Well Listers What a lot of replies I have had so I am posting a general thanks. I appear to have opened a great discussion that has been most interesting. I still have to digest all I have received. May I thank all who have so kindly answered my query, it is most kind of you all. It's great to have such varied info. My family would have been quite aware of where the furnace works were as they came from a long line of furnace workers (my grandfather was not) and some of my relatives lived in the Abersychan/Blaenavon/Risca areas. I do not think it likely that my grandfather would have been mistaken in seeing the glow from Blaenavon furnace. What I really wanted to establish was if my dad would have been able to have experienced it as he said he had, since he was born 1906. This all because I am trying to assemble a booklet of some of his reminiscences and wanted to check the facts. Don't want to put something that may not be true. GRIN. Now I can hedge my bets a bit about it somewhat. If Forgeside was taken out of service in 1938 my dad would have been correct but no way would I have been able to have seen the glow. Regards Dawn dawn.cumbley@virgin.net