Varteg Hill Colliery
A short walk South from Blaenavon High Level station gives you a choice: steadily down to Newport, or up a once-notorious 1 in 22 to Varteg Hill colliery. This is where the colliery line crossed the B4246 Varteg Road, between Blaenavon and Abersychan. The steep rise of the Eastern Valley is shown by the view of the Mendip Hills above the approaching cars - the Mendips are 40 miles away, across the Bristol Channel. View looks South.
Location: Varteg Hill Colliery (former)
Original line: Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Photosets: South Wales, ancient and modern
Date: 24/08/2014
Image number: 48608
