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The Tredegar Story

A Video history of the valleys Town From Its Birth To The Modern Day

A recent video about Tredegar would, I am sure, be an essential item to anyone interested in the history of the town. The main contributor to the video is Peter Jones a well known local historian who have produced a number of books about the town's history. Personally I found the video instructive and to some extent, me being from the town, nostalgic.

I am including below information from the 'fly-leaf' of the video to give a better understanding of its contents.

"Few small towns have made such an impact as Tredegar, at the head of the Sirhowy Valley.

Tredegar can boast many significant breakthroughs. Thomas Ellis, a Tredegar Engineer worked on the first ever steam locomotive with Trevithick. There was also the 1808 tramroad link to Newport, which inspired the Stockton and Darlington Railway and thus Stevenson's 'Rocket'. Of equal importance, the first ever deep coal pit in Wales was sunk here.

A stronghold of the Labour movement, Tredegar has provided us with some of its most notable architects, including Aneurin Bevan, creator of the National Health Service and Neil Kinnock, founding father of New Labour. This iron town, which moulded remarkable people, still has much to offer"

If you are interested in acquiring the video you can do so by contacting the 'In the Pink' shop at Tredegar. Further information is given below.

"Tredegar Video: The story of this Iron Town from its birth to the present day may be obtained from "In The Pink", Commercial Street, Tredegar, NP22 3DJ. (01495 711044) In both UK & North American format @ £9.99 plus postage & packing."