Cwm Boyle by Graham Hall

Cwm Boyle by Graham Hall

I was lucky enough to receive a four page article from Glyn Davies recently. The article was written by Graham Hall on why the small "Dale", Cwm Boyle, was so named. The article was researched and wonderfully written by Graham Hall whose links to the village go back...

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The Drought of 1976

The Drought of 1976

What is a Drought: In the United Kingdom an absolute drought is currently defined "as a period of at least 15 consecutive days when there is less than 0.2 mm (0.008 inches) of rainfall", although before the 1990s a drought was defined as "15 consecutive days with...

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Venallt Ironworks:

Venallt Ironworks:

The video attached is about the Venallt Ironworks and will be used on the historical village walks the Timeline team is organising. The video shows a schematic breakdown of how the process of producing Iron works. It also shows a few photographs of the buildings that...

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