The Abertillery A467 Underpass – July 2020. This is the view of the underpass taken from the Carlyle Street area in July 2020. Quite a bit of the Blaenau Gwent Chapel wing has been damaged by vandalism.
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Cwmtillery East Side Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Cwmtillery East Side Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. (Information to come).
Read More »The Bush Hotel – Nantyglo
The Bush Hotel – Nantyglo. The first known report of the Bush Inn, Nantyglo, as it was originally known, was printed in the Glamorgan, Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian 25th May 1833. Mr Robins of the Bush Inn Nantyglo was taking bookings for emigration to the United States by sailing ship. Mr George Robins. The 1841 census shows …
Read More »Messrs J. Hepworth and Son
Messrs J. Hepworth and Son. Mr Joseph Hepworth was born in 1834 at Lindley, Huddersfield, England. In 1855 Mr Joseph Hepworth married Miss Sarah Rhodes, they had three sons and four daughters. In 1864 Mr Hepworth went into partnership with Mr James Rhodes, his wife’s brother. They began a business of making gentlemen’s three-piece-suits and based themselves in Leeds, England. …
Read More »Brynmawr in the Snow – Circa 1885-1890
Brynmawr in the Snow – Circa 1885-1890. This is a very old sepia photograph of Brynmawr taken about 1885-1890, it shows what would become Market Square and was taken before the Market Hall was constructed. The size of the card is 7″ x 10″ inches – The photograph size is 6″ x 4″ inches. The Official Opening of the New …
Read More »A 1919 Peace Mug – The Urban District Council of Abertillery
A 1919 Peace Mug – The Urban District Council of Abertillery. A 1919 peace celebrations mug. The image (left) shows the back of the mug. Made from china. Size 3″ x 3″ inches. (More information to come).
Read More »Abertillery – Ornamental Jug and Bowl Set
Abertillery Jug and Bowl Set. An ornamental jug and bowl set depicting a Welsh tea party with three ladies dressed in traditional outfits sat around a table with the print “Look You! A Welsh Tea Party at Abertillery”. Made by Carlton China, Stoke on Trent, England. Dated 1906 – 1920’s. Made from china. Size Jug 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ …
Read More »Mr G. A. Moxley – Gents Outfitters Abertillery
Mr G. A. Moxley – Gents Outfitters Abertillery. Mr George Alfred Moxley was born in 1887 at Blaina, Monmouthshire. His parents were Mr John Moxley a coal miner born in 1844 at Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Moxley nee Parfitt born in 1846 at Clutton, Somerset. The family originally lived at Abertillery Road, Blaina before relocating to …
Read More »Gwent v New Zealand All Blacks 1972
Gwent versus New Zealand All Blacks. The Welfare Sports Ground Ebbw Vale. Date Tuesday 28th November 1972. Forty page rugby programme by the Monmouthshire County Rugby Football Club. An official programme original price ten-pence. I have tried to decipher most of the players signatures on the cover – Alun Pask; S. G. Skudder (Waikato); Glyn Turner (Ebbw Vale); Arthur Lewis; …
Read More »The Remploy Factory – Abertillery
Remploy. Remploy was established in 1945 under the terms of the Disabled Persons Act of 1944, it is an organisation owned by the Department of Works and Pensions in the United Kingdom and provides employment and employment placement services for disabled people. Abertillery Remploy. On Friday 21st of September 1945, the South Wales Gazette reported – The first meeting of …
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