INDUSTRIAL WALES

MONMOUTHSHIRE'S EASTERN VALLEY

OAKFIELD and HENLLYS - Oakfield, Ty Coch and Henllys

• OAKFIELD and HENLLYS     Oakfield Wireworks, Ty Coch brickworks and Henllys Colliery and incline

CWMBRAN and PONTNEWYDD - from Llantarnam to Upper Cwmbran

• CWMBRAN     Llantarnam, Cwmbran town, Springvale, Upper Cwmbran and Pontnewydd

PONTYPOOL - from Panteg to Hafodyrynys and Pontnewynydd

• PONTYPOOL     Panteg and Griffithstown, Pontymoile, Pontypool town and Pontnewynydd


• BLAENDARE     Lower and Upper Race, Blaendare and Cwm Lickey


• THE GLYN PITS     Remarkable survivors from the 1840s


• GLYN VALLEY     Glyn Quarry and levels, Glyntillery, Hafodyrynys and many small mines


• CWM FFRWD-OER     Plas-y-coed, Tirpentws, Black Barn, Blaen-y-Cwm and The Canyons


• CWM-NANT-DDU     Greenland, Graig Ddu, Llanerch and Blaenserchan


• BLAENSERCHAN COLLIERY     A photographic record of the death of a colliery

ABERSYCHAN - from Snatchwood to Cwmavon

• ABERSYCHAN     Pentwyn, Cwmbergwm, Cwmsychan, Lasgarn, Talywain, Cwm Ffrwd and Garndiffaith


• THE BRITISH      Big Arch and The British ironworks, village and quarry


• VARTEG     Varteg, Varteg Hill and Cwmavon

BLAENAVON - Forgeside to Waunavon and The Blorenge

• BLAENAVON     Blaenavon Town and Ironworks, Garn Road, Hill Pit, New Pit and Garn-yr-erw


• FORGESIDE     Forgeside, Big Pit, Coity, Milfraen and Waunavon


• THE BLORENGE     Hill's Tramroad to Pwlldu, Tyla, Garndyrys and Llanfoist

MONMOUTHSHIRE'S WESTERN VALLEY

RISCA - from Pontymister to Crosskeys

• PONTYMISTER     Pontymister, Ochrwyth, Danygraig and the West bank of the Ebbw


• RISCA     Risca, the Darran Valley and the East bank of the Ebbw


• BLACKVEIN     The Risca Blackvein Colliery and coalworks


• CROSSKEYS     Crosskeys, Waun Fawr, Full Moon, North Risca Colliery and Cox's Quarry

NEWBRIDGE - from Pontywaun to Kendon

• CWMCARN     Cwmcarn and Pontywaun


• ABERCARN     Abercarn, West End and the Gwyddon Valley


• NEWBRIDGE     Newbridge, Mynyddislwyn, Crumlin and Kendon

ABERTILLERY - from Crumlin to Cwmtillery

• LLANHILLETH     Swffryd, Llanhilleth, Cwm Cnyw, Cwm Cuffin and St Illtyds


• ABERTILLERY     Trinant, Aberbeeg, Six Bells, Abertillery and Cwmtillery

BRYNMAWR - Blaina, Nantyglo, Brynmawr and Blaenclydach

• BRYNMAWR     Blaina, Nantyglo, Brynmawr and Mynydd Llangattock

EBBW VALE - Cwm, Ebbw Vale and Beaufort

• EBBW VALE     Cwm and Ebbw Vale - collieries and inclines


• BEAUFORT and RASSAU     Beaufort and Rassau - ironworks, brickworks, tramroads and the Rassau Railroad

SIRHOWY VALLEY - from Wattsville to Trefil

• SOUTHERN     Wattsville, Cwmfelinfach, Ynysddu, Gelligroes, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood and the Penllwyn Tramroad


• CENTRAL     Argoed, Penderi, Llanover Colliery and Manmoel, Markham


• NORTHERN     Hollybush, Pochin, Troedrhiwgwair, Bedwellty, Tredegar and Sirhowy


• TREFIL and BRINORE     Trefil Quarries and the Trefil and Brinore Tramroads

RHYMNEY VALLEY - from Machen to Fochrhiw and Rhymney

SOUTHERN From Machen to Bedwas via Draethen and Trethomas

• BEDWAS and RUDRY     Bedwas and Rudry Collieries


• MACHEN     Machen village and Coed Cefn Pwll Du


• DRAETHEN and CWM LEYSHON     Many lead mines and quarries

CENTRAL and NORTHERN From Caerphilly to Rhymney and the Darran Valley

• CENTRAL     Caerphilly to Bargoed and Nelson, passing Llanbradach and Maes-y-cymmer


• NORTHERN     Up the Darran Valley and on past New Tredegar to Rhymney

THE CLYDACH GORGE - The tramroads, railways and industries in the Clydach Gorge

• DISGWYLFA and LLANGATTOCK     Baileys tramroads to the quarries at Disgwylfa and Llangattock to the canal


• CLYDACH RAILROAD     From its junction with the Rassau Railroad, through Brynmawr to Gilwern and Glangwryney


• LLAMMARCH     from Gellifelen past Llanelly Quarry, Clydach Ironworks and Llanelly Forge to the canal at Gilwern


• GOVILON     Baileys tramroad from Nantyglo Ironworks, through Brynmawr and Clydach Limeworks to the wharf at Govilon

THE HEADS of the VALLEYS - The railways and tramroads across and along the Heads of the Valleys

• MERTHYR, TREDEGAR AND ABERGAVENNY RAILWAY
      The MTAR from Merthyr, Beaufort, Brynmawr and down to Abergavenny and links to all the tramroads

NEWPORT CITY and RURAL MONMOUTHSHIRE

• NEWPORT CITY CENTRE     up and down the banks of the River Usk and around the City Centre


• NEWPORT CITY SUBURBS     out to Castleton, Rhiwderin, Rogerstone, Malpas, Caerleon and Ponthir


• RURAL MONMOUTHSHIRE     from Caerleon to Talybont via Usk and Abergavenny and along the Severn Estuary


• THE WYE VALLEY     from Chepstow, Tintern and Redbrook to Monmouth

SOUTH EAST WALES - Mid and South Glamorgan

• CARDIFF CITY and SOUTH GLAMORGAN     Cardiff, Barry, Rhoose and Aberthaw


• BRIDGEND and MID GLAMORGAN     Bridgend and the Ely, Garw, Kenfig and Ogwr Valleys


• The SOUTHERN TAFF VALE     Melingriffith, Tongwynlais, Lesser Garth, Taffs Well, Gwaelod-y-Garth and Nantgarw


• The NORTHERN TAFF VALE     Cilfynydd, Ynysybwl, Abercynon, Abercanaid and the Penydarran Tramroad


• MERTHYR TYDFIL and BEYOND     Merthyr, Gurnos, Morlais and Torpantau


• THE CYNON VALLEY     Mountain Ash, Aberdare, Cwmdare, Aberaman, Hirwaun and Penderyn


• THE RHONDDA VALLEY     from Pontypridd to Blaenrhondda and Tylorstown

SOUTH WEST WALES - West Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Brecon and Pembrokeshire

• SWANSEA to CARMARTHEN     West Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Breconshire


• PONTNEDDFECHAN and PENWYLLT     Gunpowder, silica sand, tramways and brickworks in the Brecon Beacons


• PEMBROKESHIRE     Saundersfoot Railway and Industries, Porthgain and Abereiddy Quarries.

MID and NORTH WALES and WELSH RAILWAYS

• MID WALES     The lead mines of Cwmystwyth.


• NORTH WALES     Portmadoc, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llandudno and Snowdonia.


• WELSH RAILWAYS     The Great Little (and not so little) Trains of Wales.

THE BRICKWORKS OF WALES

with brief histories, maps and as many examples of their products that my friends and I can find

• MONMOUTHSHIRE'S EASTERN VALLEY     From Cwmbran up to Blaenavon along the Afon Llwyd


• MONMOUTHSHIRE'S WESTERN VALLEY     From Rogerstone to Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr up the Ebbw Valleys


• The REST of MONMOUTHSHIRE     The Sirhowy and Rhymney Valleys, Newport City and the country areas of Monmouthshire


• SOUTH and MID GLAMORGAN     Cardiff City, along the coast and up the Taff, Rhondda, Cynon and Ogwr Valleys


• WEST GLAMORGAN     Port Talbot, Neath and Swansea and their valleys and the rest of West Glamorgan


• WEST WALES     Llanelly, Kidwelly and the rest of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire


• MID WALES     Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Merioneth, Montgomery and Radnorshire


• NORTH WEST WALES     The many brickworks of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire


• FLINTSHIRE     The just-as-many brickworks of Flintshire


• The WELSH BRICKFINDER     An index to Welsh brick imprints and marks, brickworks and proprietors


• The GREAT BRITISH BRICK TRIP     all of which I've tripped over and cursed at some time, in alphabetical order of inscription


• The ROUND the WORLD BRICK TRIP     as above with bricks from Europe, India and New Zealand

AROUND THE WORLD

The BRITISH ISLES

SOUTH WESTERN ENGLAND - from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset

• SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
      Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire


• BATH, BRISTOL and GLOUCESTERSHIRE
      The Cities of Bath and Bristol, the Clifton Rocks Railway and the South Gloucs coalfield


• The FOREST of DEAN SOUTH
      The collieries, railways, tramroads, docks and quarries around Lydney and the Southern Forest


• The FOREST of DEAN NORTH WEST
      The collieries, railways, tramroads, docks and quarries around Coleford and the North-Western Forest


• The FOREST of DEAN NORTH EAST
      The collieries, railways, tramroads, docks and quarries around Cinderford and the North-Eastern Forest


• CORNWALL
      Tin mines, old tramways, quirky museums and coastal defences.

SOUTH EASTERN ENGLAND - from Hampshire to Kent and Norfolk

• SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
      Bedfordshire, Buckingham, Essex, Hampshire, Herts, The Isle of Wight, Kent, Greater London, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex


• BROCKHAM MUSEUM and AMBERLEY MUSEUM
      The Brockham Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Surrey in the 1960s and 70s and today's Amberley Museum


• The CHANNEL ISLANDS     Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Herm, their railways, quarries, mines and fortifications

CENTRAL ENGLAND - from Hereford through the Midlands to Derbyshire

• CENTRAL ENGLAND
      Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford, Leicester, Northants, Nottingham, Shropshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire

NORTHERN BRITAIN - from the Humber and the Mersey to Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man

• NORTHERN BRITAIN     Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man

THE REST OF THE WORLD

AFRICA

• AFRICA     Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

AMERICA

• AMERICA     Brazil, San Fransisco and the Caribbean

ASIA - the Hill Railways of India and other places

• DARJEELING     The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway


• KALKA to SHIMLA     The Kalka Shimla Railway


• NILGIRI     The Nilgiri Mountain Railway


• MAINLINE RAILWAYS     The mainline railways and Delhi Railway Museum


• INDUSTRIES     The Industries, bricks and brickworks

EUROPE - from Norway to Turkey

• EUROPE, not yet with their own pages     Austria, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Turkey


• BELGIUM     Trains and trams from Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Charleroi plus some preserved lines


• EUROPE'S ISLANDS in the SUN     The Balearics, The Canaries and Corsica


• GERMANY     Narrow-gauge steam and trams, trains and some interesting museums


• GIBRALTAR     as solid as the Rock and the weapons, tunnels, bunkers and other defences to prove it


• GREECE and its Islands     Naxos and its emery mines, Ios, Santorini, Athens and Olympia


• ITALY     Trams and trains in Milan, Rome, Naples and place on the way


• PORTUGAL     Lisbon, Porto and The Douro Valley


• ROMANIA part 1     Arad, Cluj, Oradea, Sibiu and Romanian Railways (CFR)


• ROMANIA part 2     Thr tramways of Iasi and Timisoara


• SWITZERLAND     Basel, Chur, Interlaken and Zurich

NEW ZEALAND - Stop here for one of the seven railway wonders of the World and many amazing things

• NORTH ISLAND     Railways, shipping and logging operations over some primitive roads and bridges


• SOUTH ISLAND's EAST COAST     From Picton to Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and across to Queenstown


• SOUTH ISLAND's WEST COAST     Gold Mines, Coal Mines and some crazy railway lines and locos


• COROMANDEL     The Coromandel Peninsular with gold mines, tramways and kilns


• KARANGAHAKE     An amazing gorge with gold mines, tramways and kilns


• The RIMUTAKA INCLINE     A photographic journey over the Rimutaka Incline from Cross Creek to Maymorn


• WELLINGTON     The City of Wellington, its railways, industries and its coastal fortifications


• FORTIFICATIONS     Everyone from Napoleon to the WW2 axis wanted to get into New Zealand - No Way!

THE PACIFIC RIM - Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Tonga

• THE PACIFIC RIM     Sydney and the Blue Mountains, Hong Kong and Tonga


• JAPAN Part 1     Kyushu railways, tramways and monorails in Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Fukuoka


• JAPAN Part 2     Honsho and Shikoku railways, tramways and the Maglev in Kyoto, Toyohashi and Odakyu


• TAIWAN Part 1     The national Taiwan Railway Administration and the Alishan Forest Railway


• TAIWAN Part 2     Sugar cane mills and colliery tramways, trams and other matters

OTHER PAGES

Boundary Stones, Ships, Ironmongery and the small print

• FOUNDRY IRONMONGERY     Builders plate, drain covers, manhole covers and many other types of ironwork


• BOUNDARY STONES and MARKERS     mostly from Monmouthshire but one or two from elsewhere


• SHIPS     difficult to know where in the World to put them - so I've put them all here in alphabetical order of name


• THE FRONT PAGE     right back to the front page and the primary contents


• GET IN TOUCH     if you want to get in touch, here's the place to do it


• FURTHER READING     Books and websites full of fascinating reading and photographs


• SITE MAP and INDEX     this is where you are already!