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|   Aberfan Cemetery - Merthyr Vale - Wales.
in Worldwide Cemeteries The original Stone memorials erected in Aberfan Cemetery for the majority of the victims after the Aberfan disaster had begun to deteriorate and in 2007 the Aberfan Memorial Charity decided to replace and upgrade all of the memorial archways. posted by:  veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 04/27/2012 last visited: 10/16/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Aberfan - Abstract Sculpture - Aberfan, Wales.
in Abstract Public Sculptures A six feet tall, steel abstract sculpture, with the letters ABERFAN embossed on one side. Located at the entrance to Aberfan Cemetery, overlooking the site of the Aberfan Disaster memorial gardens, within Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/01/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Merthyr Vale Railway Station - Ynysowen, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
in Wikipedia Entries Ynysowen Railway Station opened in 1883, & has been serving the villages of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan since. Managed by Arriva Trains Wales. The Station is on the Merthyr branch of the South Wales Valleys Line. Located in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/25/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km | Merthyr Vale - Ynysowen, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. in Wikipedia Entries Merthyr Vale - (Welsh: Ynysowen or Ynyswen) A ribbon of terraced miners cottages form the village. The community includes the mining Village of Aberfan, standing alongside the River Taff, in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/26/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Merthyr Vale - Railway Station - Ynysowen, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
in Train Stations/Depots Ynysowen Railway Station opened in 1883 has been serving the villages of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan. Services provided by Arriva Trains Wales. The Station is on the Merthyr branch of the South Wales Valleys Line. Located in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/25/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Merthyr Vale Colliery - Ynysowen, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
in Mines The lifesize sculpture of a Coal Miner stands at the site of the Merthyr Vale Colliery which closed in 1989. The Miner & Sheave wheel are a memorial to the mining heritage of the People & Community of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/29/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Mining Memorial - Merthyr Vale, Wales.
in Figurative Public Sculpture The lifesize sculpture of a Miner stands at the site of the Merthyr Vale Colliery which closed in 1989. The Miner & Sheave wheel are a memorial to the mining heritage of the People & Community of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/26/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Coal Miner - Merthyr Vale, Wales.
in Occupational Monuments The lifesize sculpture of a Coal Miner stands at the site of the Merthyr Vale Colliery which closed in 1989. The Miner & Sheave wheel are a memorial to the mining heritage of the People & Community of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/26/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Merthyr Vale Colliery (formerly Taff Colliery) - Ynysowen, Wales.
in UK Historical Markers Historical bi-lingual plaque titled: "Merthyr Vale Colliery (formerly Taff Colliery) 1869 – 1989.". Mounted at the feet of a Coal Miner statue. A memorial to the mining heritage of the People & Community of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/26/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.4 km |  Coal Miner - Wooden Statue - Merthyr Vale, Wales.
in Outside Wooden Display Carvings The Wooden carving of a Coal Miner stands at the site of the Merthyr Vale Colliery which closed in 1989. The Miner & Sheave wheel are a memorial to the mining heritage of the People & Community of Merthyr Vale & Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 06/06/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.5 km |  You Are Here - Merthyr Vale - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
in 'You Are Here' Maps You Are Here - Croeseo I Merthyr Vale (Ynyswen)- A small historical marker with you are here map. Located alongside the gateway road into Merthyr Vale, & the Taff Valley one of five Valleys in the Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/24/2017 last visited: 05/24/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.5 km | Merthyr Vale - Historical Marker - Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. in UK Historical Markers Croeso i Merthyr Vale (Ynyswen)- A small historical marker with a you are here map. Now located alongside the gateway road into Merthyr Vale, & the Taff Valley one of five Valleys in the Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/25/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km |  Aberfan Disaster - Aberfan, Wales.
in News Article Locations There is now an empty space in the middle of Aberfan, This calm green memorial space, is all that remains of Pantglas Junior School, the building was at the centre of a disaster that overwhelmed Aberfan, & shocked the World, nearly 50 years ago. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/03/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Queens Visit to Aberfan - Aberfan, Wales. in News Article Locations The ITV News headline reads "How the Queen kept her promise to the families of the Aberfan tragedy" Pantglas Junior School, the building at the centre of a disaster that overwhelmed Aberfan, Now a green, calm, space & memorial garden. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/02/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km |  Aberfan - Immortalized in Lyrics - Aberfan, Wales.
in Immortalized in Lyrics Aberfan - A former coalmining village in South Wales.
Aberfan - Folk song by David Ackles an American singer-songwriter.
The Song is focused on the tragedy that occurred when a colliery waste tip, collapsed, overwhelming homes & school In Aberfan posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/03/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Aberfan - Wales. in Wikipedia Entries Aberfan is a former coalmining village in South Wales. On 21 October 1966, it became known for the Aberfan disaster, when a colliery spoil heap collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/01/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | You Are Here - Aberfan - Wales. in 'You Are Here' Maps Aberfan is a former coalmining village in South Wales. On 21 October 1966, it became known for the Aberfan disaster. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/26/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km |  Aberfan - Seven Waymarks - Aberfan, Wales.
in Lucky 7 There is now a green space in the middle of Aberfan, This Memorial garden, is all that remains of Pantglas Junior School, the building at the centre of a disaster that overwhelmed Aberfan, & stunned the World nearly 50 years ago. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/05/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km |  Aberfan - Wales.
in There's a Book About It There is now a green space in the middle of Aberfan, This Memorial garden, is all that remains of Pantglas Junior School, the building at the centre of a disaster that overwhelmed Aberfan, & stunned the World nearly 50 years ago. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/03/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km | Aberfan - Wales. in UK Historical Markers Aberfan: Historical marker with a you are here map. Aberfan is a former coalmining village in South Wales. On 21 October 1966, it became known for one of the darkest days in the history of coal mining, the people of Aberfan, & Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/28/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
 view galleryNE3.7 km |  Aberfan Disaster - Aberfan, Wales.
in Disaster Memorials At 9.15 am on Friday 21st October 1966, a 40 feet high tidal wave of coal slurry slid down the mountain above Aberfan, crashing into the Pantglas Junior School, killing 116 children and 28 adults. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 04/09/2012 last visited: 10/16/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  Tree Planted by the Queen - Aberfan - Wales.
in Historic Trees Tree Planted by the Queen on May 9th 1997 - in the memorial gardens where a school once stood in Aberfan, Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 04/29/2012 last visited: 10/16/2013 |
 view galleryNE3.9 km |  Coventry Playground - Aberfan, Wales.
in Public Playgrounds The Coventry Memorial Playground was built in 1972 on the site of the old Merthyr Vale School, with the monies collected by the people of Coventry. The children's playground is within Aberfan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 01/05/2016 last visited: 01/06/2016 |
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| Taff Merthyr Colliery - Trelewis - Wales in Mines Two shafts were sunk here between 1922 and 1924, to a depth of 630 yards; both shafts had a finished diameter of 21ft, with production beginning in 1926, making Taff Merthyr one of the last to be sunk in South Wales under private ownership. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 06/20/2012 last visited: 06/23/2012 |
 view galleryE5.5 km |  The Railway Inn - Pub Sign - Nelson, Treharris, Wales.
in Pictorial Pub Signs The Railway Inn - Recently re-opened in April 2017. A tied house owned by Rhymney Brewery. Serving 3 Rhymney Beers, Cask Ales & Food. Located: Nelson, Llanfabon Rd. Treharris, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 05/27/2017 last visited: 06/15/2017 |
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