Abertillery History

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 …

Abertillery War Memorial. After the Great War of 1914-1918 and prior to the erection of the War Memorial, the people of Abertillery attended Remembrance Day Services every November 11th at various buildings and locations in the town and surrounding area. The main procession for these services was formed at the Abertillery Drill Hall with a walk to the Parish Church …

The White Horse Inn – Cwmtillery. The White Horse Inn was one of the oldest inns in Abertillery and was situated on Club Row, Cwmtillery where White Horse Court housing complex is today. Both Club Row and the White Horse Inn were built on leasehold from the 21st of December 1842.  Mr Daniel Jones. In the 1840’s Mr Daniel Jones …

The Ivorites Inn – Castle Street Abertillery. The early history of the Ivorites Inn, Castle Street, Abertillery (as seen in the main featured image) is a little unclear. I am not sure when the Ivorites Inn, Abertillery was established though it was mentioned in a report from 1869, the landlord at that time was Mr John Griffiths, it stated in …

The Blue Pilgrims – Blaina. The Blue Pilgrims were a group of philanthropic ladies based in Kent. Their founder was Beatrice Hankey born 1858, she founded the order in 1902. In 1912 the group went to Staffordshire and aided the miners during the strike and throughout the Great War they set up home huts near army barracks for refreshment and …

Duffryn Recreational Grounds – Blaina. The Duffryn Recreation Ground had been a venue for sports since the mid 1850’s though the grounds you see today were laid down by groups of unemployed men working for the council within a scheme funded by various organisations over many years. The scheme also included funding for the Banna Recreation Grounds and the reconstruction …

Abertillery Cycle Track. Cycling in the Abertillery district really took off in the late 1880’s when individuals and groups took to the roads on their bicycles. Retailers in the large towns advertised bicycles for sale and new technology applied at this time made cycling easier and more comfortable. In the late 1880’s bicycle riders were very often caught for not …