Abertillery History

Price’s Central Drug Stores, Abertillery. A receipt for goods purchased from the store. This receipt advertised Sanatogen Tonic Wine. Dated 1940. Read More »

Messrs G. E. & G. F. Doughty of 8 High Street, Blaina. A receipt for groceries purchased. This receipt advertised Jacob & Co Cream Crackers. Dated 18th July 1958. Read More »

Blaenau Gwent Baptist Movement, Chapel and Schoolroom. Blaenau Gwent goes far back in the history of our country of Gwent. Gwlad Gwent used to include the counties of Monmouthshire, Hereford and Gloucester. The centre of this region was the fortified city of Caerwent (Caer Gwent) this city gave its name to the county around it. As the people of Gwent ... Read More »

Blaenau Gwent Baptist Church. In 1715 the first Blaenau Gwent Chapel was constructed, members at this point numbered between 80 to 90. In 1839 the chapel was re-built at a cost of £500. In 1880 the chapel was again enlarged. In 1885 increased accommodation to the chapel was added and a larger schoolroom was erected. Towards the end of 1895 ... Read More »

Mr T. H. Prichard – Abertillery Chemist Stoneware Bottle. Mr T. H. Prichard opened his first chemist shop Medical Hall, Cwm Street, later called Somerset Street in Abertillery in 1892. He later opened branches at Ely, Cwmfelinfach, Merthyr, Blaina, Nantyglo and Church Street, Abertillery. This bottle is made of stoneware with a cork stopper top. Size 11″ x 5″ inches.  ... Read More »

Prichard’s Chemist Abertillery – Medicine Bottle. The bottle used to hold Prichard’s Tillery Oils, Abertillery. Bottle is made of glass. The size is 5″ x 2″ x 1″. Circa 1900. The following is a Link to – Mr T. H. Prichard. Read More »

Mrs Rosina (Rose) Heyworth – The Lady Behind the Name. The Rose Heyworth Colliery was sunk in 1874 under the directorship of Mr Lawrence Heyworth managing director of the South Wales Colliery Company.  The company already owned Cwmtillery (the South Wales Colliery) and the first coal raised at Rose Heyworth was in about 1876-77, though may well have been later ... Read More »

A Batch of Abertillery School Sports Medals. Abertillery Schools Sports medals. Issued to the competitors from the elementary and central schools of Abertillery at the first annual schools sports in 1932 and the second annual school sports in 1933. Made from bronze and inlaid with blue coloured enamel. Size 1″ inch. The First Annual School Sports. On Tuesday 28th June ... Read More »

A Section of the Cwmtillery Colliery Flight Rope. This section of flight, aerial ropeway steel rope was found on-site at Cwmtillery Colliery. It is a half-lock coil, burden rope, this was the rope the flight buckets would travel upon while being pulled by the haulage rope.  The section of rope is 20″ inches in length by  1 and a 1/4″ ... Read More »