Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tramway Incline Structure above Kilgetty Ironworks Furnace bank
Kilgetty/Begelly, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Kilgetty Ironworks, Kilgetty/Begelly, Pembrokeshire, designated on 18 March 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 18 March 1997
- Locality
- Kilgetty Ironworks
- Community
- Kilgetty/Begelly
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73329, -4.69430
- Cadw reference
- 18282
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On high ground, to the rear of Kilgetty Ironworks and its limekilns, on the W side of Pleasant Valley.
History
In 1845, in anticipation of establishing iron furnaces at Kilgetty, the Pembrokeshire Iron and Coal Company started to consider sinking a new pit at Grove. The decision was taken in 1852 and the new pit opened in 1856. By this time the Ironworks was in production. It had three tramways, as shown on the 1888 map; two of them were probably for tipping but the one of which this structure formed the lower terminal was for delivering coal directly to the Ironworks. The Colliery was also connected to the Saundersfoot Railway.
Regular exploitation of the Colliery ceased in 1884. The ironworks had closed in 1877. By 1900 it was proposed to remove all machinery from Grove to Kilgetty Colliery, which was presumably done.
Exterior
A sandstone retaining wall with a diagonal aperture, which was the structure at the foot of the northernmost of the self-acting inclines bringing coal down from Grove Colliery to the Ironworks.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with the other structures of the top level of Kilgetty Ironworks.
Nearby in the register
- Walls and Kilns above Furnace BankIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Furnace Bank Revetment WallIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Casting HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Double Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.