Nantyglo

At the head of the Ebbw Fach river, just south of Brynmawr, and towering up to 1,500 feet in places, like its neighbour Cwmtillery, just down the valley, the community stood on iron seams which were, eventually, to mark it out, and shape it.

A full seven years before the Tredegar Ironworks was established, the sky above Nantyglo burned red. Opened in 1795 the Nantyglo ‘works’ lasted just one year. Disputes between management and workers took 15 years to resolve.  By 1825 there was work for 3,500 men, women, and children in the works, feeder pits, trams and other linked jobs. By 1844 the Lion Mill was established and with it came world-wide recognition for Nantyglo and its products.

What was less well known were the life-crushing conditions many had to work in. This bred riots, the imposition of troops, the up-swelling of organised trades unions and a spirit of protest and defiance. The sort of independent-minded politics which has marked out these valleys can be traced directly to the fact that iron had been discovered on the hillsides of Nantyglo. 

Local Information I hope you find useful:

Nantyglo:

Adult Education Centres :  

Coed Cae Open Learning Centre, Attlee Road..                         01495 – 291962

Bus & Coach Operators & Stations:

WOW Bus: 47 Market Street, Nantyglo.                                     01495 – 310227

Clinics: (NHS)

Medical Centre, Queen Street.                                                     01495 - 310381

Clubs & Associations:

Rugby Club, Porters Road.                                                          01495 - 311003

Sports Centre, Pond Road.                                                           01495 - 310785

West Monmouthshire Golf Club, Pond Road.                             01495 - 310233

Community Centres :

Coed Cae Community Centre, Attlee Road.                                01495 - 291962

Doctors & Doctors Surgeries:

Dr. J. Chouhan, Queen Street.                                                   01495 - 310381

Hospitals:

Blaina & District, Hospital Road.                                              01495 – 293293

Places of Worship: 

Methodist Manse, Coalbrook Vale Terrace.                                       01495 - 290355

Post Office      69 King Street.                                                     01495 – 310411

Winchestown                                                                                01495 - 315389

Schools     Comprehensive School, Pond Road.                          01495 - 310776

Sports Clubs and Associations:   

Rugby Club, Porters Road.                                                                 01495 - 311003

Sports Centre, Pond Road.                                                                  01495 - 310785

West Monmouthshire Golf Club, Pond Road.                                    01495 - 310233