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Marine Colliery Pumping Engine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wales, representing the industrial heritage of the South Wales coalfield. The engine, designated as a colliery pumping installation, dates to the post-medieval industrial period and exemplifies the technological innovations employed in coal mining operations during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Such pumping engines were essential infrastructure for managing water infiltration in deep mine workings, allowing collieries to operate at greater depths and maintain productivity. The monument is evidence of the industrial development that transformed South Wales into one of Britain's major coal-producing regions during the modern industrial era.
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM218. View the official record →
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wales, representing the industrial heritage of the South Wales coalfield. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM218.
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a colliery. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Illtyd Castle Mound (3.7 km), Pen y Fan Canal Reservoir (3.9 km), St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty (4.6 km).
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