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Ebbw Vale No. 22 pit.
The Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd. owned several pits in the Ebbw vale district and together with their Iron and Steel plants, were known collectively as the "Ebbw Vale Works".
No. 22 pit was sunk around 1860.
From the Inspector of Mines list 1896, "Nos. 15 and 22", and "Fire clay Level" together employing 587 producing from the Old coal, Big vein, Elled and Three quarters seams.
By 1908 the workforce had diminished to only 66.
Nos. 22 and 15 closed 1908/9.
Fire Clay level remained opened and in 1918 there were 30 men employed.