Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Chimney
Abersychan, Torfaen, Wales
A Grade II listed building in The British, Pontypool, Abersychan, Torfaen, designated on 28 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1997
- Locality
- The British
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Abersychan
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72387, -3.08758
- Cadw reference
- 18591
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 500m to the west of The British on the south side of the mountain road to Abertillery.
History
Probably dating from 1870-1879 and built as a ventilation shaft for the adjacent Cwm-Byrgwm colliery. The Ordnance Survey map of 1879 shows it in position. Mining began here before 1820.
Exterior
Tall square section chimney over a ventilation shaft. It is built of yellow, possibly Ebbw Vale or Blaendare bricks. Plain tapering shaft except for slightly larger section cap and coping.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare surviving colliery ventilation shaft in an area of deep mining, relics of which have now almost disappeared.
Nearby in the register
- Cwmbyrgwm CollieryCoal Mineunder 1 mi
- Former colliery engine house at ETM Steel FabricationIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Air Furnace at British IronworksIronworksunder 1 mi
- Former British Ironworks office and foundry quadrangleIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.