Llanhilleth Miners' Institute, & Llanhilleth

located near Abertillery, South Wales

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The Institute showing the white-painted wing which was originally the Caretaker's flat
Showing the stylised brickwork
The Institute in situ
Tools of the Trade
Drill Hall and River Ebbw
Quoits and the Dagenham Girl Pipers

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Sebastopol National School History
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Llanhilleth Past & Present
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Showing the stylised brickwork

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Introduction

Many people have the image of Miners' Institutes as men sitting in dark, once smokey rooms drinking beer. This may have been true for a very short period in the history of this 100 year old building, but there is also so much more.

A fabulous building, respectfully renovated in its original style, whilst ensuring its suitability for modern meetings and events.

Well-loved locally, its history is well worth recording.

Blog Archive

▼ 2015 (3)
- ▼ October (1)
  - Llanhilleth Hotel (Top Hotel)
- ► May (1)
- ► January (1)

► 2014 (17)
- ► June (1)
- ► April (3)
- ► March (1)
- ► February (6)
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► 2013 (23)
- ► December (7)
- ► November (16)

About Me

Meg: Thank you for taking an interest in my blog. ------- My aim is to raise curiosity about the South Wales Valleys which have been sadly ignored as a place of beauty and tourist destination. In the 1600s the first scars appeared on the hillsides. Then for four centuries, this area was a mainstay for the Industrial Revolution, sacrificing its woodlands for charcoal, its green hills for iron forges, coal mines, tips and slag heaps, tramroads and the railway. With heavy industries declining in the 21st century, the beauty of our hills is again evident. Insights still remain of the poverty and riches of the workers and their masters. My special interests are Llanhilleth Miners Institute, a Grade II listed building, and Guardian, Six Bells Miners' Memorial.

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