Cwmaman Institute

Cwmaman Institute is a building in Aberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cwmaman Institute is situated nearby to the theater building Cwmaman Theatre, as well as near Cwmaman Infants School.

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: former theater and cinema in Cwmaman, Wales
Also known as: “Cwmaman Public Hall & Institute” and “Welfare Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gwawr Chapel and Cwmbach railway station.

Gwawr Chapel

Church

Gwawr, Aberaman was a Baptist chapel in Regent Street, Aberaman, near Aberdare, South Wales, formed as a branch of Calfaria, Aberdare… Gwawr Chapel is situated 1 mile northeast of Cwmaman Institute.

Cwmbach railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwmbach railway station serves the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Cwmbach railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cwmaman Institute.

Aberdare railway station

Railway station

Photo: Avocet, Public domain.

Aberdare railway station serves the town of Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the terminus of the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line, 22½ miles north-north-west of Cardiff Central. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. Aberdare railway station is situated 2 miles north of Cwmaman Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmaman and Aberaman.

Cwmaman

Village

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Cwmaman is a former coal mining village near Aberdare, South Wales. The name is Welsh for "Aman Valley"; the river Aman flows through the village. There are several hills nearby, such as Pen Foel Aman and Mynydd y Ffaldau.

Aberaman

Village

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Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century.