Water Balance Tower, Blaenavon Ironworks
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Water Balance Tower, Blaenavon Ironworks
Image: © M J Roscoe Taken: 29 Aug 2016
Iconic Grade I listed structure, built in 1839, to lift pig iron from the yard up to a tram road for onward transport to the canal at Llanfoist. The retaining wall on the right supports a footpath which passes behind the tower and leads to the top of the blast furnaces.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.776963
Longitude
-3.088336