| Victorian Trade Directories |
| These were a little like the Yellow Pages of today (but without the telephone numbers!). They listed all the important property owners and tradesmen in the area and gave information about services such as the coaches and carriers and schools. |
| They listed all the important property owners and tradesmen in the area and gave information about services such as the coaches and carriers and schools. | |
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They are a very useful source for finding what an area was like in Victorian times. Select from the list below. Pigot's Directory
of South Wales 1835 |
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| Industry in the area | ||
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Although Crickhowell
has remained the market town for a
rural valley, the slopes to the south offered limestone, coal and iron
ore. These raw materials sparked off an industrial
boom in the Clydach valley and the development of new communities. |
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