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Yr Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company

<p>Sefydlwyd yr Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company yn y De ym 1790, ac roedd y cwmni yn cynhyrchu mwy o dunplat nag unrhyw le arall yn y wlad nes iddo gau yn 2002.</p>


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Ebbw Vale Open Hearth Furnaces, 1960s.

Ebbw Vale Open Hearth Furnaces, 1960s.

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blast furnaces at Clydach Ironworks, 1813

blast furnaces at Clydach Ironworks, 1813
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Bessemer Converters - one of the first two...

Bessemer Converters - one of the first two...
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Bessemer converter

Bessemer converter "on the blow"
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Station Terrace, Cwm's first major shopping...

Station Terrace, Cwm's first major shopping...
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750-ton hot metal receiver in the Bessemer...

750-ton hot metal receiver in the Bessemer...
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Digging for coal at Llangynidr Road during the...

Digging for coal at Llangynidr Road during the...
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On 30 October 1929 the works were closed. In...

On 30 October 1929 the works were closed. In...
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Coal mining and its landscape, Waunlwyd, 1950s

Coal mining and its landscape, Waunlwyd, 1950s
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An air view of the works in August 1957

An air view of the works in August 1957
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The Double Reduction Mill installed in 1978...

The Double Reduction Mill installed in 1978...
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Demolition of the blast furnaces, August 1978.

Demolition of the blast furnaces, August 1978.
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The no 2 electrolytic tinplating line was the...

The no 2 electrolytic tinplating line was the...
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Fettling an open hearth steel furnace at Ebbw...

Fettling an open hearth steel furnace at Ebbw...
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Abercarn Colliery site in the 1970's

Abercarn Colliery site in the 1970's
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Underground timbering competition at Cwm...

Underground timbering competition at Cwm...
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The new works started production in 1938 and...

The new works started production in 1938 and...
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The new stripmill produced high quality strip...

The new stripmill produced high quality strip...
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In 1929 a new 1,500 ton hot metal receiver,...

In 1929 a new 1,500 ton hot metal receiver,...
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Ebbw Vale's inland location necessitated a huge...

Ebbw Vale's inland location necessitated a huge...
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The Roughing Mill at the Steel Works.

The Roughing Mill at the Steel Works.

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The new Nos. 4 and 5 blast furnaces at Victoria...

The new Nos. 4 and 5 blast furnaces at Victoria...
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Ar ddydd Gŵyl Dewi 1927, cafodd 52 o glowyr yn...

Ar ddydd Gŵyl Dewi 1927, cafodd 52 o glowyr yn...
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On St David's day 1927, 52 miners at Marine...

On St David's day 1927, 52 miners at Marine...
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During the industrial disputes of the 1920s and...

During the industrial disputes of the 1920s and...
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The Prince of Wales during his visit to...

The Prince of Wales during his visit to...
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Pit Bottom. Marine Colliery, Cwm, c.1907.

Pit Bottom. Marine Colliery, Cwm, c.1907.

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In 1907 the company built a third brickworks...

In 1907 the company built a third brickworks...
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The company owned four wharves at Newport to...

The company owned four wharves at Newport to...
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The Smith Shop in the Engineering Department.

The Smith Shop in the Engineering Department.

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Victoria Foundry, rebuilt in 1902, produced 18...

Victoria Foundry, rebuilt in 1902, produced 18...
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2. In 1907 the company owned 524 coke ovens and...

2. In 1907 the company owned 524 coke ovens and...
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The tapping hole of the

The tapping hole of the "Yankee" furnace at...
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Ten hours output of steel billets from the...

Ten hours output of steel billets from the...
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A new American design blast furnace was built...

A new American design blast furnace was built...
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Two open-hearth steel furnaces were built in...

Two open-hearth steel furnaces were built in...
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In 1897 a spring making shop was built to make...

In 1897 a spring making shop was built to make...
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Cardiff Docks, early twentieth century

Cardiff Docks, early twentieth century
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Cardiff Docks, early twentieth century

Cardiff Docks, early twentieth century
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The shaft of Victoria No. 5 (Prince of Wales)...

The shaft of Victoria No. 5 (Prince of Wales)...
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Waunlwyd Colliery.

Waunlwyd Colliery.
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The rolling mills about 1900.

The rolling mills about 1900.
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The Bessemer steel converters kept the works...

The Bessemer steel converters kept the works...
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The last act of expansion was the rebuilding of...

The last act of expansion was the rebuilding of...
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1. The four furnaces of Ebbw Vale were rebuilt...

1. The four furnaces of Ebbw Vale were rebuilt...
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In 1866 the

In 1866 the "Darby" blast furnace blowing...
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Cap and cone balst furnace

Cap and cone balst furnace
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Much of the company's pig iron production was...

Much of the company's pig iron production was...
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Abersychan Ironworks shown here in 1866 was...

Abersychan Ironworks shown here in 1866 was...
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Tredegar Iron Company's locomotive 'St David'...

Tredegar Iron Company's locomotive 'St David'...
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4. The Ebbw Vale Company built many rows of...

4. The Ebbw Vale Company built many rows of...
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No. 6 pit, Victoria, sank in 1838 provided coke...

No. 6 pit, Victoria, sank in 1838 provided coke...
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The earliest coal and ironstone mines were ...

The earliest coal and ironstone mines were ...
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Holing in the Gwern Y Cae Seam, Sirhowy No. 7...

Holing in the Gwern Y Cae Seam, Sirhowy No. 7...
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Marine Colliery, 1907: Coke for the furnaces

Marine Colliery, 1907: Coke for the furnaces
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