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These excellent photographs were supplied very kindly by Martyn Thomas, who was brought up in the shadow of the colliery itself in Brookside Row. Apologies are due for any loss in quality owing to the scanning, compression and size restrictions required for loading onto the website. More images (part 1) can be accessed here with older pictures and a brief history of the colliery found here.
PAST IMAGES OF ABERTILLERY: CWMTILLERY COLLIERY; post closure, 1983 (part 2)
Demolition in progress. The photo was taken from the 'Green' to the north of the colliery site.
The pit-
A view south from the Brookside Row entrance, the demolition well under way. The
fitting shed lies dismantled to the left. The square building to the rear of the
photo is the pit-
A view to the east from West Bank. The Top Hat club where Tom Jones signed as a professional can be seen directly above the rusted building to the top centre of the photo.
Water tanks with West Bank in the background
Looking south from the 'Slip' near the turning to Top Rows. Brookside Row can be seen immediately behind the colliery with the Woodland playing fields above it, built on a tip.
A disused and dismantled winding wheel
A view to the north east with West Bank and “the slip” in the background