New archaeological investigation & early finds at the beautiful #TinternAbbey on the #RiverWye, in conjunction with a 5-year conservation programme (🧵 1/2):
https://www.medievalists.net/2023/07/preserve-tintern-abbey/

#12thCentury #Cistercian #monastery #Tintern #Monmouthshire #VisitWales #CADW #medieval @medievodons @histodons

Presenting a good range of photographs for such a slim volume. It covers most of Monmouthshire with images stretching back to the early 20th Century.

The annotations are a strength, giving real depth of historical and other infotmation.

See our review: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale

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📍: Malford Grove Bed Valve (abandoned)
ℹ️: abandoned sluice
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.8275925813825&mlon=-3.10253559606965#map=17/51.8275925813825/-3.10253559606965
📸: Photo by Allan Hopkins on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/44096805@N07/49855809972

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #wales #uk #flickr #gilwern #monmouthshire #gbr #allanhopkins #hoppy1951 #criorhinafloccosa #bufftailedbearhoverfly #male #bumblebeemimic #batesianmimicry #eristalinae #syrphidae #diptera

Wonderful drawing (from 1848) of the 0-6-0 locomotive St David, built in 1830 by the Tredegar Iron Company for use on the Sirhowy Tramroad.

It was the first of a small fleet of locomotives designed and built by TIC Chief Engineer, Thomas Ellis Jr. St David was a development of the 1829 locomotive ‘Britannia’ built by Robert Stephenson & Co

Copyright owner: Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum of Wales.

#tramroad #railwayhistory Wales #Monmouthshire

Despite the Western Valley line’s overwhelmingly industrial character, Lloyd devotes most space to stations, with the focus firmly on passenger services.

However, some images reflect the major freight facilities which existed such as those located at Rogerstone.

See our review: ‘Lost Lines of Wales: Monmouthshire Western Valley’ by Geoffrey Lloyd

https://booksontheline.com/?p=1719(opens in a new tab)

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Despite the Western Valley line’s overwhelmingly industrial character, Lloyd devotes most space to stations, with the focus firmly on passenger services.

However, some images reflect the major freight facilities which existed such as those located at Rogerstone.

See our review: ‘Lost Lines of Wales: Monmouthshire Western Valley’ by Geoffrey Lloyd

https://tinyurl.com/2s49wm8m

#bookreview #Bookstodon #Books #Wales #Monmouthshire

Willow statue/ sculpture
Magor Marshes, Monmouthshire
#Wales #sculpture #monmouthshire

Recent picture & introduction to toot Wales

The author packs a lot of factual information alongside the photographs in this slim volume.

Imagess are generally sorted into those lines which formerly comprised the Great Western and those which were encompassed by the LMS.

See our review: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Books

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Fascinating reading the notes for the 1865 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company timetable for the Eastern Valleys (which ran from Newport through Pontypol to Blaenavon).

For example if there is no brake (break) van the guard is required to travel on the last truck. A second guard, if present, would then ride on the middle truck! Wonder what the Health and Safety Executive would make of that today!

#RailwayHistory #Monmouthshire #Wales #Railways

Historically, the railways of Monmouthshire showed a marked diversity in the terrain they traversed!

This is well represented in the photographs collected in this book.

It is perfect for simply dipping into at random!

See our review of: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Publishing
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Beautiful Usk Monmouthshire
#bridge #river #usk #monmouthshire #Wales

A charming little book which gives a good impression of the variety found in the old railways of Monmouthshire.

Sadly, though some ‘lost’ lines lasted well into their era, there are no diesel images.

See our review of: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Publishing

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So my dad has made it to print. Very proud of him. #oakdale #monmouthshire #rugby

A charming little book which gives a good impression of the variety to be found in the old railways of Monmouthshire. Sadly, there no images of railways during the diesel era which have been 'lost'.

See our review of: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Publishing

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Lamentable newes out of #Monmouthshire in Wales - a pamphlet describing the disastrous effects of the #floods that took place on 30 January 1607.
#onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #earlymodern #otd #woodcut #17thCentury #seventeenthcentury #flood #17thcenturyhistory '#histodon #histodons #historians @histodons @earlymodern @histodon

How the railways of the old county of Monmouthshire (roughly modern day Gwent) used to be.

Sadly there are no images for diesel locomotive enthusiasts. despite some 'lost' railways (to mines etc_ lasting well past the steam era.

See our review of: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Publishing

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Presenting a photographic portrait of the Monmouthshire Western Valleys line in the heyday of steam during Great Western and British Rail days.

The author includes a handy historical background to the line in an informative 9-page introduction.

Read our review: ‘Lost Lines of Wales: Monmouthshire Western Valley’ by Geoffrey Lloyd

https://booksontheline.com/?p=1719

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A beautiful morning to be out for a run.
I paused to take a photo of the sunrise.
It was cold though!
Codiad haul /Sunrise
niwlog ydoedd /misty
bore oer / chilly morning

#DysguCymraeg #ymarfer #rhedeg #running #monmouthshire

The junction of the LNWR line (coloured red) to Merthyr with the GWR Newport to Hereford line (coloured yellow) at Abergavenny is the subject of the left hand diagram of three on this 1903 Railway Clearing House diagram.

The difficult nature of the route of the Heads of the Valleys line up the Clydach Gorge to Brynmawr is already apparent in the tight curves from the start!

#RailwayHistory #Wales #Monmouthshire

A charming portrait of the now disappeared railways of Monmouthshire during the steam era.

Both railway enthusiasts and local/amateur historians will find something of value in this slim volume.

See our latest review (text or audio) online: ‘Monmouthshire’s Lost Railways’ by Peter Dale from Stenlake Publishing

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