Abertillery History

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 …

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 …

Powell’s Tillery Colliery Co – Brick. In 1891 Powell’s Tillery Brickworks, Castle Street, Abertillery was constructed. The Penybont, Gray and Vivian Colliery owners Messrs Powell’s opened their own brickworks in the grounds of the Vivian Colliery on Castle Street, Abertillery. They produced red and yellow coloured bricks and they were used to construct many buildings in Abertillery including the Powell’s …

Mr E. G. Smith & Co – Abertillery Brick Maker. I have no information on Messrs E. G. Smith & Sons. Mr Smith was one of a few known brick makers in the Abertillery between 1850 and 1930. Abertillery and District Brickworks and Brick Makers. Mr James B. King. Mr James B. King, Abertillery, Cwmtillery. Mr King was also a coalmine …

Mr S. Ralph & Son Ginger Beer Stoneware Bottle – Abertillery An early stoneware bottle from Mr S. Ralph & Son Aerated Water Factory.   Made from stoneware. Size 7″ x 3″ inches. Mr Samuel Ralph & Son Story. In March 1905 Mr Ralph applied to the council for permission to build a pop factory and stabling near Portland Street, Brynteg …

Mr S. Ralph & Son Glass Bottle – Abertillery. An early small glass bottle from Mr S. Ralph & Son. High Class Mineral Waters, Abertillery.   Made from glass. Size 7″ x 2″ inches. Mr Samuel Ralph & Sons Story. In March 1905 Mr Ralph applied to the council for permission to build a pop factory and stabling near Portland Street, …

Mr S. Ralph Glass Bottle – Abertillery. An early large glass bottle from Mr S. Ralph. High Class Mineral Waters, Abertillery.   Made from glass. Size 9″ x 2 1/2″ inches. Mr Samuel Ralph & Son Story. In March 1905 Mr Ralph applied to the council for permission to build a pop factory and stabling near Portland Street, Brynteg at Blaenau …

Mr Samuel Ralph & Son Mineral Water Manufacturing. A bottle from Mr S. Ralph’s Pop Factory. There were a few different design glass bottles produced by Messrs Ralph & Son and also a known stoneware dumpy bottle about 7″ in height 3″ diameter.  Made from glass. Size 8″ x 3″ inches. A close-up of the bottle (as seen left) with …

Mr Samuel Ralph. Mr Samuel Ralph was born in 1865 at Cwmtillery, Abertillery, the son of Mr Henry and Eleanor Ralph of Chapel Row, Cwmtillery. Samuel was the eldest of four sons, with William Ralph, Thomas Ralph and Alfred Ralph and a daughter Sarah Ralph. In about 1884 Mr Samuel Ralph moved from the family home at Cwmtillery, married Agnes …