Blaenavon Ironworks
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.Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: November—March Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM and April—October 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: former ironworks transformed into a museum, in Blaenavon, Wales
- Also known as: “Blaenafon Ironworks”, “Blaenavon Iron Works”, and “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blast Furnaces, Blaenavon Ironworks and Balance Tower, Blaenavon Ironworks.
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Building
Photo: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Blaenavon Ironworks.
Blaenavon Ironworks
- Categories: ironworks, heritage site, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77692° or 51° 46′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.0894° or 3° 5′ 22″ westOperator
CadwOpen location code
9C3RQWG6+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 107285814OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q74136
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Blaenavon Ironworks” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Basque: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Catalan: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Catalan: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Dutch: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- French: “Blaenavon Iron & Steel Company”
- French: “Blaenavon Iron and Coal Company”
- French: “Blaenavon Iron and Steel Company”
- French: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- French: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- French: “usine sidérurgique de Blaenavon”
- French: “Usine sidérurgique de Blaenavon”
- German: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Hebrew: “מפעל הברזל בלאנבון”
- Irish: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Irish: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Swedish: “Blaenavon Ironworks”
- Swedish: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Ukrainian: “Блайневонський металургійний завод”
- Welsh: “Gwaith haearn Blaenafon”
- Welsh: “Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blowing Engine and Blast Furnace No. 1.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cast House and Storage Shed.
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