Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Dowlais Ironworks, photograph

Sheppard, Julian (Photographer)

Photograph captioned 'Dowlais Ironworks. The works began in 1759, reaching a pinnacle of great productive achievement by 1840 when it employed 10,000 people and was known as the biggest in the world. The site of the original works has been cleared apart from the remains of an isolated chimney stack, stone arches, retaining walls and early coke ovens'. Mounted on card. Made for the exhibition RECORDING WALES 3 in 1970/1971.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

87.32I/38

Historical Associations

Association Type: Iron works
Place: Dowlais Ironworks

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1970-1971

Acquisition

collected officially by NMW staff, 1987

Measurements

mount (mm): 526
mount (mm): 450

Techniques

Black and white (monochrome photograph)
Photograph

Material

Paper
Card
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