Abergavenny, The Blorenge 1893
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Two bridges crossed the Usk at Llanfoist: the medieval stone-arched road bridge is dwarfed by the railway bridge, which was demolished shortly after the Abergavenny to Merthyr line closed in the early 1960s. Behind them are the spired buildings of the new town cemetery, which was to be opened in 1894. The shadowed slopes of the Blorenge dominate the skyline. On the right, on the town side of the bridge, are the chimneys of the town's gasworks. In 1894 the Gas Committee of the Improvement Commissioners debated the introduction of electricity to supplement the gas supply, but it was 1932 before public electricity was to be added to the town's amenities.
An extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.
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