Blaenavon Primary Substation

Blaenavon Primary Substation is an electrical substation in Blaenavon, Torfaen County Borough, Wales. Blaenavon Primary Substation is situated nearby to the building Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side), as well as near the church Zion Baptist Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Big Pit National Coal Museum is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Blaenavon Primary Substation.

Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side)

Building

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Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side) is a building, which is situated 540 feet north of Blaenavon Primary Substation.

Big Pit Halt railway station

Railway station

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Big Pit Halt railway station is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Wales. Big Pit Halt railway station is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Blaenavon Primary Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenavon and Pwll Du.

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. Pwll Du is situated 2 miles north of Blaenavon Primary Substation.