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Wales - The mining valleys without mines

Old mining towns in the valleys north of Cardiff. This area used to be the world's biggest coal producer an exporter, now almost all the mines are closed down.



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in a pub - Merthyr Tydfil
in a pub - Merthyr Tydfil		 Down in the valleys
Down in the valleys		 Cycling in Abercynon
Cycling in Abercynon		 Big Eye
Big Eye
Talk to the travel people
Talk to the travel people		 Minining museum in the valleys
Minining museum in the valleys		 Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil		 Beautiful day in Pontypridd
Beautiful day in Pontypridd
Welsh Dragon and a Tiger
Welsh Dragon and a Tiger		 HAPPY
HAPPY		 R.A.F.A. CLUB
R.A.F.A. CLUB		 Houses
Houses
Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash		 Everything's all right!
Everything's all right!		 Tourists are back
Tourists are back		 Driving in the valleys
Driving in the valleys
Chicken curry
Chicken curry		 Behind the bar
Behind the bar		 Lost in the mine
Lost in the mine		 Happy Fireman
Happy Fireman
a sheep
a sheep		 ponty
ponty		 Two women in Merthyr Tydfil
Two women in Merthyr Tydfil		 World behind the window
World behind the window
Rainy day
Rainy day		 The world outside - Abercynon
The world outside - Abercynon		 Full English Breakfast
Full English Breakfast		 rows of terraced houses
rows of terraced houses
terraced houses - the valleys
terraced houses - the valleys		 Wilkinson - Blackwood
Wilkinson - Blackwood		 driving on the M470 - Treforest
driving on the M470 - Treforest		 beautiful statue - Merthyr Tydfil
beautiful statue - Merthyr Tydfil
chicken curry - Blackwood
chicken curry - Blackwood		 rain - Blackwood
rain - Blackwood		 chips - Blackwood
chips - Blackwood		 sun valley notes - Blackwood
sun valley notes - Blackwood
woman with phone - Blackwood
woman with phone - Blackwood		 U-turn - Blackwood
U-turn - Blackwood		 hedges by the road
hedges by the road		 yellow double line - Blackwood
yellow double line - Blackwood
display - Aberdare
display - Aberdare		 the doors - Aberdare
the doors - Aberdare

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Tim Bradshaw 22-Jun-2008 10:37
Looks like a great trip up through Wales. Lovely place.
John Reynolds 23-May-2008 08:55
Some excellent images which capture the atmosphere of the place very well.
John
Beth 18-Aug-2007 02:25
Awesome pictures! The English Breakfast photo has left me a bit queasy.
silvia marmori 29-May-2007 18:51
a so good gallery..
a mixed feeling.. what it was and meant.. what it is now...
my vote!
Dick Cooper 16-Feb-2006 21:18
"...trying to become a photojournalist"? I'd say your there. Good luck to you.
Rob Legeland 06-Feb-2006 22:45
Beautiful set of photographs with some very original compositions. Keep up the good work! Voted.
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