South Wales Colliery Company

The company that held Cwmtillery and sank Rose Heyworth in the Ebbw Fach valley in the 1870s, naming the second pit after Rosina Kate Heyworth, wife of its first managing director Lawrence Heyworth. It sold Rose Heyworth to Lancaster's Steam Coal Company in 1888.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Rose Heyworth Colliery Blaenau Gwent 1872–1888

Record created: 10 September 2026 · Last researched: 10 September 2026

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