2013

SS8491 : Base of a blast furnace, Maesteg

taken 11 years ago, near to Maesteg, Bridgend/Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr, Wales

Base of a blast furnace, Maesteg
Base of a blast furnace, Maesteg
Base of the No.1 blast furnace (completed December 1849) of the Llynfi Ironworks. Original height forty-five feet. Scheduled Ancient Monument, consolidated c1995. Curiously, this furnace was the fourth and last to be built on the site yet was numbered 'one'. It was originally intended to build a set piece of four furnaces in 1839 and No3 and No4 were quickly built. Then, due to a slump in the iron trade, building work stopped on the furnaces in 1840 and No2 (1845) and No1 (1849) were added later as trade improved.

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Geographical Context: Industry
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SS8491, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Lewis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 25 August, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 8485 9155 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.6581N 3:39.8616W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 8494 9152
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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