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Kilgetty Lane, NARBERTH, SA67 8JL

Scanned image of a photo taken in 1975 (I think) during the construction of the A477 by-pass around Stepaside and Kilgetty. If memory serves, the old road to Kilgetty is curving centre up to right of centre. Image

Present day picture of the A477(T) by-passing Kilgetty village. compare this with the construction photo at: Image

The lane, despite its name, does not access Kilgetty; instead it runs up the hill to Kilgetty Farm, and then on Cleggar's Castle near Templeton.

One of the only complete set of Roofed Colliery buildings left in the Pembrokeshire Coalfield. Kilgetty Colliery has a long history going back to the late 1700s but closed for the last time in 1939 making 262 men redundant.

This small white building served as the weighbridge office of the one-time anthracite colliery just behind it. The mine first opened in the 1770s and operated on and off until about 1873, when it was mothballed until the 1930s, reopening for a couple of years around 1937. The building is thought to date from either 1811, or the 1840s, and would have been a shelter for the clerks and checkweighmen; it was Grade II listed http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=6555 & https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300006555-kilgetty-colliery-weighbridge-office-amroth#.XlN_Hyj7RPY in 1991.

Somewhat derelict at present, and losing a few roof tiles, this building is the former engine house of the 300-feet deep 'Engine Pit' mine, which now lies beneath the roadway, roughly where I was standing. It contained the pit's winding engine, raising a man-cage and coal from the pit, and is now considered to be a very rare survivor of the Pembrokeshire coal industry. Although it is known to have served the Engine Pit in the 1900s, the upper brick part of the building certainly lies on a much older plinth of sandstone, which may have contained a previous engine operating for the Neath Abbey Iron Company around 1811. Grade II listed http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=6556 & https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300006556-kilgetty-colliery-engine-house-amroth#.XlOCKCj7RPY in 1991.

Scanned image of a photo taken in 1975, I think, of the construction of the A477 by-pass, which ultimately by-passed Kilgetty and Stepaside.

The sad remains of the once much taller (20m) chimney at the Kilgetty Colliery. Dating from the early to mid 19th century, it is thought to have been associated with a water heating system or boiler at the colliery, and may later have been used for mine ventilation. Grade II listed http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=6557 & https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300006557-kilgetty-colliery-chimney-base-amroth#.XlOFtCj7RPY in 1991.