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
February Talk added
What’s On
New talks added to ‘Talks Programme for 2019’
February Talk added
Online Shop
Journal 23 added
Rhymney Heritage Walks – New booklet added
LATEST ARRIVAL – Journal 23
Latest Booklet
Rhymney Heritage Walks
AUTHORS – Colin Morgan and David Ralph Williams
(2 walks in one downloadable A4 booklet)
£2.50
FEBRUARY EVENTS
Monthly Talk
Thursday 14th February
Potential for Tourism in Blaenau Gwent
Speaker – Dai Davies
Bedwellty House, Tredegar
Monthly Meeting
Friday 15th February
Tredegar Library 10.00 am – 11.00 am
(Anyone interested in attending is welcome)
Heritage Day 2019
Save the date – Saturday 19th October
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