Bute Merthyr Colliery

In 1849, Marquess of Bute bought the Cwmsaerbren farm from William Davies for £12,000.^[1] W. S. Clarke was employed to sink the first trial shaft in 1851. In April 1853 the first seam was struck at a depth of 125 yards (114 m). A second shaft had been sunk by 1855, when the first coal was produced.^[1] Progress was slow because all equipment was carried over rough tracks by horse and cart from the Taff Vale Railway's then terminus at Dinas.

51°40′28″N 3°32′30″W / 51.67444°N 3.54167°W / 51.67444; -3.54167