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Greenacres, St. Lukes Road, NP22 4FJ

Decades ago, Station Road led to Nantybwch railway station, long since demolished. Now the road ends near the edge of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road.

The sign on the left shows that Station Road is now a no through road. 150 metres ahead, the road ends near the edge of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road. Old maps show that decades ago, Station Road led to Nantybwch railway station, where passenger services ceased in 1960. The long since demolished station was about 350 metres NW of the camera.

The Crown Inn (previously the Crown Hotel) formerly occupied this Merthyr Road building.

This bridge crosses the River Sirhowy. On the right is an information board and signpost for a walk to Image

Viewed in August 2019. The converted former inn is now the premises of Unique Photography Services.

Philip Gordon Weekes The inscription reads: Philip Weekes (1920-2003) Born at Nantybwch, Tredegar, Philip Weekes gained a scholarship from Tredegar Iron and Coal Company to study mining engineering. After the war he was appointed manager of Wyllie Colliery and by 1948, became manager of the vast Oakdale Colliery near Blackwood. Philip showed a talent for negotiating and in 1950 the Colonial Office sent him to Nigeria following riots in a mining district in order to restore peaceful relations between management and workers. A later colonial report stated that he had done 'rather well for a grammar school boy'. In 1954, Philip became director of studies at the National Coal Board, and in 1971 he was appointed Director-General of mining. From 1973 to 1985, he served as area director for the south Wales coalfield during periods of strained relations between governments, management and labour unions and the eventual destruction of the deep-mining industry. In contrast with the uncompromising styles of the leaders of both sides in the year-long miners' strike of 1984-85, he worked with police and unions to ensure that violence was minimised and that essential maintenance work continued so that work could re-start quickly once the strike had finished. During retirement, Philip became chairman of Garden Festival Wales and acted as chairman at Tower colliery following the workers' buy-out.

Two semi-detached houses near Unique Photography Services https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3617213 on the left.

This OS cut mark can be found on the north parapet of the River Sirhowy Bridge. It marks a point 327.642m above mean sea level.

On the approach to these https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6215168 twin zebra crossings.

The school is set back from the east side of Ashvale, near Merthyr Road.