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Latitude: 51.6537 / 51°39'13"N
Longitude: -3.2455 / 3°14'43"W
OS Eastings: 313932
OS Northings: 195719
OS Grid: ST139957
Mapcode National: GBR HV.72C4
Mapcode Global: VH6DD.PPLP
Plus Code: 9C3RMQ33+FQ
Entry Name: Penallta Colliery Pit-top Offices
Listing Date: 5 November 1991
Last Amended: 18 July 2001
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 13584
Building Class: Industrial
ID on this website: 300013584
Location: Situated between Ystrad Mynach and Gelligaer, on the east side of Penalltau Road. The Pit Top Offices are to the east of the baths building.
County: Caerphilly
Town: Ystrad Mynach
Community: Gelligaer
Community: Gelligaer
Locality: Penalltau
Built-Up Area: Ystrad Mynach
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Office building
Penallta Colliery was built between 1905 and 1909, at the height of the South Wales coal trade. It was established by the Powell Dyffryn Steam Coal Company, the region’s largest mining company, on the most modern principles as the ‘super-pit’ of its day. The surface buildings were laid out in matching architectural style in a spacious, artificially levelled area, on a rectilinear plan giving the ideal spatial arrangement of activities. The design of the enormous engine hall in particular was an important innovation copied at many later collieries. The colliery became one of the largest in Wales with 3,200 miners and a high output of top-quality steam coal. By 1935, Penallta held the European record for coal produced in a single week.
Pit Top Offices built to provide ‘dirty’ offices for officials concerned with regular visits underground. They are of the same style as the original colliery buildings, of Pennant sandstone here rendered, with red brick dressings, comprising dentilled window and door surrounds incorporating keystone, pilasters, plinth and cornice. Roof formerly of slate with ridge tiles, now stripped. The building is gabled on a N/S axis and is single-storey, 5 bays long and 2 bays wide: 4 segmental arched windows and central door, all now blocked, to main E-facing elevation. Gable end has 2 similar windows and a door.
Divided into offices.
Listed as an integral part of this exceptionally fine colliery complex. Group value with other listed items.
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