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Reflections on Studying the Past – Meddyliau ar Astudio’r Gorffennol

Beer and Christmas Cheer in a South Wales Steel Town

Christmas 1935 was a happier-than-usual one in Ebbw Vale. The steel firm of Richard Thomas & Company had just taken over the previously dormant premises of the Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company in the town, re-starting production and bringing hope of an end to the unemployment and poverty of the depression years. One…Continue Reading Beer and Christmas Cheer in a South Wales Steel Town

Identifying and Mapping the Heritage of Britain’s Steel Industry

Dr Gemma Almond writes: The Social Worlds of Steel project, which has been running since May 2019, has unearthed important new evidence of the impact of the steel industry on towns and cities in twentieth-century Britain. In the current phase of the project we are exploring how the heritage of the industry is represented to,…Continue Reading Identifying and Mapping the Heritage of Britain’s Steel Industry