Abertillery History

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 …

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 …

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″ …

South Wales and Monmouthshire Hospital Survey Book. This book is a survey of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Hospitals during 1945. It contains 120 pages of statistics, charts and maps covering all the hospitals in the South Wales and Monmouthshire area.  Size 13″ x 8″ inches.  

The Valley’s Bottling and Mineral Water Co Ltd – Ebbw Vale. Two crimp-top bottles from The Valley’s Bottling and Mineral Water Co Ltd, Ebbw Vale. Made from glass. Size 9″ x 2 1/2″ – 8″ x 2″ inches. (Information to come).

The A467 Main Road Underpass – Abertillery. Before the 1974 local government reorganisation the county councillors of the Monmouthshire County Council asked for a number of road studies with a priority to improve the A467 from Newport to the Heads of the Valley’s. The work started in 1966 with various sections along its route being completed in stages. The Aberbeeg …

The Abertillery A467 Underpass – Kenneth and Oliver Budd. Messrs Kenneth and Oliver Budd, artists and creators of the Abertillery underpass mosaics. Shown setting the tiles for the mosaic walls for the underpass artwork. Photograph copyright Mr Herbie Knott/Rex Features. “All rights reserved.”

The Abertillery A467 Underpass – Mr Kenneth Budd. Mr Kenneth Budd, artists and creator of the Abertillery underpass mosaics. Shown setting the tiles for the mosaic walls for the underpass artwork. Photograph by Mr Graham Gadd – I have used my best efforts to trace all current copyright holders for permission to use this image.

The Abertillery A467 Underpass – Mr Kenneth Budd. Mr Kenneth Budd, artists and creator of the Abertillery underpass mosaics. Shown setting the tiles for the mosaic walls for the underpass artwork. Photograph by Mr Graham Gadd – I have used my best efforts to trace all current copyright holders for permission to use this image.

The Abertillery A467 Underpass – Top East Wall. This is the original painting of the Hill Farm summer scene painted by the artists Kenneth and Oliver Budd with which they used to construct the mosaic on the top east wall at the underpass. Image copyright Mr Oliver Budd.