Aber Valley Heritage

We are a registered charity and our aim is to raise capital to continue to highlight and develop the rich heritage of the coal industry of the Aber Valley. We have built a memorial garden also, developed a museum both to the 1901 and 1913 mining disasters that occurred in the Aber Valley when 521 men and boys lost their lives from devastating explosions. The later 1913 disaster taking 440 lives which was the third largest in the world.

We run a small museum and operate the National Mining Disaster Memorial Garden, both in Senghenydd.