Crumlin Viaduct Guestbook

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You've gotten one of the greatest websites.

R Edwards

Pontypool

I was born and lived in Treowen until my early teens. I remember as boys we used to go onto the viaduct to collect Jackdaws eggs, some were easy to get as they were reachable from the boardwalk but other nests were more difficult to reach and involved balancing out on the girders (not for the faint hearted, or me).
Some also kept a young fledglings and raised them as pets, not in cages but they would be allowed to fly freely, following their owners where-ever they wondered, very often to school. Happy memories, thanks for this website.
Bob.

T.D.Avon

Newport Gwent

Thanks for your E-Mail.
You were correct in assuming my identity.Hope you and your family are well.

Bill Williams

NSW AUSTRALIA

Jeff Newbridge-Railway Place was at the back of the Railway Hotel as you walked through to the Navigation Collery. It consisted of about 3 or 4 small cottages.

Jeff

Newbridge

Help needed, I have been researching my family history the 1901 and 1911 census tells me that my Great Great Grandparents lived in Railway Place, Crumlin. I have asked people what part of Crumlin was this street but no one seems to know where it is. Any help would be a great help.
With regards to the viaduct my great grandparents, Mr and Mrs Owens got injured when the company was demolishing the viaduct, metal cables from the viaduct hit them both, they both survived but it took some time to get over their injuries. Just thought I would share this with you all. Thanks Jeff

adrianbarter

newport

looking at thomas family trinant 1850s

S.Elliott

Pencoed,mid Glamorgan

Just discovered your website.I have few postcards(2 of viaduct,one of colliery).Friend of great uncle gave them to me at age 14(now 41).Mother was born in Crumlin,lot of family history there.Recently moved to wales from Devon,and interested to visit soon.Not quite sure how this site works,but willing to send scanned copies of postcards if you wish.I have a few cards of Newbridge too.Cheers,S.Elliott

T.D.Avon

Newport Gwent

I also find this site very interesting
and have been a frequent vistor over
the past years.Replying to 'Mary' of
Rhondda Cynon Taff Your answer to the
question re. GLENVIEW is yes it still
exists.It is a terrace off Crumlin Hill.
It is situated below Whitethorn St.where
I used to live.Hope this reply is of use

mr b j evans

Blackwood

I have a crumlin viaduct e. lewis threepence (3d token).does anyone have any information on it please.

Sue Webber

Repton, NSW, Australia

My great-great grandfather, George Webber was an iron worker who lived in Crumlin and Newbridge in 1850s to 1870s. Anyone who has information on the Webber family please get in touch

Adam

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Pretty instructive....looking ahead to visiting again.

Pam Short

Pentwynmawr, Newbridge

This is an excellent website that has brought back a lot of lovely memories. I remember when I was 16 bunking off work in the GPO factory cwmcarn to go and watch Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren making a hollywood movie on on the viaduct. When my husband and I visited California on holiday, we went to Universal Studios and there was a photo of Crumlin Viaduct and the film Arabesques posted up on the wall. Which proves that it's a very small world indeed.

Mary

Rhondda Cynon Taff

An interesting website. I'm researching my family tree and there are Bevan connnections in Crumlin and Newbridge. I would like to know if Glenview or Glanview Terrace and Railway Terrace still exist.My great grandfather was a blacksmith and my grandfather was a coalminer.I would be grateful for some help please. Many thanks.

antony

West Sussex UK

really imformative web site enjoyed looking through, following the bbc programmes recently i felt the need to explore a bit more.Thank you and Best Wishes.

Gwyn

Cwmbran

What a great website, well done. I was born and lived at Treowen until I got married 1965, the viaduct could easily be seen from our back garden.

David

Edmonton, Canada

I grew up in Aberdare and Bridgend and have always been a keen model & prototipical railroad fan. Strange though it may seem I had a dream last night and it recalled a trip my mother and I made from Aberdare, I believe we were going to visit relatives in Abercarn. I distinctly remember looking down and realizing why the train reduced speed crossing the viaduct. That had to be in about 1949. Very strange what we have tucked away in our brain as I have not recalled the incident in all the years. Anyway, great website, keep up the good work.

allan

pontypool

i remember the viaduct well.we used to run across it to Treowen, and look for frogs in the footings of the uprights, we called them piers.we used to go for corn and feeds at JB Jones under the viaduct.the white elephant picture house that the pen factory kept tea chests in.the canal with its stickle backs and huge dragonflies.the river ebbw,that ran black with coal one day then brown with steel the next.the west mon and the jones buses.i attended the mining school there on the hill to treowen.i worked at the celynon north,as did my grand father.my sister worked in kibbys by the cobblers and trinant bus stop.my gran took me to the cinema at the bottom of the gold tops hill.crumlin has changed so much now.i wonder if my grandfather ,who was born in the cottages behind the railway pub,would recognise it now.

Myles Carter

Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Great website. As a railway modeller,I was surfing the web and came across this site - very informative. Thankyou.

Dave bennett

Cwmbran

Treowen born, Treowen bred and very grateful to be privileged to see the colossus that was Crumlin viaduct

Sylvia Morgan

Broadstairs

HI
I would like to add my good wishes to everyone.This is a great site and I enjoy the messages having been born in Newbridge and lucky enough to have seen that wonderful bridge
Sylvia

John Dee

Caerphilly

Just to wish the owner of this wonderful website and all the visitors a Happy New Year, thanks for the memories.

cliff barry

swindon

The viaduct was gone by the time we lived in Treowen but we used to take a short cut to school over the old railway line and in the holidasy occasionally hang around the end of the demolished site. Great to see the photo's and its always fantastic to find someone prepared to put so much effort into a site like this. Thanks Cliff

Gordon

Dundee, Scotland

During the 1960's I was working for a contractor at Ebbw Vale and had to travel up the valley to work and back each day, which took us under the wonderful viaduct.
I believe that the builder "Kennard" was a Scot? A Wonderful race of people, but there I would say that wouldn't I.

Helen

Oxford

My dearly departed father was a steam train engineer, who during his time with the GWR crossed the Crumlin viaduct many times. He said that it always was a thrill to cross it.

Bill Smith

Ebbw Vale

I am old enough to remember train loads of mostly women crossing the viaduct on their way to work at the ammunition dump, near Usk, during and after the war.