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  • Crawshay Bailey, who owned the Nantyglo ironworks with his brother Joseph during the early 19th century, erected this fortified round tower in 1816. It was built to provide a safe haven for the ironmasters if their workers revolted against them.
Round tower built by the iron master, Crawshay Bailey, at Nantyglo, 1816 [image 1 of 3]
  • Major John Hanbury (1664-1734) developed the iron working industry which had been established in the Pontypool area since the 16th century. He developed the technique of rolling sheet iron and, in about 1720, he established the first permanent plant in the United Kingdom, dedicated to tinplate production. His family estate, still dominates the Pontypool environs.
Portrait of Major John Hanbury (1664-1734)
Engraving of Blaenavon, 1801
Early 19th century housing for the Varteg iron works, Forge Row, Cwmavon, near Blaenavon
Aerial photograph of Forgeside, Blaenavon, 1998
Debt relating to Tintern ironworks, 1703