Nantyglo Round Towers

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Name and dates

Nantyglo Round Towers

Opened on the Tourist - Attractions.

Description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council - Nantyglo Roundhouses

Tags

Towers defensive towers Bailey Nantyglo Martello
01/04/2020

Chronology Dates

  /  /1816Nantyglo Iron Works
Joseph Bailey builds two roundhouses (the Nantyglo Round Towers which were Martello towers) for the Bailey family's protection at Nantyglo. The truck system operated at the works and violent protests were not unknown.