Ivor Road, Dowlais
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The photograph on this page of Ivor Road, Dowlais by Ben Brooksbank (Geograph member) as part of the Geograph project.
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Ivor Road, Dowlais
Image: © Ben Brooksbank (Geograph member) Taken: Unknown
Photographer Ben Brooksbank's Profile: http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/44502 At its intersection with Station Road. Ivor Iron Works was just a few hundred metres north of this location, until it closed in 1987 (demolished 1988). Dowlais Central Railway Station was an even shorter distance NW of this location. Pronunciation of Dowlais: http://www.forvo.com/word/dowlais/ The middle distance is the Taff Valley, with the mountains between Merthyr Tydfil and Mountain Ash on the skyline. The northern end of Station Street can also be seen in http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2220537
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Image Location
Latitude
51.762061
Longitude
-3.354307