Forge Side

Forge Side is a suburb in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Forge Side is situated nearby to the village Garn-yr-erw, as well as near the locality Pwll Du.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Pit National Coal Museum and Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side).

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Museum

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Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust.

Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side)

Building

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Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side) is a building.

Blaenavon Ironworks

Museum

Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaenavon Ironworks, officially spelled Blaenafon Ironworks since 2024, is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenavon and Pwll Du.

Blaenavon

Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blaenavon is a town in Torfaen, South Wales. The Blaenavon Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pwll Du

Locality

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Pwll Du was a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in Blaenavon. Pwll Du is situated 2 miles north of Forge Side.