The Tower

This weeks Wide Wednesday theme is 'Favourite Activity' hosted by Steveng. As Blipfoto is a family site, I've had to keep it clean and gone with a landscape photograph which is an activity I enjoy.

This aerial photograph of The Tower, taken at 'The British', near Talywain, Pontypool (South Wales, UK) took some effort as it was extremely windy. It's industrial heritage suits black and white.


After the discovery of iron stone locally, the principal ironworks were built by the British Iron Company in 1825, served mainly by the LNWR's Brynmawr and Blaenavon railway. The ironwork's main office building and quadrangle were designed by architect Decimus Burton, best known for his design of London Zoo. The works passed to the New British Iron Company in 1843 and to the Ebbw Vale Company in 1852, before closing in 1889. The site of the former ironworks today is 1,300 acres, includes a number of listed buildings