Abertillery History

Mr H. Connop & Son Stores – Brynmawr. During the 1870’s Mr Henry Connop Snr was at Brynmawr with his wife Ann Connop nee Pickard. The store, Messrs H. Connop & Son was situated at 54 Beaufort Street, Brynmawr (can be seen far left in the featured image above) Mr Henry Connop Snr. Mr Henry Connop Snr was born in 1818 …

Messrs C. Jones – Ale and Porter Manufacturers Brynmawr – Stoneware Bottle. Size 7 1/2″ x 2 1/2″inches. Mr Walter Charles Jones. Mr Walter Charles Jones was a brewer at Brynmawr during the mid to late 19th century. Mr Jones was a brewer and cooper by trade and the family had their own ale and porter stoneware bottles manufactured and …

Messrs C. Jones – Ale and Porter Manufacturers Brynmawr – Stoneware Bottle. Size 7″ x 3″inches. Mr Walter Charles Jones. Mr Walter Charles Jones was a brewer at Brynmawr during the mid to late 19th century. Mr Jones was a brewer and cooper by trade and the family had their own ale and porter stoneware bottles manufactured and transfer printed …

Havard and Morgan – Aerated Mineral Water Manufacturers Nantyglo. As with most mineral water manufacturers they had quite a few different design mineral water bottles, Messrs Havard and Morgan had various stoneware bottles and a few glass bottles with the internal screw tops. This type of bottle was known as a Codd Bottle or a Pop Ally. Size 7″ x …

Havard and Morgan – Aerated Mineral Water Manufacturers Nantyglo. As with most mineral water manufacturers they had quite a few different design mineral water bottles, Messrs Havard and Morgan had various stoneware bottles and a few glass bottles with the internal screw tops. This bottle is a cork top. Size 7″ x 3″ inches. Messrs Havard and Morgan were in …

Havard and Morgan – Aerated Mineral Water Manufacturers Nantyglo. As with most mineral water manufacturers they had quite a few different design mineral water bottles, Messrs Havard and Morgan had various stoneware bottles and a few glass Bottles with the internal screw tops. Size 7″ x 3″ inches. Messrs Havard and Morgan were in business from 1895 to 1903. Link …

Havard and Morgan – Aerated Mineral Water Manufacturers Nantyglo. As with most mineral water manufacturers they had quite a few different design mineral water bottles, Messrs Havard and Morgan had various stoneware bottles and a few glass bottles with the internal screw tops. This bottle has an internal screw top. Size 7″ x 3″ inches. Messrs Havard and Morgan were …

Havard and Morgan – Aerated Mineral Water Manufacturers Nantyglo. Messrs Havard and Morgan consisted of the partnership of Mr William Griffiths Morgan and Mr Thomas Havard. Mr William Griffiths Morgan. Mr William Griffiths Morgan, born 1875 was the son of Mr Thomas Morgan and Martha Morgan nee Phillips. His father Thomas Morgan was a Wesleyan Minister originally from St Davids, …

A Cwmtylery Brick. This is a brick manufactured by an unknown brick maker though more than probably an early Arthur Tilney manufactured brick. It has the name Cwmtylery stamped into the face of the brick with a faint, hardly visible same Cwmtylery mark on the reverse, this is the old Welsh spelling of Cwmtillery which was used by both Joseph …

Messrs J. Lancaster & Co Brick. This brick was the older design of the two known examples produced by the company. Messrs John Lancaster & Co, colliery owners originally at Blaina and later Rose Heyworth, Cwmtillery and Six Bells. The company opened their own brickworks at Blaina in 1892 (as seen in the report left). There are two known different …