Poetry Evening and Special Opening at Ebbw Vale Works Museum The museum was involved in something very different recently, when we supported an initiative to celebrate World Poetry Day! The initiative supported by Transport for Wales, Blaenau Gwent Council and the Ebbw Vale Works Museum saw two South Wales poets , Zillah Bowes & Jonathan…
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 a very attractive landscape. Welsh Kingdom: Gwent was the Welsh kingdom founded by Caradoc Freichfras in South Wales. It stretched from…
Previous Trips Winter Trip 2025 – Ebbw Vale Works Museum and Gwent Archives Autumn Trip 2024 – The Brecon Mountain Railway Spring Trip 2024 -The Winding House and Llancaiach Fawr Manor Autumn Trip 2023 – Nantgarw China Works and Museum Spring Trip 2023 – Cyfarthfa Castle Spring Trip 2022 – Blaenavon Ironworks
Will I need to pay a membership fee? We do not charge a membership fee. If you are interested in local history and would like be involved, then just come along to one of our meetings or talks, and you will be made to feel very welcome. Where do you meet? We meet in one…
Will I need to pay a membership fee? We do not charge a membership fee. If you are interested in local history and would like be involved, then just come along to one of our meetings or talks, and you will be made to feel very welcome. Where do you meet? We meet in one…
A 103rd birthday party has been thrown for a man believed to be one of the oldest retired miners in the UK. Ron ‘Ginger’ Parsons, from Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, started in the pit just before his 14th birthday and spent 50 years working at the coal face. Former colleagues, family and friends joined Ginger…
New Logo We have recently updated our logo. This new, very colourful one, represents the range of local societies, museums, councils and residents who come together to contribute and support Blaenau Gwent Heritage Forum, and without whom we really couldn’t operate.
Visitor Information The museum has a varied collection of artefacts reflecting the industry and life of this important iron making town. Googlemap Tredegar Library, The Circle, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent NP22 3PS. Telephone: 01495 357869 Email: [email protected] Opening Hours: Wednesdays: 10.00am -1.00pm Fridays: 10.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm-4.30pm Saturdays: 10.00am-12.00pm. Wednesdays: 2.00am-4.00pm, Archive open
BRECON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY On Thursday 19th September, 21 members of Blaenau Gwent Heritage Forum met at Pant Station, home of the Brecon Mountain Railway. Following a very informative talk, by general manager Stuart Williams, members boarded the carriages (pulled by a vintage steam locomotive) and set off on a wonderfully emotive journey into the Brecon…
Walter Conway – Visit Blaenau Gwent CBC to read their write-up of this occasion.
