Everything about Trimsaran totally explained
Trimsaran is a former
mining village which lies on the B4308 between
Llanelli and
Kidwelly, in the
Welsh county of
Carmarthenshire
Trimsaran is six miles from
Llanelli, and 13 miles from
Carmarthen. It is close to
Burry Port harbour,
Pembrey Country Park and the
Millennium Coastal Park.
Trimsaran Colliery
There are historical reports of mining activities taking place in the Trimsaran area dating back hundreds of years. By
1896, the Inspector of Mines noted that Trimsaran employed 144 men, producing
coal,
anthracite, and fireclay.
By the early 1900s, three
drift mines made up Trimsaran colliery: Caedean (deepest), Waunhir and the Upper slant; all connected underground and on the surface by a tramway. By
1908, Waunhir and Cadean employed 198 men, while by
1918 the workforce had grown to 435. By
1923 352 men employed at Caedean Slant, Upper Slant employed 63 men and Waunhir 126 men.
There were three notable mining accidents:
- February 1907, Waunhir slant - 6 men died when a coupling plate broke and full mine-cars ran down the drift - the men had no chance.
- 1909 - an explosion in the Caedean Slant killed 4 men, possibly caused by firedamp.
- 26 April, 1923- 12 men died whilst travelling out of the mine the end of the day shift, when part of the journey of drams, in which they were riding suddenly careered back down the slope after a connecting shackle broke.
By
1931 the mine was owned by Amalgamated Anthracite Ltd. and employed 700 men on the existing working. These drifts closed in
1934 and was replaced by the Waunffynhonnau drift (new drift or Wimpey drift), which employed over 300 men in
1945. The mine was closed by the
National Coal Board in April
1954, with most of the workforce going to Carway or Pentremawr.
The site was later opened up as part of Celtic Energy's thrust into
opencast mining, called
Ffos Las, but was closed in
1997.
As part of the redevelopment of the site, it has been approved to become a
coarse fishing lake,
quad bike and
mountain biking centre, before proposed redevelopment of the site as a £16 million/1000m horse racing course, training centre and a grandstand for 1,000 spectators. A hotel and up to 250 houses would also be built on the site of the 608 acre site.
Trimsaran Rugby Club
Trimsaran is well known for its
rugby union involvement, and is a sport that plays a huge part in the local community. Rugby was first played in Trimsaran in 1910 but the first recorded captain was Bill Bailey in 1927.
Players who have graduated from Trimsaran onto represent Wales include:
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