Crumlin Viaduct Guestbook

Ankex

Just want to say what a great blog you got here!
I’ve been around for quite a lot of time, but finally decided to show my appreciation of your work!
Wonderful journey and experience!

Greg

I remember travelling over the viaduct to Pontypool from my home in Aberdare, the journey took around 40 minutes. Today a train journey to Pontypool would probably take the best part of half a day, progress!!!!!

John

Ben, thanks for the link, which I have now added to image No. 101.

Ben

See the crumlin viaduct in Arabesque here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuCqhZ7Apvw

DAVID HALL

What wonderful pictures and the memories it provoked of when i was born in tileys houses in crumlin in october 1952. Like another contributer i too went to crumlin high level school infants and junior(1957-19630 then i went to grenfield school in newbridge leaving in 1968. As kids me and my mates alan hale, paul morgan used to walk on the bridge to go to alans grandads in the swyffryd using the catwalk on the bridge and it use to vibrate badly when a train crossed it. As a young boy my ad used to take me to the black path on the treowen side an we use to watch the trains going over and i can remember the first time i went on a train as a passenger over the bridge it was something i will never forget or when i went over on the last train to cross it from crumlin high level getting a bus back from pontypool. I can remember the filming on the brige and the local shop by high level station run by tom evans selling everything in the shop as a souvenier of the occasion. If any of my old friends are online it woul be great if they got in touch to relive chilhood memories. Thanks again John for bringing it all back on his great website an i hope more people join in the site

christina brace

Love this site after finding out my Grear Great Grandfather was a train driver of a train that that travelled the Viaduct it was awesome to see it William Thomas was his name am in process of finding out more info any help would be appreciated.

paul

fantastic, seen it on arabesque and it was awesome, but to correct the 2009 persons entry bouch designed the belah viaduct (look that up) almost the same to look at and 196' lasted till 1966, and he did it before tay,mmmm

Richard Parry

Travelled over the viaduct on the last day. Went from Pontypool Clarence Rd to Aberdare High Level, then back to Hengoed High Level, travelled most of the way on the footplate, but not unfortunately over Crumlin. Photos brought back quite a few memories.

Sue Legge

Love this site, its fabulous. I lived in Swffryd and remember the viaduct so well, shame its not still standing. I was lucky enough to have walked across it (even though I wasn't supposed to) and to remember trains travelling from one side of the valley to the valley to the other, happy days.

jack

hello all

Eddy

Some nice photos here, I have a collection of postcards many showing the viaduct, I will get in touch.

Geraint Parker

Take a look at this, its a frament from the viaduct. its in san diego
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h530thomaspm/

ivor james

Ilived in Trinant from Sept 1965 to march 1966 and remember the filming of Arabesque. I found a battered old print ca 1860 amongst a set of frames I bought in a Leominster flea market. I'm hoping to get it cleaned up. I would be grateful if somebody could recommend a reliable restorer of old prints in the South Wales area. I also took a slide photo of the taking down of the viaduct. Thank you for an informative website

ALAN BENNETT

I was born in Treowen over looking the bridge.Yes I walked the bridge many times and have some wonderful memories I moved to Cwmbran after 25 Years .

eirwen tigg (potter)

i have 2 old bottles from the pritchards brewery, crumlin. does anyone have any information on the brewerey, when built? etc. would be interesting to find out. there is a date on the bottom of the bottle 1789

Col MacLean

Saw the film Arabesque on TV the other day while on holiday in Berlin - dubbed into German!

Left me wondering where on Earth this amazing bridge was. A bit of Googling brought me here!

Nice site.

colin norris

I was born in crumlin , and, lived there until 1958.

D'Arcy de Laporte

Please contact me for information that might assist with the demmolition of the Viaduct.

Brian Jones

When I left Wales for Oz Crumlin Viaduct was still standing, such a wonderful structure, it's a great pity there was no foresight shown at the time, it would have made a top tourist attraction.

Peter Telfer

I remember it as a child

basmh

hank you for your infomation if you can find anymore info i would be greatful,I found a number of bottles where you wouldnt think any one had been, One other stands out (pinkstone`s Curechiline cures cattle diseases) will do my best to send pictures but only learning this contraption at the moment if you understand my meaning lol

Roger Jones

How short sighted were those who made the decision to demolish 2how" viaduct. Having lived for many years at 36 Bronawelon before moving to London to teach I grieve every time I return to the valley. We walked over to Treowen (chased on occasions by the railway people)collected frog spawn and tadpoles in the piers indeed it was the centre of all - you knew you were home when the viaduct came into view. What a different place Cumlin was with the Viaduct towering above.

mary jones

born and bred in swfrydd.i was sad to see it go

Rob Gmelin

Very nice pictures. It would have made a great bike trail. Over here, where we rarely save anything old, I'm happy to report one success, The Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge. See http://www.walkway.org/

Graham Howland

What a superb website. Having seen were this superb structure stood, it is such a shame that it was demolished. What a fantastic tourist attraction it would be if still standing today.