More Welsh Heritage Buildings

In 1916 the Workmen's Institute was built for the coal mining community, for their social, educational and cultural activities.

The Toll house was a one room building, with a business end, and a living quarters. It was very unpopular among rural people. In the 1843 Rebecca Riots, many toll gates were destroyed by men wearing dresses and blackening their faces to disguise themselves.

Late 1700s Tannery, where leather was made--the process took 18 months and was very smelly!

1600s cockpit: after cockfighting was outlawed in 1849, it became a pig weighing center, and more recently, a garage.Read more