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Blaenavon Ironworks, photograph
G.M., Moore (Newport College of Art)
Photograph captioned 'Blaenavon Ironworks. Side view of the remnants of one of the five blast furnaces with the rounded interior of the furnace just appearing above the external wall. In the wall itself are a number of washers which fitted on the ends of the wrought iron reinforcing bars, features of stone furnaces built early in the 19th century. Across the broken roof of a cast house which abutted the front of the furnace is the shell of a water balance tower standing above the mouth of the coal level.' Mounted on card. Made for the exhibition RECORDING WALES 3 in 1970/1971.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
87.32I/32
Historical Associations
Association Type: iron works
Creation/Production
G.M., Moore
Acquisition
Collected officially by NMW staff, 1987
Measurements
mount
(mm): 526
mount
(mm): 450
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
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