Blaenavon and the Coal Industry

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Images of Blaenavon featuring Big Pit and the Blaenavon ironworks.

Study of Blaenavon, by now designated as a World Heritage Site at the head of the south Wales valleys, featuring footage of The Big Pit mining museum and the ruins of the Blaenavon ironworks. The importance of the coal industry to the development of the settlement as a community is discussed in a variety of ways.
From: Coal Stories Blaenavon and Child Labour
First Broadcast : 08 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14

Subject : History, Geography

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Modern Wales and Britain, Economic activity, Settlements, Tourism

Keywords : Coal industry, Iron industry, Blaenavon, Blaenafon, Big Pit, Blaenavon Ironworks, World Heritage Centre,

Notes : Geography study - Use clip to look at settlement patterns of a town in the South Wales coalfield (case study - Blaenavon). Examine the importance of tourism to the town. Investigate its various historical sites. Good preparation for a visit to the town. History study - Industrial Wales and Britain topic ; Blaenavon local studies. See Big Pit and Blaenavon World Heritage Centre for further details of both the Big Pit Museum and other historical attractions in the Blaenavon area.

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