| Description | The Little Milford Estate is in Freystrop, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. It was the home of the Roberts family in 1907. The family were involved in mining in the Freystrop parish at Hook. In 1884, Thomas Roberts and William Canton leased the West Park Colliery in Hook, and considerable mining activities were carried on in Freystrop. In 1911, a new shaft, called the 'Margaret' after Joseph Robert's wife (d. 1923), was opened. By 1921, the Hook Colliery Anthracite Company controlled the 'Margaret'. In the early 1930s, Hook was one of the most successful anthracite colleries in south west Wales, under T. W. Harcourt Roberts as the general manager. Hook colliery closed in 1948.
Little Milford Estate papers, comprising: correspondence, 1922-1942; Hook Colliery Anthracite Company papers, 1920-1938; Little Milford Estate sale papers, 1913-1949; and Roberts family papers, 1923-1942.
Arranged into the following: correspondence; Hook Colliery Anthracite Company; Little Milford Estate; and Roberts family.
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Finding aids: Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Pembrokeshire Record Office and the National Register of Archives.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records deposited at the Pembrokeshire Record Office have been retained.
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