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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, in and around Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.
The Blaenavon Ironworks, now a museum, was a major centre of iron production using locally mined or quarried iron ore, coal and limestone.
Raw materials and products were transported via horse-drawn tramroads, canals and steam railways.
The Landscape includes protected or listed monuments of the industrial processes, transport infrastructure, workers' housing and other aspects of early industrialization in South Wales.
The Blaenavon Ironworks, now managed by Cadw, operated from 1789 to 1902. Today there are remains of six blast furnaces, cast houses, boiler rooms, engine houses, the water balance tower used to raise and lower railway trucks, and workers' housing around Stack Square.
The remains of the furnaces from the late 18th century and the 19th century are well preserved.
Other elements include the 1839 water balance tower, two casting houses, ruined kilns, the base of the massive chimney of the blowing engine, the cast-iron structure that carried the blast pipes to the furnaces and ruins of workers' housing.
The Big Pit was the last deep coal mine to remain operational in the area.
The surface buildings, winding gear and underground workings are still in excellent condition.
The Big Pit coal mine, now managed by Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, was worked from around 1860 until 1980.
The original pithead buildings have been preserved, including the head frame, winding engine and baths.
The Big Pit Colliery was reopened as a museum in 1983.
Visitors may take an underground tour.
In 2005 it won the Gulbenkian Prize for museum of the year.
Extant buildings from the early industrial period include worker's housing terraces, St. Peter's Church (1804), St. Peter's School (1816) and the Blaenavon Workmen's Hall (1894).
Other elements of the Industrial Landscape are the mines and quarries from which coal, iron ore, fire clay and limestone were extracted.
There are traces of horse-drawn railways, tunnels and inclines that were used to carry iron ore, coal and limestone to the ironworks, and to carry pig iron to the Garnddyrys Forge.
Wrought iron was taken from the forge to Llanfoist on the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal for transport to other parts of Britain and the world.
There are walks and trails along which visitors may explore the Landscape.
Waymarked footpaths follow the tracks of the earliest iron railways.
The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway was once an important transport facility.
The steam railway has been restored and has a station in the centre of the town.
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Places to see in ( Pontypool - UK )
Places to see in ( Pontypool - UK )
Pontypool is a town that is home to approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. It is situated on the Afon Lwyd river in the county borough of Torfaen. Situated on the eastern edge of the South Wales coalfields, Pontypool grew around industries including iron and steel production, coal mining and the growth of the railways. A rather artistic manufacturing industry which also flourished here alongside heavy industry was Japanning, a type of lacquer ware.
Pontypool itself consists of several smaller districts, these include Abersychan, Cwmffrwdoer, Pontnewynydd, Trevethin, Penygarn, Wainfelin, Tranch, Brynwern, Pontymoile, Blaendare, Cwmynyscoy, New Inn, Griffithstown and Sebastopol.
Pontypool has a notable history as one of the earliest industrial towns in Wales. The town and its immediate surroundings were home to significant industrial and technological innovations, with links to the iron industry dating back to the early fifteenth century when a bloomery furnace was established at Pontymoile. During the sixteenth century, largely due to the influence of the Hanbury family, the area developed its association with the iron industry and continued to consolidate its position in the seventeenth century, when the development of the town began in earnest. Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the metallurgical and extractive industries of the area, along with the development of the canals and railways, provided the impetus to the expansion of Pontypool and its surrounding villages and communities.
The construction of the Monmouthshire Canal during the 1790s connected Pontnewynydd to Newport and later connected with the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal at Pontymoile in 1812. Tramroads leading from industrial areas within an eight-mile radius of the canal converged at either Pontnewynydd or Pontymoile.
The tramroads and canals were superseded by the railways in the mid-nineteenth century. From 1845, work commenced on establishing a railway from Pontypool to Newport. The line opened to passengers in 1852 and connected with Blaenavon in 1854. It eventually came under the management of the Great Western Railway. Another line was constructed during the 1860s and 1870s to connect Pontypool with Newport via Caerleon. Connections were also made with Abergavenny, Hereford and the Taff Vale. Pontypool had three railway stations, namely Crane Street, Clarence Street and Pontypool Road. Line closures during the 1960s greatly reduced the valley's railway connections, which were replaced by modern roads. The only passenger line still operating within Pontypool is at an unmanned station in New Inn. Pontypool & New Inn station is on the Welsh Marches Line with trains provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
Pontypool is well known for its extensive park. Pontypool Park was the historic seat of the Hanbury family, who developed a permanent residence in Pontypool in c. 1694 and, under the direction of Major John Hanbury, subsequently established a deer park in the early 1700s. The park became a venue for recreation and enjoyment for the Hanbury family and their associates.
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Best Tourist Attractions Places To Travel In UK-England | Cambridge University Destination Spot
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The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University) is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England.
Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university.
The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople.
The two medieval universities share many common features and are often referred to jointly as Oxbridge.
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six schools. Cambridge University Press, a department of the university, is the world's oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world.
The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum, as well as a botanic garden.
Cambridge's libraries hold a total of around 15 million books, eight million of which are in Cambridge University Library, a legal deposit library.
In the year ended 31 July 2016, the university had a total income of £1.64 billion, of which £462 million was from research grants and contracts.
The central university and colleges have a combined endowment of around £6.3 billion, the largest of any university outside the United States.
The university is closely linked with the development of the high-tech business cluster known as Silicon Fen.
It is a member of numerous associations and forms part of the golden triangle of leading English universities and Cambridge University Health Partners, an academic health science centre.
As of September 2017, Cambridge is ranked the world's second best university by THE World University Rankings, the world's fourth best university by three other ranking tables, and no other institution in the world ranks in the top 10 for as many subjects.
The university has educated many notable alumni, including eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, philosophers, writers, actors and foreign Heads of State.
Ninety-seven Nobel laureates, fifteen British prime ministers and ten Fields medalists have been affiliated with Cambridge as students, faculty or alumni.
Times Higher Education has recognised Cambridge as one of the world's six super brands on its World Reputation Rankings, along with Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Oxford and Stanford.
As of September 2017, Cambridge is recognised as the world's second best university.
The University is ranked as the 2nd best university in the UK for the quality of graduates according to recruiters from the UK's major companies.
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Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Places to see in ( Usk - UK )
Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport. It is located on the River Usk, which is spanned by an arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town.
A castle above the town overlooks the ancient crossing point. It developed as a small market town, with some industry including the making of Japanware, and a notable prison. In recent years Usk has become known for its history of success in Britain in Bloom competitions, winning the Large Village award in 2005.
The first stone bridge at Usk, replacing one of wood, was built around 1750 to the designs of Welsh architect William Edwards. Unlike the bridge downstream at Caerleon, it withstood the great floods of 1795. The bridge was strengthened and widened in 1836, but two of its arches were destroyed by floods in 1877 and later replaced.
From the late 18th century, Usk became well known for the high quality of its japanware, a process of decorating metals by applying a lacquer to tinplate. The process, known as Pontypool japan, was first developed in the west by Thomas Allgood of nearby Pontypool and was taken on in Usk in 1763 by his grandsons Thomas and Edward Allgood. Products from Usk included tin trays, jardinières, and coal boxes. However output declined with changing fashions in the 19th century, and the last Usk japanware was produced in 1860 on the site of what is now Bunning's builders' merchants.
Usk was twinned with the German town Graben-Neudorf in Baden-Württemberg in 1980. Over the past few years there have been numerous visits between the two towns, with the Usk Youth Brass Band making its most recent visit in autumn 2006. In 2006 the colour scheme of Usk in Bloom was based on those within the crests of both Usk and Graben-Neudorf.
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5 Top-Rated Day Trips from Cardiff, Wales | the United Kingdom Day Tours Guide
5 Top-Rated Day Trips from Cardiff, UK
On the southern coast of Wales, Cardiff is the perfect place from which to explore the Welsh countryside. From here, you can access the country's two most important national parks, Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons, the latter less than an hour's drive through stunning scenery (while Snowdonia takes a little longer to access, it is also a must-visit). Other great day trips from Cardiff include exploring the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline and its many pleasant towns, including Carmarthen, the legendary birthplace of Merlin, along with Swansea, one of the busiest cultural centers in the country. Also worth checking out are the many museums dedicated to Wales' industrial past, including the massive Rhondda coal works and the Museum of the Welsh Woolen Industry in Cardigan (and yes, Wales does have a lot of sheep!). Best of all, Wales is such a small country, it's easy to double-up on your day trips, hitting more than one great attraction each time you venture out. Here five day trips from Cardiff, Wales Europe.
1. Brecon Beacons National Park
2. Snowdonia National Park
3. Pembroke Castle and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
4. Carmarthen and Laugharne
5. Rhondda and Blaenavon: Celebrating Wales' Industrial Heritage
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St Mark's Church, Silvertown or St Mark's Church, Victoria Docks is a former church building in Silvertown in east London, located on North Woolwich Road.
It takes one of its names from the nearby Royal Docks.
It was listed as Grade II in 1971and now houses the Brick Lane Music Hall.
The church was founded as a joint church and school, housed in an iron building and opened in 1857.
The building survived the war but the decline of the London docks in the 1960s led to a sharp drop in local population and major slum clearances in the area.
The church was declared redundant in 1974 and its parish merged with those of two of its former mission churches, St Barnabas' and St John's – St Barnabas was also declared redundant, with St John's becoming the sole church for the resulting parish of North Woolwich with Silvertown.
The church building was bought in 1979 by Newham Council, with the intention of turning it into a museum.
A major fire in 1981 largely destroyed the roof, which was replaced between 1984 and 1989.
After the fire the Brick Lane Music Hall took on the building, converting it to its present use in 2003–2004 to host traditional music hall and (since 2006) produced shows.
Brick Lane Music Hall had opened in 1982 in the former Truman’s Brewery building in Brick Lane, before moving to Shoreditch and then its present building.
It was established by Vincent Hayes, who had previously performed with his band at the Lord Hood pub, where he was landlord during the 1980s.
The church's exterior was left largely unchanged, whilst a stage, bar, kitchen and lighting and sound equipment were added to the interior, with offices housed in the church's former vestry.
In 2004 a mural was painted on the wall behind the church's exterior war memorial, whilst a new lighting and sound rig was installed in October 2006.
Audiences are seated at tables in a cabaret-style arrangement and food is served during the interval at matinees and before the show in the evenings.
Brick Lane Music Hall is licensed for weddings and civil partnership ceremonies as well as being involved in workshops for schools, as well as taking shows to community centres, care homes and hospices throughout the East End.
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A tour of the now-defunct UNESCO World Heritage copper and tin mines of Cornwall in south-western England. Such a beautiful part of the country, and hard to believe that this place was once a powerhouse of world industry! Some areas are now used as sets and backdrops for the BBC series Poldark.
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Sites designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as World Heritage Sites in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.
List of World Heritage Sites in the British Isles :
1 Roman & Georgian Bath (Bath, England)
2 Blaenavon Industrial Site (Torfaen, Wales)
3 Blenheim Palace (Woodstock, England)
4 Brú na Bóinne Neolithic Site (County Meath, Ireland)
5 Caernarfon & Welsh Castles (Caernarfon, Wales)
6 Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury, England)
7 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (South West England)
8 Derwent Valley Mills (Derbyshire, England)
9 Dorset and East Devon Coast (Dorset, England)
10 Durham Castle & Cathedral (Durham, England)
11 Forth Bridge (Firth Of Forth, Scotland)
12 Giant's Causeway (County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
13 Hadrian's Wall (Northern England)
14 Ironbridge Gorge (Shropshire, England)
15 Maritime Mercantile City (Liverpool, England)
16 Maritime Greenwich (Greenwich, England)
17 Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands, Scotland)
18 New Lanark Factory Community (Lanark, Scotland)
19 New Town & Old Town Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
20 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Llangollen Canal, Wales)
21 Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, England)
22 Saltaire Model Village (West Yorkshire, England)
23 Skellig Michael (County Kerry, Ireland)
24 St Kilda Neolithic Sites (St Kilda, Scotland)
25 Stonehenge & Avebury sites (Wiltshire, England)
26 Studley Royal Park & Fountains Abbey
27 Tower Of London (London, England)
28 Westminster Palace & Abbey (London, England)
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Sitios designados por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) como Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Inglaterra, Escocia, Gales, Irlanda del Norte e Irlanda.
Lista de los sitios del patrimonio mundial en las islas británicas:
1 Baño romano y georgiano (baño, Inglaterra)
2 Blaenavon Industrial Site (Torfaen, Gales)
3 Palacio de Blenheim (Woodstock, Inglaterra)
4 Sitio Neolítico Brú na Bóinne (Condado de Meath, Irlanda)
5 Caernarfon & Welsh Castles (Caernarfon, Gales)
6 Catedral de Canterbury (Canterbury, Inglaterra)
7 Paisaje minero de Cornualles y West Devon (Suroeste de Inglaterra)
8 Derwent Valley Mills (Derbyshire, Inglaterra)
9 Dorset y East Devon Coast (Dorset, Inglaterra)
10 Durham Castle & Cathedral (Durham, Inglaterra)
11 Puente de Forth (Firth Of Forth, Escocia)
12 Giant's Causeway (Condado de Antrim, Irlanda del Norte)
13 Muralla de Adriano (Norte de Inglaterra)
14 Ironbridge Gorge (Shropshire, Inglaterra)
15 Maritime Mercantile City (Liverpool, Inglaterra)
16 Maritime Greenwich (Greenwich, Inglaterra)
17 Orcadas Neolíticas (Islas Orcadas, Escocia)
18 Nueva Comunidad Lanark Factory (Lanark, Escocia)
19 Ciudad Nueva y Ciudad Vieja Edimburgo (Edimburgo, Escocia)
20 Acueducto de Pontcysyllte (Canal de Llangollen, Gales)
21 Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, Inglaterra)
22 Saltaire Model Village (West Yorkshire, Inglaterra)
23 Skellig Michael (Condado de Kerry, Irlanda)
24 Sitios Neolíticos de St Kilda (St Kilda, Escocia)
25 sitios de Stonehenge y Avebury (Wiltshire, Inglaterra)
26 Studley Royal Park & Fountains Abbey
27 Tower Of London (Londres, Inglaterra)
28 Westminster Palace & Abbey (Londres, Inglaterra)