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The first company which started to develop the resources of the Pontrhydyfen valley acquired the first blast furnace at [[Pontrhydyfen Iron Works|Pontrhydyfen]]; the furnace was first lighted in the year 1820. | of Cwmavon, Neath | ||
The first company which started to develop the resources of the Pontrhydyfen valley acquired the first blast furnace under construction at [[Pontrhydyfen Iron Works|Pontrhydyfen]]; the furnace was first lighted in the year 1820. | |||
A small forge was soon erected near the blast furnace, and the iron bars were conveyed from here to Ynysygerwn, in wagons drawn by horses, a distance of about eight miles....'<ref> South Wales Daily News - Tuesday 18 September 1900 </ref> | A small forge was soon erected near the blast furnace, and the iron bars were conveyed from here to Ynysygerwn, in wagons drawn by horses, a distance of about eight miles....'<ref> South Wales Daily News - Tuesday 18 September 1900 </ref> | ||
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of Cwmavon, Neath
The first company which started to develop the resources of the Pontrhydyfen valley acquired the first blast furnace under construction at Pontrhydyfen; the furnace was first lighted in the year 1820.
A small forge was soon erected near the blast furnace, and the iron bars were conveyed from here to Ynysygerwn, in wagons drawn by horses, a distance of about eight miles....'[1]
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- ↑ South Wales Daily News - Tuesday 18 September 1900