Ive been around the block a few times at the local site and churches without success. Interesting information for dukestown, tredegar, wales. Jennings analyzes the development of the town using a combination of standard texts and personal memories from some of the towns older residents, who at the time were only. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of tredegar. House prices in dukestown road, sirhowy, tredegar np22. Sometime between 1835 and 1837, the davies family moved to glamorgan street in brynmawr. Dukestown is a district of tredegar in blaenau gwent, south wales.
Cardiff and the morgans of tredegar house tredegarhouse. Charles williams was born in mid wales before coming to tredegar to live. Federation of family history societies tips and links for family history research. A vector image of a star to represent action to save this item. Roseland house, dukestown road, dukestown, tredegar, gwent np22 4re. Within the historic boundaries of monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the industrial revolution in wales.
Chartist places to visit in gwent our chartist heritage. Fernbank social club tredegar a vector image of a star to represent action to save this item. Showing companies registered in np22 4ef, dukestown, tredegar. The tredegar iron works was established in richmond, virginia in 1836 and is still in operation today at a site in chesterfield county just south of the city. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in dukestown road, dukestown, tredegar np22. Reflex embroidery dukestown, tredegar print shop opening. The guardian minute books for bedwellty workhouse from 1849 until. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Cover image of abergavenny a history and celebration. Two new history books with morgan connections tredegar house. Property for sale in dukestown road, dukestown, tredegar np22.
A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. As whole, the uk population claims itself as approximately 86% white, with residents of this area being 98% so. This book is the history of the biggest iron works that existed within the. Jennings analyzes the development of the town using a combination of standard texts and personal memories from some of the towns.
For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. New tredegar family history research around new tredegar. Sir charles morgan robinson morgan was created baron tredegar in 1859. On this day in tredegars history historic sites in tredegar famous people from tredegar local history articles. Recording the history of the town of tredegar in south wales. The west bank of the river was owned by lord tredegar. Tredegar is about 35 miles in a northerly direction from cardiff and about 24 miles from newport. Tredegar offers a selection of shops, cafs, public houses and major supermarkets. The following is a brief outline of tredegars 120year history. This page combines information for the address dukestown, tredegar, wales, np22 4eg, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Browse 22 photo books on dukestown and the surrounding area. The historic tredegar iron works in richmond, virginia, united states was. Siloh book marker religious, male, the 1930s, social.
Cooperative wholesale society jubilee medal 1863 to 19 reverse delivery of a load of coal. My ancestors were the williams family from tredegar in monmouthshire. There were a few small privately owned iron works, small coal drifts and levels. Burials at dukestown tredegar monmouthshire lookup. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. Burials at dukestown tredegar monmouthshire lookup requests. Dukestown store and off licenc, 5 scwrfa road, tredegar by paypoint.
This farmname became the name of the prestigious estate acquired by the morgan family of tredegar house and tredegar park. It is bordered by trefil to the north, willowtown to the east, ashvale to the west and tredegar town centre to the south. Cyndis list index of online genealogical resources. Via this link, you can get application forms, in microsoft word format, for birth, marriage and death certificates after 1837. Tredegar community archive a group in the gwent heritage. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of dukestown. Area information for arches close, dukestown, tredegar. Georgetown school tredegar 7 of 9 glyn baptist church tredegar. Interesting information for dukestown, tredegar, wales, np22. Monmouthshire baptist association records 18141981gb0218.
He had a daughter blodwen born late 1800s that was my. House prices in dukestown road, sirhowy, tredegar np22 stand. For over five hundred years it was home to the morgan family, later lords tredegar. Tredegar forum photos and video of tredegar, past and present. Originally in tredegar there were two choirs, a glee party and a small chapel choir. Lord tredegar evan morgans life story told in revealing.
Photos and video of tredegar, past and present new topic show all topics show all open topics show topics from last day show topics from last 2 days show topics from last 5 days show topics from last 7 days show topics from last 14 days show topics from last 30 days show topics from last 60 days show topics from last 120 days show topics from. Tredegar photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Step in the other direction and visit the best chamber. Apr 09, 2012 the book was entitled in place of fear and the very title sums up one of the fundamental aims of the tredegar scheme, the national health service and indeed the welfare states created in so many. Parish of the immaculate conception in tredegar, blaenau gwent archdiocese of cardiff churches. Mar 05, 2014 im searching for burial lists for the dukestown cemetery, at tredegar. The creation of tredegar iron company turned tredegar into a boom town in the 19th century. D217448 bethal baptist church tredegar, 18681968 one hundred years of baptist witness 1968 d217449 history of siloh baptist church, tredegar 17981948 e. The history of our head office location why we chose this area of the south wales valleys as our base plus some fascinating general knowledge about. Their son tom williams was my greatgrandfather and he was born in tredegar around 1869. If you are looking for information about your family from tredegar, please place a message on the forum here. Gwent family history society for information on gwent family history. Whilst researching the history of the south wales iron and coal industries with a view to writing a local history of the village of aberbargoed, a village in the rhymney valley and its roots, including pontaberbargoed, a chance visit to tredegar library in 2011 and a meeting with janet carn the librarian, turned up a set of old books.
View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in dukestown road, dukestown. About tredegar tredegar corporation, headquartered in richmond, va, is a global manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum extrusions with more than 3,200 employees worldwide. New tredegar photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. A community archive containing photos, documents, memories and historical information. Tredegar has strong links with prominent labour mps and the history of the labour party and the labour movement in britain as a whole. Books in tredegar, gwent be transported to a different time and place, or another world completely, by dipping into a book and enjoying the journey. Extended detatched family home simply deeds have pleasure in ly extended and executive detached. A guide to the tredegar iron works records, 18011957. See property details on zoopla or browse all our range of properties in arches close, dukestown, tredegar, blaenau gwent np22.
Publicly traded on the new york stock exchange nyse. In here, weve begun telling the story of tredegar house as it is today and all the work it takes to keep it standing. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for dukestown. This book is his first major work of local and industrial history. Kathleen bruce, virginia iron manufacture in the slave era. The following is a brief outline of tredegar s 120year history. Dukestown photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
Dukestown, tredegar 2 bedrooms 1 bath house terraced the area this property is situated close to the heart of the village of tredegar and boasts great access to local amenities. In brecknockshire til 1915, then in monmouthshire from 1915. Mid 18th century it was a beautiful area amongst forested hills with a few scattered farming homesteads. The river sirhowy, dukestown, tredegar by robin drayton geograph for square so1410 looking down river to a footbridge. Charles dews unsurpassed ironmaker to the confederacy tells the story of the souths premier ironworks and its intrepid owner, joseph reid anderson. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. The tredegar was named in honor of its builder, reev davis, who had worked at the famous tredegar factory in wales.
You wont learn a thing from him, he shouldnt be a driving instructor. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained dukestown election results. Tg, tredegar has opportunities for growth in all of its businesses and a long history of generating solid cash. Reference collection with chartist links in local history. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Area information for arches close, dukestown, tredegar, wales. Parc bryn bach is just half a kilometre west of dukestown and is an ideal spot for spending a picnic with the family. Tredegar ebbw vale rhymney brynmawr waunlwyd old maps of dukestown historic maps of dukestown and the local area.
Search through 37 properties for sale in dukestown, tredegar. Tredegar forum photos and video of tredegar, past and. In 1909, these united under the baton of mr john davy evans, and thus became known as the tredegar orpheus male voice choir, the name orpheus coming from the greek god of music. The postcode is within the sirhowy wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of blaenau gwent. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. Subject of competition at tredegar chair eisteddfod, held february the 25th, 1884 evan powell on.
Sirhywi is a village and ward in the sirhowy valley and the county of blaenau gwent. History of dukestown, in blaenau gwent and monmouthshire. The average house price in dukestown road, sirhowy, tredegar np22 is. Dukestown working mens club tredegar local business. The armoury stores, dukestown road, tredegar by paypoint. Im searching for burial lists for the dukestown cemetery, at tredegar. Tredegar is a town and community situated on the banks of the sirhowy river in the county. This address arches close, dukestown, tredegar, wales can be considered less ethnically diverse than the uk average.
Rays general stores, 4 king street, tredegar by paypoint. Lynda morgan is with adam prosser and 4 others at dukestown. David davies ffynnonrhadis a vector image of a star to represent action to save this item. Dew masterfully describes tredegars struggle to supply the confederate nation with the weapons of war and is a seminal study of southern manufacturing and industrial slavery. The population in 1801 was 12 and with the influx of people searching for work with the t. Tredegar is also the home of the medical aid society that local politician and welsh hero, aneurin bevan, based the uks national health service on. Tredegar is the name for an early farm and estate located near newport gwent, and also for a town in the sirhywi valley. Tredegar orpheus male voice choir celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The history of tredegar precivil war to 1880 has been the subject of several publications, which should be consulted for more indepth presentations.
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