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Islwyn Road, NEWPORT, NP11 7QL

The 70-metre long row on the south side of Islwyn Road contains 14 houses. The far end of the row is at the Duffryn Terrace junction.

The aged bridge under the B4251 in the Sirhowy Valley village of Wattsville Gwent. Borough of Caerphilly. Looking South, down the lane which connects Mynyddislwyn (292m) with The Sirhowy Country Park.

Set in a circular area on the north side of Islwyn Road. The sculpture http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1910852 depicts a miner and the village of Wattsville. The information board states that the village of Wattsville came into existence in the late 19th century and is named after Edmund Hannay Watts who formed the London and South Wales Coal Company in 1873. The village was built to provide housing for the workers in the numerous collieries in the area including the Risca Mine, which was situated on the eastern edge of the village. This mine was 855 feet deep and was the first pit in South Wales to have electric lighting at the pit head and underground. An explosion at the colliery in 1880 caused 120 deaths, even though the mine was thought to be among the safest in the area. The information board shows a map of the area and gives suggestions of what to see, such as the wildlife and fauna of the Sirhowy Valley Country Park, Full Moon Visitor Centre and the recently-restored Grade II listed Penllwyn Tramroad Bridge. The Welsh language side of the board is in view. The English language side is on the reverse. The bench was a convenient location for lunchtime sandwiches and coffee to be consumed!

Located at 116 Islwyn Road.

Viewed from a Bristol bound flight from Glasgow.

Located at the SE end of Hafod Tudor Terrace. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3847873

The open space between the houses contains an information board and community artwork http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1910852 . The village of Wattsville, which was built to house colliers, dates from the late nineteenth century and is named after Edmund Hannay Watts who formed the London and South Wales Coal Company in 1873. He was the first to use steam ships to ship cargo on the London to Australia trade route.

Located in a 40-metre gap in the houses. Numbers 17 to 23 Duffryn Terrace formerly occupied this area. One reference source states that the missing houses were destroyed in a bombing raid in the Second World War. However, a correspondent has informed me that the houses were demolished because of subsidence caused by a mine collapsing beneath them.

The main course of Duffryn Terrace run parallel with Islwyn Road which is 60 metres to the north. There are houses on only one side of the street. The other side is the north bank of the Sirhowy River. Viewed from near the southern side of Bethel church. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2852055