Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
13/11/1997
Date of Amendment
13/11/1997
Name of Property
Trefrane Cliff Colliery Chimney
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Nolton and Roch
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.
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