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Former Navigation Colliery Power House and Pump House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Crumlin, Caerphilly

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6829 / 51°40'58"N

Longitude: -3.1423 / 3°8'32"W

OS Eastings: 321120

OS Northings: 198860

OS Grid: ST211988

Mapcode National: GBR HZ.549S

Mapcode Global: VH6D8.HY4Q

Plus Code: 9C3RMVM5+53

Entry Name: Former Navigation Colliery Power House and Pump House

Listing Date: 27 January 1982

Last Amended: 29 January 1999

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1896

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300001896

Location: Located on a lane N from Kendon Road near the centre of Crumlin. At the N end of the colliery complex at road level, paired in position with the Fan House on the other side of the Heapstead.

County: Caerphilly

Community: Crumlin (Crymlyn)

Community: Crumlin

Locality: Navigation Colliery Crumlin

Built-Up Area: Newbridge

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Navigation Colliery Crumlin was built by the firm of Partridge Jones and Company between 1907 and 1911. The firm was one of the largest coal combines in S Wales, owning 9 collieries in the Gwent valleys. Navigation Colliery was a show-pit of the period with high quality buildings and up-to-date machinery. One of the earliest collieries in S Wales to be built in brick rather than local stone with brick dressings. Closed 1967 and disused since.

Exterior

A long rectangular symmetrical single-storey Power House. Of high quality red and yellow engineering brick, the yellow brick slightly projecting and partly stepped to quoins, pilasters, plinth and cornice, forming a grid pattern; Welsh slate roof with overhanging eaves and 2 gabled ridge ventilators; 3 gables each over 2 bays to centre and ends separated by two 3 bay ranges. Range of 12 deep round-arched openings with multipane metal-framed fixed glazing, 2 of which are doorways with similar glazed heads, all with narrow keystones and shallow sills to windows; roundels to the 3 gables. 3 bays wide; gable end to S has single roundel; gable end to N has doorway, now altered, occupying central bay. Steep pitched lean-to wing to rear has low round-arched windows similar to front. Most windows now blocked inside though most glazing bars are retained and visible.

Reasons for Listing

Listed II* as an important building in this nearly complete colliery complex of national importance. Group value with other listed former colliery buildings.

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