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Blaenavon Ironworks 2
Added On:11-03-2009
After its height in the early and mid 19th century, the ironworks fell into decline with the coming of large scale steel production. Today the Blaenavon site represents one of the most important monuments to have survived from the early part of the industrial revolution. Blaenavon Ironworks is the best preserved blast furnace complex of its period and type in the world and therefore is the main focus of Blaenavon World Heritage Site.
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Blaenavon Ironworks 1
Added On:11-03-2009
Blaenavon Ironworks was founded by three businessmen from the Midlands, Thomas Hill, Benjamin Pratt and Thomas Hopkins. Opened in 1788 at a cost of £40,000 the Blaenavon Ironworks was built using the latest industrial technology with three blast furnaces operated by steam power. Within ten years the ironworks was the second largest in Wales, employing 350 people and producing 5,400 tons of iron a year. In 1810 another two furnaces were added to meet the demand. Blaenavon ironworks soon became one of the largest ironworks in the world.
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