Excavated Iron Works at Ystalyfera
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Excavated Iron Works at Ystalyfera
Image: © Nigel Davies Taken: 18 Sep 2011
Asda recently started preliminary work on this area adjacent to the site of a demolished factory. They started clearing this long overgrown coal tip but discovered the remnants of Ystalyfera Iron Works. In its distant heyday it was the largest iron works in the world at the time. No further progress has been made on the supermarket and the historic site has now been fenced off. It seems that Asda have been forced to preserve the historic remains if they are to continue development.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.761173
Longitude
-3.790296