Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Wales that preserves an extensive 19th-century coal mining and ironworking complex illustrating the region’s pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural landscape ⓘ |
| contains |
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
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surface form:
Big Pit National Coal Museum
Blaenavon Ironworks ⓘ Blaenavon ⓘ
surface form:
Blaenavon town
Cwmavon ⓘ Garn-yr-erw quarries ⓘ Hafod Arch ⓘ Hill’s Tramroad ⓘ Pwll Du quarries ⓘ Pwll Du tunnel ⓘ canal remains ⓘ industrial transport network ⓘ railway remains ⓘ tramroads ⓘ workers’ housing ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Cadw
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Torfaen County Borough Council ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Big Pit colliery
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Blaenavon Ironworks ⓘ
surface form:
Blaenavon Ironworks blast furnaces
canal wharves ⓘ coal mines ⓘ iron ore mines ⓘ limestone quarries ⓘ managerial housing ⓘ railway inclines ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ schools ⓘ tramway systems ⓘ workers’ settlements ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blaenavon
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Torfaen ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Brecon Beacons in Wales
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surface form:
Brecon Beacons National Park buffer zone
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| notableFor |
coal mining
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iron and coal production ⓘ ironworking ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
industrial heritage
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iron and steel industry history ⓘ mining heritage ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 984 ⓘ |
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
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Big Pit National Coal Museum
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Big Pit National Coal Museum
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Blaenavon World Heritage Centre attractions
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Blaenavon industrial and mining landscape
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site
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Blaenavon World Heritage Site
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage property
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Blaenavon mining and ironworking complex
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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Blaenavon Industrial Landscape)
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historic industrial landscape of Blaenavon
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Blaenavon World Heritage Site