IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Rhiw-Syr-Daffyd, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0DZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Rhiw-Syr-Daffyd, NP12 0DZ by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (68 Images Found)
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Details
Distance
1
Footpath off Rhiw Syr Dafydd, Oakdale
Woodland path along hillside leading up to Bronwydd.
Image: © M J Roscoe
Taken: 21 Nov 2015
0.04 miles
2
Ordnance Survey Cut Mark
This OS cut mark can be found on the wall SE side of Rhiw Syr Dafyed Hill. It marks a point 199.376m above mean sea level.
Image: © Adrian Dust
Taken: 9 Feb 2021
0.06 miles
3
Woodland, bottom of Rhiw Syr Dafydd Hill, Oakdale
Informal path in edge of woodland on a sunny autumn afternoon.
Image: © M J Roscoe
Taken: 1 Nov 2015
0.08 miles
4
Ordnance Survey Cut Mark
This OS cut mark can be found on the wall of the Old Hospital. Now No13 Penrhin. It marks a point 232.297m above mean sea level.
Image: © Adrian Dust
Taken: 9 Feb 2021
0.08 miles
5
Oakdale miners' memorial stone
Alongside the representation of colliery winding wheels http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1733988 beside the B4251 is a stone plaque, with an inscription in Welsh and English. The English text reads
OAKDALE COLLIERIES 1908-1989
OUT OF THE DARKNESS LET THERE BE LIGHT
In memory of those Oakdale Miners who dedicated their lives for the benefit of their Nation.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 1 Mar 2010
0.10 miles
6
Oakdale miners' memorial
Located on the east side of the B4251 is the representation of colliery winding wheels. Alongside it is a stone plaque http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1733998 dedicating the memorial to the Oakdale miners.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 1 Mar 2010
0.10 miles
7
Cyclists to the left, pedestrians to the right, Oakdale
The view along the B4251 adjacent to Foxes Lane. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1733958
The pavement is neatly divided into a cyclists' half and a pedestrian half, though I wonder when this route gets busy. During my walk in the area, I saw only one other pedestrian, and no cyclists.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 1 Mar 2010
0.10 miles
8
Field by footpath on hillside
Field below the former B4251 road, Oakdale. The straggly line of dead plants leads to the gateway to the next field, with houses of Rising Sun Close beyond. Viewed from gate in Image
Image: © M J Roscoe
Taken: 6 Mar 2021
0.10 miles
9
Oakdale Community Hospital
Opened in 1915.
Image: © Robin Drayton
Taken: 5 Apr 2008
0.11 miles
10
Foxes Lane, Oakdale
Alongside the B4251 is small, detached section of Oakdale Business Park, most of which is about a kilometre further along the road. Businesses located here include confectionery company Bon Bon Buddies (BBB).
Formerly the site of a mine, the Lane was previously named Old Coal Avenue. The change of name occurred in 2008 at the request of Bon Bon Buddies who have expanded their business considerably and have gone from 11 employees to almost 80, hence the relocation to the new premises, which officially opened in 2008.
The new name Foxes Lane has an important historical and local connection. It reflects a unique family association with Oakdale Colliery, in that both father (Jack Fox) and his son David were colliery managers at the same mine. Jack Fox was Oakdale colliery manager for many years during the 1950s and 1960s. His son was colliery manager there in the 1980s, up to the closure of the mine.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 1 Mar 2010
0.11 miles