A Side……. Calling America B Side……. Caught In A Trap Label/No……. Epic A-6844 Pressed in ……. United Kingdom Notes……. Slightly different text layout on the lower part of the “A Side” label.

Penybont Cwmtillery – By Product Works, Washery & Coke Ovens. Prior to 1911 the Cwmtillery Coke Ovens were located in the grounds of Cwmtillery Colliery. Following is a Link  to – The Original Coke Ovens at Cwmtillery Colliery The By-Product Plant. The map (left) shows the area in 1901, about ten years before the by-product plant, washery and coke works …

Mr J. P. D. Williams M.E. – General Manager of the Blaina Collieries. Mr J. P. D. Williams was born in 1834 at Nantyglo, Monmouthshire. His family lived on the Garn, Nantyglo and at 11 years of age he started work in the coalmines. His first job was in the “Little Pit” Blaina, under his brother-in-law Mr Thomas Lewis the …

Cwmtillery Colliery Experiments with Iron Pit Props. In October 1929 an article in the “Ebbw Vale Works Magazine” stated, “experiments with iron pit-props conducted at Cwmtillery Colliery had proved successful”. The number of iron props in use were 12,107 and the number of flats were 2,177. As a result of the change from wooden props to iron props the timber …

De-Watering Drivage Rose Heyworth Colliery. In late 1980 the National Coal Board authorities had concerns of water affecting the Six Bells Colliery workings, the source of which was believed to have been from underground reservoirs located somewhere under the Arael Mountain between Rose Heyworth Colliery and Six Bells. They decided to open a Dewatering Drivage, a tunnel from Rose Heyworth …

Miners Domestic Firewood Blocks. There was an unwritten agreement in the collieries of South Wales that each working miner was entitled to one block of wood per day for domestic use, for fire-wood. The blocks (as seen above in the featured image) were 9″ x 6″ inches on average and were cut by the working miners, from timber props which …

The Band Stand – Abertillery. On Tuesday 2nd of July 1889, the need for a band stand at Abertillery was first proposed. At a meeting of the Abertillery Chamber of Trade held at the National School Room the following gentlemen were present – Mr Arthur Tilney (Chairman); Mr Joseph Wallace; Mr J. Williams; Mr William Jordan; Mr Joseph Price; Mr …

Brynmawr Library and Institute – Alma Street Brynmawr. In March 1892 the need for a public library and park was first raised at a public meeting held at Pearson’s Auction Mart, on Market Square, Brynmawr. In September 1895 a meeting of the Librarian Association of Great Britain held in Cardiff read a letter in connection with the Brynmawr Council and …

ALBUM……. Time. Label/No……. Jet Jet LP-236. Pressed in……. United Kingdom. SIDE 1 Prologue Twilight. Yours Truly 2095. Ticket To The Moon. The Way Life’s Meant To Be. Another Heart Breaks. SIDE 2 Rain Is Falling. From The End Of The World. The Lights Go Down. Here Is The News. 21st Century Man. Hold On Tight. Epilogue. Notes……. Light coloured labels …

ALBUM……. Time. Label/No……. Jet Jet LP-236. Pressed in……. United Kingdom. SIDE 1 Prologue Twilight. Yours Truly 2095. Ticket To The Moon. The Way Life’s Meant To Be. Another Heart Breaks. SIDE 2 Rain Is Falling. From The End Of The World. The Lights Go Down. Here Is The News. 21st Century Man. Hold On Tight. Epilogue. Notes……. Dark coloured labels …