Industrial History Relief - Nelson - Wales.
N 51° 39.068 W 003° 16.942
30U E 480465 N 5722275
Local industrial history relief, located on a traffic roundabout, in the centre of this small Welsh ex-mining village in Nelson, county borough of Caerphilly, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMEX09
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/16/2012
Views: 2
Nelson was originally called Ffos-y-Gerddinen, It existed on a drovers trail from the South Wales coast, to Brecon and onwards to Mid Wales. Had in not been for the development of the South Wales coalfield, Nelson would have remained just a coaching inn surrounded by fields. When the Llancaiach Colliery was developed from 1811, it created a need for new housing for the workers and heavy transport for the coal, which spilled onto the flat lands below the colliery.
Hence the relief features, Miners, Heavy Rail Transport, and Terraced Houses.
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Nelson, Wales
UK
Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed
Sculptors Name: Not listed
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