Abertillery History

Abertillery Gas Works. Abertillery Gas and Water Company. In November 1866 the Abertillery Gas and Water Company was set up. The company was incorporated with the power to supply gas and water within the Parish of Aberystruth, Monmouthshire, to manufacture, sell and dispose of coke with residual products such as bricks, pipes and tiles. To deal in coal, lime, slates …

The Rugby Football Grandstand – Abertillery. On Monday 12th of November 1906, the South Wales Gazette reported – At an Abertillery District Council meeting held at the council offices at King Street, Abertillery, it was proposed to have a grandstand erected at the park. The work on its construction was to be paid for by the Abertillery Rugby Football Club. …

Abertillery Council Authorities. The Old Aberystruth Rural Sanitary Authority. Abertillery was originally under the jurisdiction of the old Aberystruth Rural Sanitary Authority based at Blaina. The chairmen of the authority in the 1870’s were Mr Spencer and Mr James Phillips. Other members of the board were as follows – Mr Edmund Morgan; Mr Thomas Phillips; Mr J. R. Harding; Mr …

Cwmtillery Reservoir. Prior to the piped water network at Abertillery, residents had to rely on streams, waterspouts and wells to obtain a fresh supply of water. As the town expanded and the population grew the need for water greatly increased. The use of water in many collieries in the area put extra pressure on the supplies. At this time the …

The Old Tyleryan’s Association. The Old Tyleryan’s Association Society was formed in February 1901. It began as an association to keep a bond of union amongst the old pupils of the Intermediate School, County School, Abertillery. Mr W. D. Lewis Evans the headmaster was its (President), Miss Tongue of Blaina as (Treasurer) and Mr A. W. Box of Oak Street, …

Mr W. D. Lewis Evans. Mr W. D. Lewis Evans was born in 1871 at Cardiganshire, the son of John and Martha Evans. He was educated at Conwil Cayo Elementary School, Llansawel Grammar School and Ardwyn Secondary School at Aberystwyth. Mr Lewis Evans then proceeded to University College of Aberystwyth. He had a distinguished university career, obtaining his B.A. (London), …

The Growth of Education in the Valley. It was seen by many who had studied the progress of education that Wales was sorely neglected in the past and that early educational facilities were not afforded to it as they should have been and as it fully deserved. The Welsh nation proved itself the great stumbling block in Wales. The Welsh …

Lewis Viaduct Hotel Bottle. A green glass bottle with the original vulcanite stopper, the bottle is embossed with Lewis, Viaduct Hotel, Crumlin. The stopper is embossed with Viaduct Hotel, Crumlin. This type of bottle was first designed in the 1870’s and patented in 1880. Size of the bottle 11″ x 3″ inches.  As the bottle manufacturers didn’t mould the first …

Abertillery Intermediate County School. In the early 1890’s the Welsh Education Authorities under the Welsh Intermediate Act of 1889 decided to set up intermediate schools in all areas of Wales which were able to support them. On Thursday 24th of February 1892, the need of an intermediate school for Abertillery was first raised. A letter was read from the clerk …

Abertillery Intermediate County School – Circa 1905. The image shows the area of Clyn Mawr with the original Abertillery Intermediate County School opened on Wednesday 19th of January 1898, extended and reopened on Wednesday 20th of December 1911.   Points of Interest – At the bottom are the newly built houses of Glandwr Street. Two blocks of the Wooden Houses …