A promotional video created by the level 3 media department. Iolo also sent his support via video link while working on other projects. In 1857 the ironworks produced what were probably the worlds first steel rails for trains. In the 1940s, the steel mill was the largest in europe.
Valley of steelthe story of ebbw vale steelworks running time 40 mins the history of the steelworks of ebbw vale told by the exworkers. I worked at the works from 1965 until 1978, and hope that these videos find former work colleagues and their families in south wales and beyond. British steel tinplate works general office, ebbw vale. The ebbw vale works museum home ebbw vale steelworks museum. Developed from 1790, by the late 1930s it had become the largest steel. The ebbw vale iron works, later to become the ebbw vale steelworks, opened in 1778, followed by the opening of a number of coal mines around 1790.
Nationalized after world war ii, as the steel industry changed to bulk handling, iron and steel making was ceased in the 1970s, as the site was redeveloped as a specialised tinplate works. Ebbw vale steelworks in south wales, 1970s film 94242. After losing his job at the steelworks that was shortly to close, he took a job with the union and he oversaw the loss of thousands of jobs. The uks long industrial history means that there is a substantial legacy of former industrial land ripe for regeneration. When the steel industry was nationalised the works became part of the british steel corporation bsc and in 1999 became corus.
Ebbw vale steelworks suds wales sustainable drainage systems. The ebbw valley railway is a branch line of the great western main line. Jan 04, 2009 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The ebbw vale works museum museum ebbw vale steelworks. The national surface water management and suds group includes representatives of organisations that encompass all aspects of stormwater management and drainage design. Predominantly single track, the line runs 19 miles 31 km between ebbw vale town station where southbound journeys to cardiff central begin, and northbound journeys end, in the northeast of the mountainous south wales valleys, and the south wales main line. It was a valley blessed with mineral wealth in abundance, enough for men to dig out 2 million tons of coal a year.
Gwent archives, general offices, steelworks road, ebbw vale, blaenau gwent np23 6aa telephone enquiries. The general offices is a grade ii listed building situated in ebbw vale, south wales. Set up to promote my video of the history of the ebbw vale steelworks, were still here. The ebbw vale town cantilvered clock arcs over central ebbw vale in 2009 grid ref. A special church service is to be held on wednesday to commemorate the ebbw vale steelworks, which will close in july. Valley of steelthe story of ebbw vale steel works youtube. This page combines information for the address steelworks road, ebbw vale, wales, np23 9zl, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. By the 1980s, the end was near for the ebbw vale works.
Mar 31, 2009 i worked for 38 years at ebbw vale steelworks. Electricians on strike 1988 ebbw vale steelworks youtube. Richard thomas and baldwins ebbw vale works formed part of the south wales group. Ian smithtime life picturesgetty ebbw vale is the largest town in blaenau gwent. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Ebbw vale rfc, eugene cross park, ebbw vale, blaenau gwent, south wales, uk. Former steel worker john rogers talks about the importance of the f5 hot mill which now stands on the ebbw vale. This autumn the county borough was found to be the. Ebbw vale iron works, which later became the ebbw vale steelworks, opened in 1778, followed by the opening of a number of coal mines around 1790. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. As part of our series of detailing changes in the works with time, this post focusses on the 1960s. Ebbw vale cemetery, created by catirrel, ebbw vale, blaenau gwent, wales, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. At the ebbw vale steelworks in the south wales valleys, thousands of men once laboured to produce the steel that helped to drive britains.
Ebbw vale notebook journal 6x9 personalized gift for welsh from wales. In 1935 the faltering steelworks were subsidized by the government in order to retain jobs in the economically depressed area. The blaenau gwent residents doing their bit to help during. I worked at llanwern steel works and retired from there. They finally closed down in july 2002, with a final workforce of 400. Interesting information for steelworks road, ebbw vale, wales. Ebbw vale cemetery, ebbw vale, blaenau gwent, wales, united. We then moved to a new housing estate called garnlydan where i grew up before we moved to newport. Iron trade declined as steel superseded iron fortunately the ebbw vale company had been an early innovator in steel production. The ebbw vale works museums collection contains a large volume of legal and estate documents dating back to the 17th century, including original agreements on farmland purchases on which the first furnaces were built, and documents relating to the acquisitions of ironworks and collieries during the period of industrial expansion. South wales was once an area synonymous with heavy industry with the plant at ebbw vale once the largest steelworks in europe. The last service at the last tin church in the valleys. Media in category ebbw vale steelworks the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total.
Ebbw vale, first developed as a coalmining centre in the 18th century and subsequently turned to steel. For more than 200 years the town of ebbw vale, situated in an isolated valley in south wales, owed its existence to the heavy industries of coal and iron that emerged there in the late 18th century. Ebbw vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the ebbw fawr tributary of the ebbw river, south wales. The museum is run by an enthusiastic group of volunteers whose main purpose is the maintenance of the museum and the preservation and display of the works archival trusts collection. The postcode is within the ebbw vale north wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of blaenau gwent. Dec 27, 2019 l was born in the rookery, ebbw vale, lived in 19 second row, newtown until l was eight. The ebbw vale works museum home ebbw vale steelworks. Are these spooky images ghosts caught on camera in a. Image caption marine street cuts through the village of cwm at its peak in the 1960s, when it. Up next ebbw vale the works history of ebbw vale duration.
At its height 1930s 40s the steel works in ebbw vale. The story of the garden festival of wales and its legacy. In the modern era, it is an accepted prerequisite that when your family member leaves the home for work that there is a confidence that he or she will return home safely. He apparently worked as a train driver for the steelworks and died of alcoholism. A second station was opened in ebbw vale by the london and north western railway on 2 september 1867. Nov 24, 2009 welcome to my local community ebbw vale in south wales. A national steel strike was held between january and april 1980 to protest against the decline of the industry but, by 1981, the demolition of the works at ebbw vale was well underway. The museum is home to a fantastic collection which spans the history of the coal, iron and steelmaking community of ebbw vale and the surrounding areas from 179 to its closure in 2002 and its subsequent demolition, and its free to visit.
Iron making in ebbw vale began in 1789, exploiting local iron ore. The ebbw vale and brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly 33,000. Ebbw vale steelworks and industrial housing wales uk 2003. Bbc south east wales ebbw vale built on iron and steel. History of ebbw vale steelworks 1700s the first ebbw vale iron works emerged out of a partnership established in 1789 between walter watkins, of danygraig and former high sheriff of breconshire, his soninlaw charles cracroft, a capitalist in a small way residing at sunny bank, crickhowell. Ebbw vale works museum steelworks road, np23 6a ebbw vale rated 4. Fifteen years after the steelworks closure, ebbw vale was also dealt another blow.
History of ebbw vale steelworks 1700s the first ebbw vale iron works emerged out of a partnership established in 1789 between walter watkins, of danygraig and former high sheriff of. Sex with welshgirl, aged 31 in ebbw vale, makemecum, aged 30 ebbw vale sex contact milf aged 18 to 54. The pictures were taken at ebbw vale workmens hall. Davies worked in the electrical department at the steelworks in ebbw vale for 26 years. Although tinplate production continued until 2001, the scale was only a fraction of what it had been.
Jun 25, 2016 in ebbw vale, with little immigration and perhaps more eu investment than any other uk small town, the sense of injustice is greater than the sum of the facts. Developed from 1790, by the late 1930s it had become the largest steel mill in europe. Welsh artist stefhan caddick is appealing for videos of the demolition of one part of ebbw vale steelworks for his project ghost parade, part of wales involvement in the 2012 cultural olympiad. Videos of ebbw vale steelworks demolition sought for ghost. The cost of continued expansion in the boom of the early 1870s crippled the company in the depression that came later in the decade. Watch owen humberstone prosser ebbw vale bfi player. Bbc news wales church service for ebbw vale steelworks. Oct 24, 2011 the ebbw vale steelworks archive trust are based here. Ebbw fawr learning community transition days june 2019. Steelworkers and exemployees will join in prayers to remember what the.
Lonely and sexy milfs in ebbw vale who desperately want your attention for no strings attached adult fun. A steelworker looks on at the then british steel works in ebbw vale. Lonely sex contacts in ebbw vale for an adult local meet. Steelworkers and exemployees will join in prayers to remember what the steelworks has meant for the town. At the other, towards ebbw vale, the steelworks reigned supreme. Ebbw vale steelworks was an integrated steel mill located in ebbw vale, south wales. Ebbw vale is a town in blaenau gwent, south wales at the head of the valley formed by the ebbw fawr tributary of the ebbw river, south wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of blaenau gwent county borough. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about park view, waunlwyd, ebbw vale, wales, np23 6ub is based on the last census performed in the uk in 2011. In 1951, rtb, the company that owned the mill was nationalised. During the decade of the 1960s, ebbw vale works achieved its 25th anniversary since the opening of its then massive new works and by then, doubts had started to. Pages in category ebbw vale the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. Area information for park view, waunlwyd, ebbw vale, wales.
In 2002 the shut down of the tinplate plant, owned by corus, marked the end of over 200 years of iron and steel making in ebbw vale. Watch owen humberstone prosser ebbw vale online bfi player. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Rails for the stockton and darlington railway were manufactured at ebbw vale in 1829. At one time this had one of the finest and most modern steelworks in europe and possibly the world. Nationalized after world war ii, as the steel industry changed to bulk handling, iron and steel making was ceased in the 1970s, as the site was redeveloped as a specialised tinplate wor. Fishing, valleys, he caught something as we got nearer, we asked can we take photos he said yes with a smile.
In 2002, the last workers at ebbw vale steelworks gathered to see the last coil come off the line ending more than two centuries of iron and steelmaking in the town. Welcome to my local community ebbw vale in south wales. In a video that the society have also released you. A specially commissioned video to complement the book. How the former site of the steelworks in ebbw vale could become a. The ebbw vale works museum was officially opened by lord brookman on the 5th october 2008. Aug 11, 2018 the steelworks seen from the mountain above ebbw vale in 1967 read more related articles. Glyn ebwy is a town at the head of the valley formed by the ebbw fawr tributary of the ebbw river in wales. It was originally a small community, however, it was completely transformed during the industrial revolution. Former steelworks offices, ebbw vale history points. Steel from ebbw vale was used to construct the sydney harbour bridge at its height 1930s40s, the steelworks in ebbw vale was the largest in europe, although. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Image caption the grand staircase at the general office has been retained a building that was the administrative centre of ebbw vale steelworks for 90 years is being reopened, following a.
The plant survived until closure five years ago and today the site is home to one of the uks largest regeneration projects. The steel works seen from the mountain above ebbw vale in 1967. The lift was installed in 2015 to help pedestrians travel easily between ebbw vale town centre up and down a steep hill to the former steelworks site which is now home to a college campus. Theyre a voluntary organisation, who have a rich archive relating to the steel industry in ebbw vale, said ms collins. Image caption marine street cuts through the village of cwm.
Rcahmw colour slide oblique aerial photograph of ebbw vale steelworks, taken on 19101992 by cr musson. Why wales most probrexit town doesnt care about european. Rhod gillbert makes fun of ebbw vale and the beaufort ballroom duration. There is also footage of the riscatredegar line and the richard thomas and baldwin trefil quarry line, that carried the tonnes of limestone needed each day in the rtb ironsteelworks.
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