Warner, Simpson and Co Ltd. sunk
this steam coal pit in 1864.
By 1880 Bodringallt pit was
under the ownership of Davies
and Warner.
In 1890 D. Davies and Sons
purchased the colliery and it
became Ferndale No. 3 pit.
From the Inspector of mines list
1896, Ferndale No. 3 employed
930 men.
By 1908 the workforce had
decreased to 653.
Later Cory Brothers and Co. took
over the running of the colliery
and in 1918 the workforce
numbered 392.
It closed in 1936