Mr_Banjo
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Welcome to my second report in as many days (busy weekend!).
I couldn't get enough of this place, we stayed for 3 hours before starting to lose the light and only saw a very small part of it but could have easily spent all day there!
When running into other explorers in Talgarth the previous day they mentioned they had been thrown out of here by security the day before, we must have got lucky though as we didn't see any sign of them (there were some loud kids messing around, shouting, climbing things etc the opposite end of the site so that could have drawn attention away from us).
Again, this is a popular place but I shall provide you with a brief history;
In the 1860′s coal pits were sunk around Beddau, and the town grew at a steady rate until 1909, which saw the opening of Cwm colliery. As the industry moved in, Beddau grew quickly, and in 1958 Cwm coke works opened, furthering the expansion. At its peak, Cwm colliery was producing hundreds of thousand of tons of high quality, low sulphur coal per year. Much of this was processed at Cwm coke works, into high-grade coke suitable for foundry use. The National Coal Board closed the colliery in 1986, and Cwm Coke works in 2002.
(source: UK Urban Exploration - Documenting the Decay)
In 2014, owners CPL Industries were granted outline planning permission to demolish the buildings (with the exception of certain listed ones) ahead of a major residential project. The plans would cover the former coke works and adjoining Cwm Colliery site and tip, and would see the construction of up to 857 homes and landscaping of the site. Both the North and South cooling towers are currently grade II listed buildings (this could be what's preventing demolition work going ahead) but they have applied for exceptions as they are deemed to be unsafe.
(source: Access Denied)
Now for the photos, just like last time some are from my GoPro (which I had set up to be much better this time) and some from my mates SLR.
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.46 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0381370 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.47 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0411384 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.46 (1) by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0371368-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0421393-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0124 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0551458 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0621493 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0671518 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
building wreck_1 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
train on side_1 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0174 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0171 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0771565 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0781570 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0164 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0461413 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0711538-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
Apologies for the heavy editing in some of them (I was just having a play!)
Hope you have enjoyed this report and I hope to make plenty of new ones in the future!
I couldn't get enough of this place, we stayed for 3 hours before starting to lose the light and only saw a very small part of it but could have easily spent all day there!
When running into other explorers in Talgarth the previous day they mentioned they had been thrown out of here by security the day before, we must have got lucky though as we didn't see any sign of them (there were some loud kids messing around, shouting, climbing things etc the opposite end of the site so that could have drawn attention away from us).
Again, this is a popular place but I shall provide you with a brief history;
In the 1860′s coal pits were sunk around Beddau, and the town grew at a steady rate until 1909, which saw the opening of Cwm colliery. As the industry moved in, Beddau grew quickly, and in 1958 Cwm coke works opened, furthering the expansion. At its peak, Cwm colliery was producing hundreds of thousand of tons of high quality, low sulphur coal per year. Much of this was processed at Cwm coke works, into high-grade coke suitable for foundry use. The National Coal Board closed the colliery in 1986, and Cwm Coke works in 2002.
(source: UK Urban Exploration - Documenting the Decay)
In 2014, owners CPL Industries were granted outline planning permission to demolish the buildings (with the exception of certain listed ones) ahead of a major residential project. The plans would cover the former coke works and adjoining Cwm Colliery site and tip, and would see the construction of up to 857 homes and landscaping of the site. Both the North and South cooling towers are currently grade II listed buildings (this could be what's preventing demolition work going ahead) but they have applied for exceptions as they are deemed to be unsafe.
(source: Access Denied)
Now for the photos, just like last time some are from my GoPro (which I had set up to be much better this time) and some from my mates SLR.
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.46 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0381370 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.47 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0411384 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
WhatsApp Image 2017-05-15 at 10.22.46 (1) by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0371368-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0421393-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0124 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0551458 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0621493 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0671518 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
building wreck_1 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
train on side_1 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0174 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0171 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0771565 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0781570 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
DSC_0164 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0461413 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
G0711538-01 by Mr Banjo, on Flickr
Apologies for the heavy editing in some of them (I was just having a play!)
Hope you have enjoyed this report and I hope to make plenty of new ones in the future!