St David's Harbour
Location type
Name and dates
St David's Harbour (1750-1946)Opened on the Fordell Railway.
Description
Southern end of the former Fordell Railway and used for coal export. There was a brickworks to the north of the harbour basin.
The harbour basin still exists, partly infilled.
Tags
Harbour
Chronology Dates
| / /1752 | Fordell Railway St David's Harbour built, associated Fordell Railway probably opened later. |
| / /1752 | Fordell Railway Opened from Colton collieries to St David's Harbour, or alternatively opened in 1770. |
| / /1770 | Fordell Railway Opened from Colton collieries to St David's Harbour, alternative opening date. |
| /08/1946 | Fordell Railway Closed between St David's Harbour and Fordell Colliery Lady Anne Pit and Fordell Colliery William Pit. St David's Harbour closed. Coal sent by the remaining portion of the Fordell Railway from Fordell Colliery Lady Anne Pit and Fordell Colliery William Pit to the Fordell Colliery Alice Pit pit for trans-shipment. |
| 10/08/1946 | Fordell Railway St David's Harbour used for last coal export. |
| / /1955 | National Coal Board Drilling rig assembled in St David's Harbour to be used to check the under-sea reserves of the new Seafield Colliery. |
