A selection of pictures from Dennis of Ruabon, Hafod works Johnstown.
Source: Pics 28dl.
Dennis of Ruabon, Hafod works Johnstown.
Coal Mining
Bonc-y-hafod (Hafod Bank)
Mynydd Picnic (Picnic Mountain) – Hafod 9th July 2010 The colliery once employed over 1900 local people, mainly from the villages of Rhos, Ponciau and Johnstown. The pit was closed in 1968. In the mid [more]
Johnstown
Johnstown & Hafod Railway Station
Johnstown & Hafod Railway Station. Johnstown & Hafod was a minor station on the Great Western Railway’s London to Birkenhead main line. Although the station is gone the railway is still open today as part [more]
Johnstown
Bob the Bellman, Johnstown.
Bob the Bellman, Johnstown This 1932 picture is of Bob the Bellman – real name Sam Jones who’s family nickname was Dinah. He was the bellman for Ponciau and Johnstown in the nineteen thirties. He [more]