Blaenavon Ironworks

I finally managed to visit Blaenavon Ironworks last Friday to see if I could get any nice shots of the lift, by far the largest remaining structure on the site; it must be around 150 feet tall. I was blessed with extremely good weather for the whole time that I was there, which was lucky since it has been all over the place lately. I took shots with both my Mamiya and my D70 which gave a nice contrast to the shots I’ve ended up with; I shot Ilford FP4+ in the Mamiya and kept all the digital shots in colour. Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot:



The ironworks at Blaenavon lie in the north-eastern corner of the South Wales coalfield and were largely responsible for the development of both the iron and coal industry in this part of Wales. Blaenavon Ironworks today represent one of the most important monuments to have survived from the early part of the industrial revolution.

Here is the link to the full gallery on my website.