Blaenavon Ironworks
1789 - Heritage site
Overview
Coke fired blast furnaces in the South Wales hills at the dawn of industrial iron, with a water balance tower raising materials up the hillside. The surrounding Blaenavon landscape, including the Big Pit coal mine, is a UNESCO industrial World Heritage Site.
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