Sujet

Rhymney ironworks, Mid-Glamorgan, South Wales, 1880s. Creator: Alfred Freke.

Légende

Rhymney ironworks, Mid-Glamorgan, South Wales, 1880s. Union (east bank) mills and forges with Nos.7, 8 and 9 blast furnaces in background, with Bessemer cupolas just visible to their left (west). Blowing engine house between furnaces and mills, and coke ovens just visible in smoke above and behind furnaces. Bessemer department in twin-gabled building in distance on extreme left; limekiln recessed into tip and Rhymney Railway in foreground. Predates closure of works in 1891.

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/©National Museum of Wales

Notre référence

HRM26A27_216

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.4Mo (3.0Mo) / 37.7cm x 28.8cm / 4452 x 3407 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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