, Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf 1844–?

Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026

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