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South East Newport - Uskmouth | |||
Uskmouth | |||
![]() Alpha Steelworks wharf |
![]() Alpha Steelworks |
![]() Alpha Steelworks |
![]() Uskmouth Power Station |
North West Newport - Tredegar Park, Bassaleg and Rogerstone | |||
Tredegar Park and Pye Corner | |||
Tredegar Park Forge - ST 2811 8640
The Tredegar Park Forge and its' tramroad are a little-known feature next to the very famous 'Golden Mile'. The forge was established in 1690 and owned by the Harfords of Melingriffith in 1791 until closure in 1822. A leat following the route of the current dock feeder fed a waterwheel powering beehive furnaces. The tramroad ran along the causeway over the river on a wooden bridge and up to the Sirhowy Tramroad or possibly on to the canal. The current 1870 stone and iron bridge replaced the original but used the same wooden pile foundations. More information is in this article by OHIHS member, Robin Williams
Tredegar Park Tramroad - ST 2843 8662 |
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![]() Tredegar Park Tramroad |
![]() The river bridge |
![]() The river bridge |
![]() The river bridge |
![]() The river bridge |
![]() The river bridge |
![]() The river bridge trackbed |
![]() The river bridge trackbed |
![]() The river bridge plaques |
![]() The river bridge plaques |
![]() The river bridge plaques |
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![]() The tramroad towards the Forge |
![]() The tramroad towards the Forge |
![]() The tramroad towards the Forge |
![]() The Forge end of the tramroad |
![]() The tramroad towards the river |
![]() The causeway stone embankment |
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![]() Towards the Sirhowy Tramroad |
![]() Towards the Sirhowy Tramroad |
![]() The bridge under the GWR |
![]() The bridge under the GWR |
Pye Corner
Paddy Murphy visited some inaccessible parts of the Pye Corner bridge and found a post marking the start of the 'Golden Mile' through Tredegar Park, the bridge builders plate and some sleepers from the Sirhowy or MRCC tramroad.
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![]() Park Mile Railway marker |
![]() Pye Corner bridge plate |
![]() Sirhowy Tramroad sleepers |
![]() Sirhowy Tramroad sleepers |
Bassaleg and Rhiwderin | |||
![]() Tredegar Park derelict bridge |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Viaduct |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Viaduct |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Viaduct |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Viaduct |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Station |
![]() BMR Bassaleg Station |
![]() Bassaleg Station signs |
![]() BMR Bassaleg sidings hut |
![]() BMR towards Bassaleg station |
![]() BMR towards Rhiwderin station |
![]() BMR towards Rhiwderin station |
![]() BMR towards Rhiwderin station |
![]() BMR towards Bassaleg station |
![]() BMR bridge into Alcan works |
![]() BMR bridge into Alcan works |
![]() Rhiwderin Subway |
![]() Rhiwderin Subway |
![]() Rhiwderin level crossing |
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Rogerstone | |||
![]() Alcan works, Rogerstone |
![]() Alcan works, Rogerstone |
![]() Alcan works, Rogerstone |
![]() Rail bridge from the GWR |
![]() Coils being loaded into furnaces |
![]() Rail entrance to power station |
Acknowledgments, sources and further reading. | |||
Thanks to Paddy Murphy, Ian Pickford, Trefor Puw, Richard Paterson, Old Frechevillian for adding to the various brickworks sections. Pant-yr-eos Reservoir - London Gazette entry on proposals Pant-yr-eos Reservoir - London Gazette entry on re-organisation Lawrence Skuse - Welsh bricks and brickworks Penmorfa.com - Welsh bricks and brickworks |