Miners In Senghenydd, Wales (1920-1929)

Miners - Senghenydd, near Caerphilly. Wales.
Some very good footage showing various aspects of the lives of Welsh coal miners and their families; c. 1920s.
Several shots of young men riding horses along muddy street while others stand around watching.
General view of above-ground operations at mine: filled coal cars on tracks; a big pile; buildings; machinery; smoke. Group of miners standing about by corrugated metal fence & building; some are reading newspapers; big pile of dirt or coal in BG w/ mine buildings etc. beyond that.
Shot of the front of miners' houses; which is long, narrow, cheaply made building divided into tiny units for families; no yards; just dirt; a few women look out doorways; men walking past. 4 men pose; 1 holding baby.
More of mine. Group of miners pose; many look very young; teenagers. More of miners off work hanging out in the street; children running around. More of crowd of men standing in street
Industry. Coal mining
FILM ID:2402.07
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[@davem9208]

A very touching video. Knowing of the 1913 disaster, I travelled from the West Midlands to Senghenydd last year, and even having seen some of the pictures on here before I visited, it struck home knowing where some of those miners lived. So many in nearby streets, and now seeing this, my heart goes out to them.

[@philldavies7940]

where you turned into the national mining memorial, the huts, which feature lot in this clip, were just on the opposite side of the road. They have been replaced by a garage. But the victims came from all over the valley, mostly Senghenydd, a lot from the neighbouring village Abertridwr and from as far afield as Cardiff.

[@davem9208]

Yes, I knew about the old miners hut that were opposite the mine, now mainly garages, but were someone to look at certain websites, you cold actually get details of most of the men and boys who died on that day, and even see their addresses, enabling you to look at the houses they were living in and, in certain cases, be able to see down on to what was the mine ( on google maps and street view), This would mainly apply to those who lived on High St and Parc Terrace, both with clearly elevated views down on to the site. Before I knew of this tragedy, the firm I worked for did business in Abertridwr, but like i said, I knew nothing about this, even only being a few more miles up the valley.@@philldavies7940

[@davidevans3227]

just wonderful.. thankyou for sharing this.. x

[@morgs456]

Thanks for uploading

[@Jamestele1]

They were from a tough cloth back then. Not sure I would have survived that life for long.

[@paulashe61]

Of course you would. Like Scotland in 60’s & 70’s

[@gazbeast666]

Amazing footage.

[@1122geoff]

And not a beard to been seen