Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ironworks Boundary Stone
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 14 October 1999
- Locality
- Sirhowy
- Community
- Tredegar
- Unitary authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.78027, -3.24197
- Cadw reference
- 22498
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located at the junction of Dukestown Road with Beaufort Road, S of the Railway Tavern. The site of the ironworks lie approximately 0.2 km N.
History
Dated 1818, erected as boundary stone for Sirhowy Ironworks during or following an acrimonious dispute, when the lease of the Ironworks, held by the Tredegar Iron Company fell in, the site being immediately purchased by John Harford, co-partner of the Ebbw Vale Iron Company, without the knowledge of the leaseholders. The Tredegar Iron Company refused the terms of a new lease from Harford, and stripped all moveable plant from the site before the new owners took possession, eventually incurring a fine of £6000. A similar stone has been resited at Bedwellty House.
Exterior
Small stone with rounded head, set in pavement against railings. Inscription reads ‘S 1818’, referring to the Sirhowy Works.
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare survival of an early C19 industrial boundary stone, with unusual history.
Nearby in the register
- Former Tramroad Bridge over Sirhowy RiverTransportunder 1 mi
- Sirhowy Ironworks, Site ofIronworksunder 1 mi
- St George’s ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- W boundary walls, gates and railings at St George’s churchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.