Ebbw Vale Welsh town History, regeneration and interesting transport! Hidden gem of Wales

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  • Ebbw Vale Welsh town History, regeneration and interesting transport!
    Join us as we explore Ebbw Vale, a town in Wales . See the archives, normally hidden from the public gaze, ride the funicular and explore the history of the Institute and see inside the Ebbw Vale works building. Website evwat.co.uk/index.html
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  • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
    @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому +4

    Don't forget to count how manky times Manky appears! Answer on the live show 1 April at 9pm BST :)

    • @edtuckerartist
      @edtuckerartist Рік тому

      Done counting 🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼's

    • @annegoodwin4620
      @annegoodwin4620 Рік тому

      We can count on Manky haha 🐼

    • @edtuckerartist
      @edtuckerartist Рік тому

      🐼4:26 - 8:12 - 8:56 - 10:18 and 17:07 Manky appearances lol (have updated this comment with all the times I counted him🐼

  • @cdmikie
    @cdmikie Рік тому +3

    What a grand building that was made in 1915, they don't make them like that anymore.

  • @diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813
    @diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant job hope you have a brilliant weekend 👍

  • @TermaMary
    @TermaMary Рік тому +1

    So cool to see behind the scenes at the archives.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      We were so lucky to go in there. Glad you enjoyed the visit too, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @JAB771
    @JAB771 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou for a Great vlog, very interesting & informative. Ebbw vale was a place of work many years ago & I had many happy memories in South Wales in particular

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the video John and that it brought back good memories, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @TheNickNick58
    @TheNickNick58 Рік тому +1

    I worked in The General Offices up to 2002 when the the steel works closed ….great times sadly missed. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому +1

      Such a grand place to work... Sad how many jobs have gone in recent years. But at least the architecture has been preserved, and a new generation can learn about the history. 😎🐼🙂

  • @lfurches
    @lfurches Рік тому +1

    Lovely building. That is what I used to do guys. I was the archivist/records manager at a scientific company. It was not my favorite job but it was my most challenging and responsibility wise, I was in charge of the largest collection I'd ever had. Ooh Thanks Caroline for the charity shop tour. I spotted a couple things I wanted. LOL Glad Manky got to ride on the funicular.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      Wow Laura, that sounds like a very responsible role... Glad you saw a few things you liked in the Charity Shops. 🙂😎🐼

  • @busybee6445
    @busybee6445 Рік тому +1

    Another informative video, which I am really enjoying, I just wish they would last longer. lol See you Saturday Live.. xx

  • @violetlilly9644
    @violetlilly9644 Рік тому +1

    Another great history lesson, thank you both! Loved the Archive building, very interesting architecture. The local shops look as if have suffered the same decline as the rest of the valley towns sadly. Good to see it again though! ❤️

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      Yes Violet, the towns have struggled since the heavy industry was shut down. 🙂😎🐼

    • @welshboo1
      @welshboo1 Рік тому

      Local council have helped the decline over the last 30 yrs. We use to have one of the biggest outdoor markets. Council kept digging up the town centre. Stall holders got fed up. Plus the cost of a stall. People stopped coming to Ebbw for shopping. One thing you notice is when a town starts to suffer you get loads of charity shops as they don't pay rates and loads of tattoo shops.

  • @annegoodwin4620
    @annegoodwin4620 Рік тому

    Thanks for a fun tour of Ebbw Vale! 🧱 Wow an airlock! 📚

  • @missmerrily4830
    @missmerrily4830 Рік тому +1

    Off we go again, and you managed to find another really pretty spring day for our outing! It was a real privilege to join you in the Ebbw Vale General Offices. What a magnificent bit of architecture from an age when no expense was spared in providing solid and opulent buildings. And well done for getting us inside with you. They must have liked the cut of our jib, and been fans of your channel! And an amazing archive. Lovely staff too! It's not hard to imagine the days of steel production. I've never seen the steelworks of Ebbw Vale but remember those of Corby and the devastation there and elsewhere that followed, as the steel industry was forced into decline. The human tragedy that caused was massive. I loved that bright Welsh dragon and matching sheep during ghe shopping! And Ebbw Vale has to stand so proud, having had Nye Bevan as its Member of Parliament. They don't make politicians like Nye anymore. Manky seemed to have a very good day and who wouldn't have enjoyed a ride on that funicular railway. Thanks for another lovely day out!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      It's great to hear how much you enjoyed the day out at Ebbw Vale. We were so surprised to be taken into the archive! They really were nice staff. It sounds like Corby went through the same struggles as Ebbw Vale when the Steel Works closed. So many people worked at the works. Manky definitely approved of the funicular ⭐🐼⭐

  • @gwentarchives9050
    @gwentarchives9050 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for visiting! It was lovely to meet you and to show you around. RP

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for being so helpful, we look forward to visiting you again 🙂😎🐼

  • @debrabrooks6138
    @debrabrooks6138 Рік тому

    What a beautiful town! Love all the stonework and brickworks! So many shops!

  • @kristinamitazaki4872
    @kristinamitazaki4872 Рік тому +1

    So wonderful to see the archive. I’m working in a archive in Sweden.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому +1

      That must be very interesting work Kristina. Glad you enjoyed the visit 🙂😎🐼

  • @hazel3564
    @hazel3564 Рік тому

    A great day trip as always!

  • @mterrylane819
    @mterrylane819 Рік тому

    I was lucky enough to have visited the archives building twice ,once to see records deposited there and an area where ebbw Vale choir sang, really enjoyed this visit the fehicular was something I hadn't seen ,your descriptive powers made it all the more enjoyable thank you

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      Glad we introduced you to the Funicular and thanks for the compliment, so pleased that we made the revisit on UA-cam enjoyable. 🙂😎🐼🐼

  • @lorrainecorbett6756
    @lorrainecorbett6756 5 місяців тому

    I live in ebbw vale loved your little tour you learned me a bit of the history so thanks for that

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  5 місяців тому

      Our pleasure Lorraine, so glad you enjoyed our visit to your town. Thanks for watching 🤠😎🐼

  • @kathleencallaghan4867
    @kathleencallaghan4867 Рік тому +1

    Lovely

  • @christhompson4270
    @christhompson4270 Рік тому

    That was awesome, buildings, shops and history of a beautiful town. Take care and thank you for sharing 👍🙏❤️

  • @iamshotty
    @iamshotty Рік тому

    Such a lovely building and history, thank you so much my lovelies xx Teresa 🇦🇺❤

  • @grahamcole4240
    @grahamcole4240 10 місяців тому

    An excellent video, I worked in the steelworks all my life after leaving school.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  10 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the video Graham, hope it brought back good memories of your time at the steelworks. Thanks for watching 🤠😎🐼

  • @violetlilly9644
    @violetlilly9644 Рік тому

    I’m late as usual! 😍😁

  • @Adam-Gates-Mudlark
    @Adam-Gates-Mudlark Рік тому +1

    Hello

  • @cjcarver6290
    @cjcarver6290 Рік тому

    That document section is a genealogists dream!

  • @barbaracarter8129
    @barbaracarter8129 Рік тому

    Sorry , Caroline The Gingerbread Peeps are out of stake and it also says they doint now if they can get any more .

  • @Adam-Gates-Mudlark
    @Adam-Gates-Mudlark Рік тому

    I could store my pipes in that safe!😂

  • @welshboo1
    @welshboo1 Рік тому

    So do they charge to search archives?

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      The records search service is free www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/en/our-services/search-service/ Thanks for watching 😎🙂🐼

  • @keepgoing1973
    @keepgoing1973 Рік тому

    Why do the Welsh forget to use vowels

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  Рік тому

      That's a good question Stan, because we actually have more vowels in the Welsh language that there are in English, as 'W' is a vowel too. All the best and thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼