Abertillery History

Mr D. F. Pritchard – A Large Stoneware Bottle. This is a very large stoneware bottle from D. F. Pritchard’s Western Valleys Brewery at Crumlin. Circa 1900. Size 20″ x 11″ inches. Capacity 4 gallon. Made for D. F. Pritchard by Messrs Price of Bristol.  Mr D. F. Pritchard used to have his products transported around the pubs and inns …

D. F. Pritchard – Crumlin. Made from glass. Size 8 1/2″ x 3 1/4″ inches.

D. F. Pritchard – Crumlin. This brown glass beer bottle has an internal screw top. Made from glass. Size 10″ x 3″ inches.

Nantyglo – Ornamental Plate. This small ornamental plate has a pierced outer rim, finished in gold and also has a coloured transfer print of three Welsh ladies having tea. Written in gold below are the words “A present from Nantyglo”. Made from porcelain. Size 6″ inches in diameter. 

Messrs Twissell Hairdressers & General Dealer. From the mid 1890’s Mr Edwin Twissell and his wife Mrs Emma Twissell carried on a business as general dealers at 4 Commercial Square, Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire. Mr Edwin Twissell. Mr Edwin Twissell was born in 1845 at Trevethin, Pontypool, the son of Mr John and Mrs Susan Twissell. Mr John Twissell was a butcher …

The Abertillery Park Pavilion. On 10th of April 1911, at a monthly meeting of the Abertillery District Council held at the council chambers with Mr George Jones presiding, the following gentlemen attended – Mr T. H. Prichard (Vice-Chairman); Alderman W. Thomas J.P.; Mr W. Harris; Mr J. Phillips; Mr R. Downs; Mr G. Purnell; Mr D. Smith; Mr Theo Jones; …

Abertillery Art Classes. The British Schools. In 1887 during the rebuilding of the British Schools boy’s section, Mr Thomas Bevan the headmaster along with Mr William Roberts of Nantyglo, established art lessons. These art lessons became part of the Science and Art Classes and in connection with these classes’ lectures were given by the county organiser Mr E. Small M.A. …

Nantyglo Railway Station. In 1858 the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company entered into negotiations with Messrs Bailey of the Nantyglo Iron Works for a lease of their railway from Coalbrookvale to Nantyglo where they wanted to erect a railway station for passengers and goods. Permission was granted and the planning began. By 1859 the Nantyglo Railway Station was under construction. …

Mr Joseph Simons. Mr Joseph Simons was born in 1864 at Galicia, Vienna, Austria. The family first came to Brynmawr in about 1881. In 1885 Mr Joseph Simons moved to Abertillery and married Miss Prescilla Lyons of Newport, Monmouthshire and opened a furniture business at Abertillery. On the various census records it stated that Mrs Prescilla Simons nee Lyons was …

Webb’s Aberbeeg – Stoneware Bottle. Messrs Webb’s Special Ale Beer Bottle.  Made from brown coloured glass. Size 8″ x 2 1/4″ inches. Dated 1950’s to 1970’s.