Blaenau Gwent Heritage Forum
Fforwm Treftadaeth Blaenau Gwent
Established 2007
Abertillery - Blaina - Brynmawr - Ebbw Vale - Nantyglo - Tredegar
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© This photo is reproduced here with the kind permission of Brian Hillier
Aerial view of Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent and its surrounding area was at the forefront of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. It is a county rich with historic buildings, ancient monuments and important heritage sites, set within very attractive landscapes.
Nantyglo Ironworks 1820 – Henri Gastineau
Gwent was the Welsh kingdom founded by Caradoc Freichfras that succeeded the Roman occupation of native Silurian territory in south Wales. It stretched from the river Rhymney to the river Wye, and it may also have extended east of the river Wye into to the area called Cantref Coch in Welsh and known in English as The Forest of Dean.
The Blaenau are the mountainous uplands of this historic Gwent kingdom and they extend from Blaen Rhymni to Blaen Llwyd.
The Heritage Forum therefore encompasses the history of the Rhymney area (now in Caerphilly Borough) and that of the Blaenafon area (now in Torfaen Borough) as well as the territory between these locations.
Latest Updates to Site
Home Page
Aneurin Bevan – – Hero and Architect of the NHS – event added
February Talk added
What’s On
New talks added to ‘Talks Programme for 2019’
February Talk added
Online Shop
Rhymney Heritage Walks – New booklet added
January Events
Monthly Meeting
Friday 18th January
Tredegar Library 10.00 am – 11.00 am
(Anyone interested in attending is welcome)
February Events
Monthly Talk
Thursday 14th February
Potential for Tourism in Blaenau Gwent
Speaker – Dai Davies
Bedwellty House, Tredegar
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There is no charge to sign up and our contact with you is to simply send out a monthly reminder of the dates of our upcoming talks and meetings and to include reports of past meetings and events.
Sometimes, we advertise local heritage events, planned by others.
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Heritage Day 2019
Save the date – Saturday 19th October
Thursday 31st January
Drop in and have your say. We would like to hear your ideas.
Blaenau Gwent
New Booklet
Rhymney Heritage Walks
AUTHORS – Colin Morgan and David Ralph Williams
(2 walks in one downloadable A4 booklet)
£2.50
Journal 22
EDITOR – Dr Colin Morgan
