Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationBlaenavon, Torfaen, Wales, United Kingdom
CriteriaCultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference984
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
Area3,290 ha (8,100 acres)
Coordinates51°46′35″N 3°5′17″W / 51.77639°N 3.08806°W / 51.77639; -3.08806
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is located in Torfaen
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Location of Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in Torfaen
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is located in Wales
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Wales)
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is located in the United Kingdom
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (the United Kingdom)

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, Wales.[1] It includes coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway system, furnaces, workers' homes, and the social infrastructure of the community.[1]

History

The town of Blaenavon and 3,290 hectares in the region of the town were named a World Heritage Site in 2000.[2] The area around Blaenavon shows of the importance of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century.[1]

  • Big Pit, 1987
    Big Pit, 1987
  • Blaenavon High Level Station, 1965
    Blaenavon High Level Station, 1965
  • Blaenavon Low Level Station, 1965
    Blaenavon Low Level Station, 1965

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 UNESCO, "Blaenavon Industrial Landscape"; retireved 2012-4-20 Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Blaenavon World Heritage Site, "World Heritage Status" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-4-20.

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