Local History Collectable Items

St Michael’s Old Church – Porcelain Jug. A small German made porcelain jug with a transfer print depicting the first St Michaels Church, Abertillery. The first church was built in May 1854 – Demolished in June 1898 and rebuilt in the early 1900’s. The church was laid out on an east-west orientation.  Made in Germany. Size 4″ x 2 1/2″ …

Messrs Briggs & Co Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. Messrs Briggs & Co were Mr William Edwin Briggs and his son Mr Arthur Edwin Briggs, a family of boot and shoe manufacturers from Leicester. They had stores in all major towns throughout Britain with many in South Wales including Brynmawr, Abertillery, Risca, Blackwood, Abercarn, Ebbw Vale and Newbridge. The Commemorative Plate. …

Messrs Briggs & Co Boot and Shoe Manufacturers. Messrs Briggs & Co were Mr William Edwin Briggs and his son Mr Arthur Edwin Briggs, a family of boot and shoe manufacturers from Leicester. They had stores in all major towns throughout Britain with many in South Wales including Brynmawr, Risca, Blackwood, Abercarn, Ebbw Vale and Newbridge. In the early 1900’s …

Cruttwell and Allies & Co – Cwm Celyn and Blaina Iron Works. A letter envelope dated February 1853, to Messrs Cruttwell, Allies & Co, Cwm Celyn and Blaina Works, near Newport, Monmouthshire. Folded size – 5″ x 3″ inches. In the 1850’s Mr Frederick Levick was in partnership with Mr George Shaw Munn; Mr Robert Cruttwell; Mr Robert Allies; Mr …

William Williams & Co – Nantyglo Iron Works 1811. Mr William Williams was partner with Mr Matthew Wayne and Mr Joseph Bailey Esq at Nantyglo Iron Works in the early 1800’s. Their partnership was known as William Williams & Co and was a company shop business when the Nantyglo Ironworks were in its infancy. The partnership of Bailey and Wayne …

A Cwmtylery Brick. This is a brick manufactured by an unknown brick maker though more than probably an early Arthur Tilney manufactured brick. It has the name Cwmtylery stamped into the face of the brick with a faint, hardly visible same Cwmtylery mark on the reverse, this is the old Welsh spelling of Cwmtillery which was used by both Joseph …

Messrs J. Lancaster & Co Brick. This brick was the older design of the two known examples produced by the company. Messrs John Lancaster & Co, colliery owners originally at Blaina and later Rose Heyworth, Cwmtillery and Six Bells. The company opened their own brickworks at Blaina in 1892 (as seen in the report left). There are two known different …

Messrs J. Lancaster & Co Brick. This brick was the older design of the two known examples produced by the company. Messrs John Lancaster & Co, colliery owners originally at Blaina and later Rose Heyworth, Cwmtillery and Six Bells. The company opened their own brickworks at Blaina in 1892 (as seen in the report left). There are two known different …

Powell’s Tillery Colliery Co – Brick. In 1891 Powell’s Tillery Brickworks, Castle Street, Abertillery was constructed. The Penybont, Gray and Vivian Colliery owners Messrs Powell’s opened their own brickworks in the grounds of the Vivian Colliery on Castle Street, Abertillery. They produced red and yellow coloured bricks and they were used to construct many buildings in Abertillery including the Powell’s …

Mr E. G. Smith & Co – Abertillery Brick Maker. I have no information on Messrs E. G. Smith & Sons. Mr Smith was one of a few known brick makers in the Abertillery between 1850 and 1930. Abertillery and District Brickworks and Brick Makers. Mr James B. King. Mr James B. King, Abertillery, Cwmtillery. Mr King was also a coalmine …