C4's "time Team" ran a show from Blaenafon some time ago. While they were looking for a buried viaduct, they also smelted Iron at the Blaenafon Ironworks, using a small scale smelter and iron ore they had picked up off the mountain(literally) . According to a local guide, girls as young as 8/9 , as well as boys and adults, were employed ,from dawn to dusk, doing this work. Roy Davies _________________________________________________________________ Play your part in making history - Email Britain! http://www.emailbritain.co.uk/