Porth, Looking South Towards Trehafod c.1960
Photo ref:
P280020
Photo ref:
P280020
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As a memento to the worst degradation of the coal-mining century, and to the Industrial Revolution in general, this awful scene of the leftover debris is as bad as it gets. The whole foreground is just scree, slag and filth. Even the pit workings themselves are obscured by the ashen smog.
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A Selection of Memories from Porth
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04-06-08 Good Morning Porth. Can anyone help me. I am tracing my family tree and my grandfathers family are all from the Porth, Ferndale, Dowlais Area. My great grandfathers name Was William James, his wifes name was Sarah. The 1891 and 1901 census show William and Sarah living at Lake Street in Ferndale. Wiliam and Sarah had the following children: Ann, David (my great grandfather), ...see more
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