A crocus by the colliery
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A crocus by the colliery
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 9 Feb 2015
A shy but colourful Spring flower reaches out close to the old pit. Conygre Colliery works began in 1791, providing dangerous but vital employment for the villagers. The pits brought some rewards, but much went to the operators; there is a report of a strike in 1792 that achieved a pay rise for some 4,000 miners. The pits eventually closed in 1916, and the site later taken over by a firm producing crushed stone and cemented products in 1958. However, they too have gone, leaving the flowers to welcome passers-by to a fenced off demolition site.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.328665
Longitude
-2.479322