Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Trefrane Cliff Colliery Chimney
Nolton and Roch, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Trefrane, Haverfordwest, Nolton and Roch, Pembrokeshire, designated on 13 November 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 13 November 1997
- Locality
- Trefrane
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Nolton and Roch
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.83450, -5.11185
- Cadw reference
- 19085
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated about 1 km N of Nolton Haven below the coast road in steep valley just in from the sea-shore.
History
Later C19 boilerhouse chimney of the Trefrane Cliff Colliery, on the W edge of the Pembrokeshire coalfield. The Nolton and Newgale Coalfield had six main collieries in the later C19, Trefrane Cliff Colliery was the last to close, in 1905.
Exterior
Colliery chimney, square, rubble stone up to about one-third height, the rest of red brick, eroded at top. There are associated wall footings to the engine house and boiler adjoining the chimney.
Reason for designation
The last building left of the most westerly coalfield in Wales, included mainly for historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Nolton ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St MadocReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- The Old SchoolEducation1 mi
- Nolton RectoryDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.