S. & J. Hill Limited

The Clydach firm founded by brothers Samuel and John Hill, sons of the boat-builder Samuel Hill senior, who added coal to the family's Swansea Valley Canal boat-building business by opening a colliery on Gelliwastad Mountain in 1860; controlled into the 20th century by William Hill of Swansea and managed by Samuel Hill.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Cwmclydach Graigola Colliery Neath Port Talbot 1860–1932

Record created: 15 September 2026 · Last researched: 15 September 2026

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