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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W. J. Benjamin memories of living at Cnel Bach.

W. J. Benjamin memories of living at Cnel Bach.

I received an email from Peter Ricketts regarding a letter he received from Neath Council in 1989. The email contained a copy of a letter that had been sent to Neath Council on the 26th December 1989. The letter had been sent from a W. J. Benjamin of Empire Avenue and...

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