Gilchrist Memorial, Blaenavon Ironworks

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Blaenavon Ironworks

Museum

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Blaenavon Ironworks 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. Blaenavon Ironworks is situated 400 feet northeast of Gilchrist Memorial, Blaenavon Ironworks.

Blaenavon Library

Library

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Blaenavon Library is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Gilchrist Memorial, Blaenavon Ironworks.

Cast House And Foundry, Blaenavon Ironworks

Building

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Cast House And Foundry, Blaenavon Ironworks is a building, which is situated 420 feet northeast of Gilchrist Memorial, Blaenavon Ironworks.

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Blaenavon

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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.

Cwmavon

Village

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Cwmavon is a hamlet about 2 miles south of Blaenavon and 4 miles north of Pontypool. The hamlet is part of the community of Abersychan in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales, and is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire. Cwmavon is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gilchrist Memorial, Blaenavon Ironworks.

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