view gallery W3.2 km | Cwm Rhondda - YN GYMRAEG edition - Wales. in Monopoly in the Real World Featured in the 'Yn Cymraeg' edition of Monopoly - Rhondda Valley (Welsh: Cwm Rhondda), is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. Rhondda Cynon Taff. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/13/2012 last visited: 05/31/2007 |
view gallery W3.2 km | Penrhys - Rhondda Cynon Taff - Wales. in Wikipedia Entries Penrhys is situated on the peak of a mountain, 1100ft above sea level.
overlooking the valleys of Rhondda Fach and Fawr. Penrhys was one of the holiest sites for Christian pilgrims in Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 07/31/2012 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
view gallery W3.2 km | Rhondda - Wales. in Wikipedia Entries Rhondda - better known as The Rhondda Valleys, are two Valleys the Rhondda Fawr and the Rhondda Fach. A region that used to be a coal mining area with dozens of collierys. and famous for the Treorchy Male voice choir posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 08/11/2012 last visited: 05/31/2007 |
view gallery W3.2 km | Our Lady of Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. in Statues of Religious Figures The statue of Our Lady Of Penrhys is on the ancient site of, what is thought to be a franciscan monastery. Until the late 16th century, Penrhys was one of the holiest sites for Christian pilgrims in Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 07/30/2012 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
view gallery W3.2 km | St. Marys Well - Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. in Holy Wells St.Mary's Well-(Holy Well - Ffynnon Fair) until the late 16th century, Penrhys was one of the holiest sites for Christian pilgrims in Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 07/28/2012 last visited: 08/02/2012 |
view gallery W3.2 km | St. Marys Spring - Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. in Natural Springs St Marys Well, a rectangular, stone-built structure, 15 feet x 10 feet, having an exagerated end gable, housing the well chamber of a natural spring, associated with the late medieval pilgrimage centre of Penrhys. Located Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 11/19/2012 last visited: 11/28/2012 |
view gallery W3.2 km | St. Marys - Spring House - Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. in Spring Houses St Marys Well, a rectangular, stone-built structure, 15 feet x 10feet, having an exagerated end gable, housing the well chamber of a natural spring, associated with the late medieval pilgrimage centre of Penrhys.
Located Penrhys - Rhondda - Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 11/17/2012 last visited: 11/28/2012 |
view gallery SW4.3 km | Coal Miner and His Family - Llwynypia - Rhondda - Wales. in Figurative Public Sculpture A bronze lifesize sculpture of a Welsh Coal Miner and his Family - located between Llwynypia and Tonypandy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 07/29/2012 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
view gallery SW4.3 km | Coal Miner and His Family - Llwynypia - Rhondda - Wales. in Occupational Monuments A bronze lifesize sculpture of a Welsh Coal Miner and his Family - Erected to commemorate the many coal mining communites of the Rhonnda Valley, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 07/30/2012 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
view gallery NE5.8 km | 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6 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 gallery NE6.1 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 gallery NE6.1 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 gallery NE6.1 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 gallery NE6.1 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 gallery NE6.1 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 gallery NE6.1 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 |
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