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Pengam House Coal Colliery, near Bargoed, c.1912.
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Pengam colliery, 1964. The headgear of Britannia colliery in the distance on the left.
Sinking of this colliery was begun in the late 1890's by the Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd. to work the Brithdir House coal seam at a depth of 312 yards.
By 1908 it was employing 196 men and in 1918 the workforce numbered 518.
During the late 1920's it came under the ownership of the Powell Duffryn Associtated Collieries Ltd., who employed 67 men there in 1938.
The workforce numbered 195 in 1945.
As with most House coal collieries in this area Pengam was troubled with water inundation and heavy pumps worked around the clock to avoid flooding.
Production ceased in 1956 but it was maintained for pumping to prevent the flooding of the nearby Britannia colliery.
There was a landing, about half way down in each of the Britannia shafts (North and South) from which it was possible to access Pengam pit bottom. The official entrance to Pengam colliery was adjacent to Pengam (Mon) station, on High Street previously known as Waunborfa Road.
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