Grid reference SS8696
near to Cymer, Neath Port Talbot/Castell-Nedd Port Talbot, Wales
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Fire on the hill
A fire that burned through areas of forestry already devastated by a species of Bark Beetle. The dry, standing 'poles' on the steep hill-side allowed the fire to race over large distances at alarming speed. The heat created such... (more)
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Tarren Rhiw-llech
An oblique view of the steep, craggy mountainside at the southern end of Mynydd Rhiw-llech from Pen-y-Castell. Coetgae Isaf, in grid squares to the east, is seen beyond.
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West side of derelict former Hebron Chapel in Cymmer
Set above the street named Pleasant View. The inscription in stone on the building shows the year 1903.
Link to another view.
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Afon Afan at Cymmer
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Hairpin bend, Cymmer
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Former rail overbridges at Cymmer
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The River Avan, Cymer
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Llwybr beicio i Gymer / Cycle path to Cymmer
Llwybr beicio yn mynd i gyfeiriad Cymer. Y rhes o dai yn y pellter yw Sunnyside Terrace.
A cycle path heading towards Cymmer < cymer (trans. river confluence). The row of houses in the distance is Sunnyside Terrace.
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Ordnance Survey Cut Mark
This OS cut mark can be found on the house north side Avon Street. It marks a point 162.477m above mean sea level.
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Eastward view up Cwm Afon valley from road descending into Cymmer, 1990
View eastward, towards Blaengwynfi and the Rhondda Tunnel. The pathway over the viaduct is a relic of the former Rhondda & Swansea Bay (R&SB) Railway (later GWR) line from Swansea etc. via Aberavon to Treherbert via the tunnel,... (more)
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Bus on the bridge at Cymer/Cymmer – 1979
The bridge was opened in 1926 and at the time was one of the longest single-span ferro-concrete road bridges in Britain. Built in association with L.G. Mouchel & Partners of London, pioneers of ferro-concrete construction, it was Listed... (more)
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Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket (S1335)
This OS Flush Bracket can be found on the north face of the old Council Offices building. It marks a point 191.518m above mean sea level.
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