Credits

Thank you to the following for their enthusiasm and contributions to Torfaen Tales and Trails

Sir Richard Hanbury-Tenison, Rev Brian Pippen (St Cadoc's Church), the management of Pontypool Park and the management of the American Gardens, Richard Roynan, Ken Clark, Deborah Wildgust Pat Sanderson and the team at Pontypool Museum, Chris Barber, Derrick Hynam MBE, Fiona Ford Countryside Services, Tim Richards.

Reference Materials
Author Chris Barber has published a list of nearly 25 books on Torfaen's heritage.

Including Eastern Valley - The Story of Torfaen
(two extracts are available in downloadable format on this site)
ISBN 9781872 730233

Publisher Blorenge Books www.blorenge-books.co.uk (T 01970 624455 Welsh Books Council).

The Story of Torfaen
(Torfaen Museum Trust) available from Pontypool Museum £7.50

The Hanburys of Monmouthshire
Sir Richard Hanbury-Tenison

Abersychan Local History Group publishes a range of interesting journals, more details from Ken Clark kenclark1@tesco.net

Arthur Crane, Bernard Derrick and Edward Donovan - Pontypool's Heritage in Pictures and Postcards

Bryan Roden Pictorial Memories of Old Abersychan www.oldbakehouseprint.co.uk

Volumes 1 and 2 - £13.95 each plus £2.05 postage and packing per book. Volume 3 will be republished shortly. 

David Cullis Every Picture Tells a Story of Abersychan

Thanks to the team at Pontypool Museum/Torfaen Museum Trust for their contribution to the text and pictures. Every effort has been made to consult and to ensure that all content is correct at the time of going to print.

Actors provided by Chance Encounters

We are sorry to hear that Reg Phillips who provided an audio interview passed away in May 2009, our thoughts are with his family

Chartism Trail

The Chartist Trail has been developed with historical input from Les James, John Evans, Eifion Lloyd Davies. We are grateful for the assistance of the staff at Newport Reference Library, Gwent County Record Office, The World Heritage Centre and the staff and volunteers at Pontypool Museum. We are also grateful to the Minister and Congregation of Ebenezer Chapel, Pontnewynydd and to Richard Hanbury Tenison.

Images have been sourced from a number of organisations, including:

  • Pontypool Museum
  • Gwent County Record Office
  • Newport Reference Library
  • Newport Museum and Art Gallery
  • Cyfarthfa Castle (Private Collection)
  • Arthur Crane
  • Barrie Trinder Collection
  • Punch Ltd
  • Monmouthshire Museums - Monmouth Museum Collection
  • Torfaen County Borough Council

A useful website to keep in touch with south Wales Chartist developments is www.newport.ac.uk/chartist. For UK information and events take a look at www.chartists.net.

The most recent Chartist book is Chartism: A new History (2007) by Malcolm Chase. Books that focus on the Chartist Story in south Wales include The Last Rising (1985) by David JV Jones, Man from the Alamo (2004) by J Humphries.

The story of Capel Hanbury Leigh's communications with The Home Office can be found in The Hanburys of Monmouthshire (1995) by Richard Hanbury Tenison.