Abertillery History

Coombes Dairies Milk Bottle – Abertillery. A Coombes Dairies milk bottle. Embossed with – Coombes Dairies 49 Duke Street, Abertillery in a circular design on the front of the bottle. Made from glass. Size 6 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ inches – 10floz.

C.W.S. Milk Bottle. A Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited milk bottle. Made from glass. Size 5 1/12″ x 2 1/4″ inches – 6floz.

Commemorative Mug and Plate – British School Abertillery. This set consists of a plate and a mug to commemorate the British School, Abertillery and was issued at the time of its closure in 1987. Made from china. Size Mug 3 1/2″ x 4″ inches. Plate 7″ inches in diameter. 

Colliers Garage Tour Bus Ticket. A bus tour ticket from Colliers Garage, Abertillery. 

Monmouthshire Police Athletic Association – Admission Ticket. The 17th annual police sports admission ticket into the Abertillery Park Grounds.  Dated Saturday 21st June 1947. Size 4″ x 2 1/2″ inches.  

The Pavilion Theatre, Abertillery Handbill. This is an original handbill advertising the shows at the Pavilion Theatre, Abertillery in the week starting Monday 25th November 1907.  The Pavilion Theatre opened on Monday 3rd June 1907,  it was reconstructed and reopened on Monday 6th March 1916. The Pavilion closed in the mid 1960’s and was demolished sometime in the early 1970’s.  …

The South Wales Inn – Cwmtillery. A spirit hip-flask from the South Wales Inn, Cwmtillery. Made from glass. Size 5 1/2″ x 3″ x 1″ inches.

The Bell Inn – Abertillery. A spirit hip-flask from the Bell Inn, Somerset Street, Abertillery. Made from glass. Size 6″ x 3″ x 1″ inches.

E. M. Jones – Abertillery. Made from glass. Size 8″ x 2 and 1/2″ inches. Miss E. M. Jones. E. M. Jones was Miss Elizabeth Morgan Jones, of 8 Market Street, Abertillery, an off-license and a wine and spirit merchant. Also an agent for the Anglo Bavarian and Rogers A.K. Ales, Oakhill, Whitbread, Inde Coope, Burton Ales and W & …

J. H. Lewis – Botanical Brewer. Made from stoneware. Size 10″ x 5″ inches. Mr J. H. Lewis. J. H. Lewis was Mr Jacob Henry Lewis, born in 1870 at Ebbw Vale. Mr Lewis was a Botanical Brewer based at Willowtown Botanical Brewery, living at 22 Saron Road, Ebbw Vale. Mr Lewis traded from Abertillery and Ebbw Vale.