Using Ordnance Survey Map17
Aber Valley YMCA, Brynhafod Rd, Abertridwr Photo Gallery - (ST 122.894)
Enter Abertriwr. Aprox 1 mile into the village, with the Community Church on your left, turn right into Brynhafod Road, through the crossroads, the YMCA is on the right. There you can visit the Gallery which has over one thousand photographs on display showing life in the Aber Valley over the last 130 years.
Nazareth Chapel (Abertridwr Community Centre) - (ST 121.892)
Situated on Abertridwr Square.Of the fourteen Chapels in the Valley in 1910 only two now remain. The Community Church (Beulah Chapel), in Abertridwr and the United Reformed Church (Congregational Chapel) in Senghenydd. The Nazareth Chapel on Abertridwr Square has been preserved and is now used as a Community Centre. It houses Roll’s of Honour to the men of the Aber Valley who fought in the Spanish Civil War and to the men who died in the Second World War
St Ilan’s Church, Eglwysilan - (ST.107 890)
At Abertridwr Square proceed straight up the hill (with Panteg Public House on your right). Carry on right up through Hendre and take the lane on the left behind the houses, take care it is narrow with few passing places for cars. Carry on to the top of the mountain until you reach a cross road, turn left and you will see the Church on your right hand side. The results of your efforts in negotiating the lane will be well worth it when you finally see the Church.
St Ilan’s Church was probably built in the 13th century on the site of a much older church. A cross slab was discovered in the churchyard which dates back to the
eighth or tenth century, but may be much older. Restored in 1751 its tower was
rebuilt and the nave windows inserted. Further work took place in the 1870s and 1980s. The tub font is early medieval.Among the many graves and tombs in the churchyard are those of miners killed in the 1901 and 1913 Universal Colliery Mining Disaster.
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