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The Association for Industrial Archaeology Free to Members of Aia INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY 1e7 WI NITER 2 0()3 THE BULLETIN OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY FREE TO MEMBERS OF AIA C R IFF C hXffiffiKffihICffi $PEC! t O The 2003 AIA Conference: Cardiff and South East Wales The AtA's 2003 annual conference was held at Senior Curator of Museums and Galleries Wales, the Cyncoed Campus, llniversity of Wales next lectured on 'shipping the coal'. In 1910 INDUSTRIAL lnstitute, Cardiff, on 5-l I Septenber. The pre- Cardiff docks despatched 10 million tons, Barry ARCHAEOLOGY conference seminar on the friday was followed docks 11 million tons; in 1913 the total tonnage by the nain conference, AGM, awards, the Rolt from all four Cardiff docks, including Barry, NEWS L27 lecture and field visits, with four nore days of amounted to 241lz million tons; today, nothing is 2OOB lectures and visits for those who stayed for the left. Dr Richard Bevins next spoke on the new Winter whole programme. National Waterfront Museum due to open in Honorary President Swansea in 2005. This is an amazingly optimistic Prof Angus Buchanan complex, high-tech affair. Reports from the Royal 13 Hensley Road, Bath BA2 2DR Roger Ford Commissions followed. Stephen Hughes recalled Chairman over the last 15 years, Mike Bone RCAHMW's achievements Sunnyside, Avon Close Keynsham, Sristol B531 2UL Terry Evans welcomed delegates to the while Miles Oglethorpe of RCAHMI who is the Vice-Chairman conference on the Friday evening with a very new TICCIH representative, talked mostly on Pro{ Marilyn Palmer amusing illustrated talk which explained how TICCIH's recent Russian conference and plans for School of Archaeological Studies, The University, Leicester LEI 7RH industry started with iron making in the Welsh the future. Finally Paul Saulter spoke about the Secretary valleys, the iron companies being mainly forthcoming 2004 AIA trip to Catalonia. Barry Hood responsible for sinking the early coal mines. Three In the afternoon, a choice of three visits 7 Loch Way, Kemnay, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire AB5l 5QZ contributions followed, starting with Park (Lewis Merthyr) Treasurer members' offered Rhondda Heritage Richard Hartree Roger Holden on the more unusual Welsh and Hetty Pit winding engine, which is partly Stables Cottage, Sibford Fenis, Banbury 0Xl 5 5RE chapels. Henry Gunston showed illustrations from restored; Newport docks and the restored lA Review Editor the building of the Uganda Railway between Transporter Bridge (graphically illustrated in Dr David Gwyn Nanr y Felin, Fford Llannllynfri, Pen y Groes, 1896 and 1901, climbing from Mombasa via Falcon Hildred's award-winning book); or an Caernarfon LL54 6LY what is now Nairobi and incredibly heroic expedition to the heart of Richard Crawshay's lA News Editor engineering across the Rift Valley to Lake Victoria. iron empire at Merthyr Tydfil, including surviving Dr Peter Stanier Pontypool Castle, 49 Ereach Lane, Shaftesbury Dorset 5P7 8LF Robin Williams talked on the blast furnaces overlooked by Cyfarthfa Aff iliated 5ocieties officer Japanware industry created by heating linseed oil now a museum. Prof Ray Riley onto tinplate, an early secret business that ceased Alan Pugh, Welsh Assembly minister for 8 Keep, Clarence Parade, Southsea P05 3NX Queen's in 1820; the pieces were for show rather than for sport, culture and the languages of Wales, gave a Conference Secretary (circa 1 guineas). Tony Parkes use, being very expensive 5 brief speech at that evening's annual conference 60 School Lane, Hill Ridware, RugeleyWSl5 3QN The first treat on Saturday was a remarkable dinner held at the Cyncoed Campus. More Endangered Sites Of{icer selection of slides showing paintings of members' contributions followed, with Brian Dr Mike Nevell nineteenth century 1825 Hetty steam University of Manchester Archaeology Unit, University eighteenth and early Davis showing a video of the of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 3 9PL industrial scenes presented by Brian Davies of winder running slowly on compressed air. Robert Librarian and Archivist Pontypool Museum. Outstanding. David Jenkins, Vogel from Washington DC showed an John Powell c/o IGMI lronbridge, Telford, Shropshire TF8 7AW Publicity Officer Jonathan Briggs 46 Arrowsmith Drive, Stonehouse GLl0 2QR Recording Awards Officer Dr Victoria Eeauchamp 3 Parsonage Court, Parsonage Crescent, Walkley, 5heffield 56 5BJ Sales Officer Roger Ford Barn Cottage, Bridge Street, Bridgnorth WVl 5 6AF Council Members Dr Robert Carr (BA Awards) Dr Paul Collins (Pannerships) David Lyne (Conservation Award) Michael N4essenger Dr Mary Mills Peter Neaverson (AlA Abstracts; Book Review Editor Honorary Vice-Presidents Sir Neil Cossons John Hume Stuart B. Smith Liaison Officer Simon Ihomas AIA Office School of Archaeological Studies, University of Leicester; l-eicester LE1 7RH t 01 1 5 252 5337. Fax: 01 1 6 252 5005 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www. industrial-archaeology.org.uk COVER PICTURE Rig Pit, Blaenavon, was a popular visit on the Cardiff conference (see report) AIA delegates with fower Colliery Chairman Tyrcne The Melingriffith water punp Photo: M Harrison photo: M. Harrison 0'Sullivan Photo: M Harrison 2 INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEoLOGY NEWS 127 Tower Colliery is the last deep coal mine in South Wales Photo: M Harrison The forner stables of the Dowlais lronworks Photo: M Harrison The inpressive length of the derelia Treforest tinplate works Photo: M Harrison Hetty PitColliery Photo: Steve Dewhirst Examining the engine at Hetty Pit Photo: Steve Dewhirst fhe Llanwern Zodiac galvanising plant Photo: Steve Dewhirst atmospheric video of beehive coke ovens in full individually tailored components. He showed a which climbed 106 feet by 16 very steep double production at Bretz, Appalachia, during 1973, wonderful computer simulation of it coming apart locks and was the destination of the Penydanen probably the last to operate in the world, to and going togethe; with the pieces swirling tramroad on which Trevithick's 1804 locomotive supply the Pittsburgh blast furnaces. Lastly, Tony about to be viewed from every angle! was tried. The second lecturer Michael Davies Parkes showed slides of the rebuilding of a 16- There were again three choices for Sunday's spoke on the work of a conservation architect. foot backshot waterwheel near Betws y Coed for field trips: underground at Big Pit, Blaenavon; concentrating on the dismantling and rebuilding the National Trust. Barry lsland and the Vale of Glamorgan Railway; of an unusual bottle kiln of 1 840-50 at Nantgarw. Sunday morning saw the AGM, followed by or the Melingriffith water pump, Nantgarw Monday marked the start of the all-day the presentation of the Recording, Initiative and Pottery and the derelict Treforest tinplate works excursions, and amazingly the fine weather Student Awards and the Publications Awards (see (this last outing attracted 50 takers on a 49- persisted. Two trips were on offer. The first started separate reports). Then David de Haan delivered seater bus; standing was banned, so the last one at the remains of Cefn Cribw charcoal-fired the Rolt Lecture on how research on the lron on had to travel in the loo!). After dinner Steve ironworks, followed by Tondu ironworks, a Bridge has revealed how it was erected with its Rowson spoke on the Glamorganshire Canal, scheduled ancient monument at the centre of a INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS 127 3 Whatever did the neighbours think? AIA enthusiasts inspecting copper slag building blocks A close examination of a Victorian qun emplacement on Flat Holn at Chepstow Photo: Helena Wright Photo' Peter Staniel Photo: Steve Miles C a rd iff docks hyd ra u I ic swi n gbr i dge Photo: Steve Miles Fog warning station, Flat Holm The 1826 Rumney railway viaduct at Eassaleg Photo: Rodney Hall Visiting the Tondu ironworks Photo'Steve Miles park which is being gradually excavated and at the start of the twentieth century), and the and the pumping house that works the sea lock restored. The remains of a hundred beehive coke early to mid-Victorian town (all company-owned (46 feet tidal rise and fall here). Then the barrage, ovens were viewed. The coach went to Barry shops, farm, hospital, church and houses) with where lock 2 was activated and the bridge raised where some of the party took a 4O-minute sea little built after 1870. We all assembled in the for our benefit. A walkabout included the crossing to Flat Holm island, an SSSl possessing a evening at the Museum of Welsh Life at 5t Fagans Hellwick lightship and the impressive interior of derelict cholera hospital, a lighthouse, a powerful for a tour and a buffet in the 0akdale Institute. the 1883 coal exchange (now a night club) in diesel-driven foghorn, a limekiln, 1866 Moncrieff Tuesday offered Cardiff docks or coastal Mount Stewart Souare. The lunch venue was gun positions and Second World War battery Gwent. The Cardiff visit started with a conducted Brain's Brewery, where all present were instal lations. tour of the beautifully restored 1861 bonded astonished to find that drinking was strictly The other trip investigated Blaenavon, with warehouse overlooking Bute East Dock. Gwyn 'verboten' until the short conducted tour was Big Pit, the North Street ironworks where the Mcguire was our escort for a tour of the dock over! Warehouses and the 1887 maltings were basic steel-making process was invented (it shut areas, including the 1904 hydraulic swing bridge seen later. 4 INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS 127 Hetty Pit winding engine Photo Tony Killick No trespassing on this railway, except for AIA Photo: Eruce Hedge Michael Messenger demonstrates the little-known Welsh sport of underground Frisbee- throwing Photo N Jopson Coastal Gwent took delegates to the Zodiac galvanising plant (strip for the car industry) at Llanwern, the Severn Tunnel pumping station at Sudbrook, Portskewett pier (used by steamers before the tunnel was bored), and the main sites in the former frontier town of Chepstow.
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