NPRN405085
Map ReferenceSN90NW
Grid ReferenceSN9154008210
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityYstradfellte
Type Of SiteHYDRAULIC POWER SITE
PeriodPost Medieval
DescriptionPower for the cake press house (NPRN:405084) was provided by a pump house and a 6HP turbine situated immediately adjacent to the lower aqueduct (NPRN:405097). The structure (No.28 on the Nobel Plan) was in existence by 1877. Although the machinery has been removed, the masonry-built building survives reasonable intact, complete with its vaulted roof.
Reference:
Nobel Industries Ltd. (1927) Block Plan of Glyn Neath Black Powder Factory. NMRW
D.J.Percival, 18 October 2006