I have just read an article in The Times digital archive. It was about how bad the living conditions were at the time. In the article it mentions that Steel production stopped in 1921. David -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Hugh Watkins Sent: 26 March 2007 02:20 To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] Blaenavon On 25 Mar 2007, at 23:03, Jeff Coleman wrote: > You get [ or now used to get, as far as most of South Wales except > Margam is > concerned] quite a glow if coke ovens are being emptied at night, > so you > might not be talking about a blast furnace. > > I recall looking down into the Garw valley in Glamorgan from the > slopes of > Mynydd Caerau or Mynydd Werfa at dusk and seeing red-hot coke being > pushed > out of the ovens, somewhere near Blaengarw I expect. That would > have been > early 1960s. If there weren't any coke ovens in the Garw valley > maybe it was > Nantymoel ..... or even any old local gas works Hugh W -- a wonderful artist in Denmark http://www.ingerlisekristoffersen.dk/ Beta blogger http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks old blogger GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 2144 (20070325) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 2144 (20070325) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
Thanks David Yes, conditions must have been horrendous - could you tell me which article you are referring to as it may be interesting for me to read. Regards Dawn dawn.cumbley@virgin.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hodgson-Brown" <dave@hodgson-brown.co.uk> To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [MON] Blaenavon >I have just read an article in The Times digital archive. It was about how > bad the living conditions were at the time. In the article it mentions > that > Steel production stopped in 1921. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Hugh Watkins > Sent: 26 March 2007 02:20 > To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MON] Blaenavon > > > > On 25 Mar 2007, at 23:03, Jeff Coleman wrote: > >> You get [ or now used to get, as far as most of South Wales except >> Margam is >> concerned] quite a glow if coke ovens are being emptied at night, >> so you >> might not be talking about a blast furnace. >> >> I recall looking down into the Garw valley in Glamorgan from the >> slopes of >> Mynydd Caerau or Mynydd Werfa at dusk and seeing red-hot coke being >> pushed >> out of the ovens, somewhere near Blaengarw I expect. That would >> have been >> early 1960s. If there weren't any coke ovens in the Garw valley >> maybe it was >> Nantymoel ..... > > or even any old local gas works > > Hugh W > > -- > a wonderful artist in Denmark > http://www.ingerlisekristoffersen.dk/ > > Beta blogger > http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks > > old blogger GENEALOGE > http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 2144 (20070325) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > __________ NOD32 2144 (20070325) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: > 26/03/2007 14:31 > >