Two plans to restore pit engine houses. Torfaen: Historic buildings
would form part of an industrial trail by Paul Groves. Western Mail 17
September 1998 p 8 photo. £1m scheme to recreate the old Glyn Pits
colliery above Pontypool.
Pictorial record of miner’s gamble on life as a co-op by Patrick
Fletcher. Western Mail 22 September 1998 p 3 2 photos. A book review of
Owned by the Miners: Tower [Colliery] by Roger Tiley. Incline
Publications £15.
Steel will shine as he goes from pit lamps to show lights. Rescued:
Fforest Uchaf’ centre’s former pit pony will be taking centre stage in
the Horse of the Year Show’s Golden Jubilee display by Rob Norman.
Western Mail, Equestrian Supplement. 22 September 1998 p 3 1 photo.
Were tourist menus are now chalked on the slate. Llanberis: A thriving
tourist industry has now become a major draw for visitors by Meurig
Owen. Western Mail, Country & Farming Supplement. 6 October 1998 p 7 2
photos. The Welsh Slate Museum.
Forging an Ironbridge in Blaenavon. Former pit town has potential as a
valuable attraction for its industrial heritage by Clive Betts. Western
Mail. 13 October 1998 p 8 1 colour photo. Attractions include: Big
Pit Colliery, CADW owned iron works of 1789, 1815 works school, the
first to be built by an ironmaster, Ty Mawr, the home of Samuel Hopkins,
one of the early ironwork’s owners etc.
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