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Latitude: 51.749 / 51°44'56"N
Longitude: -3.4241 / 3°25'26"W
OS Eastings: 301786
OS Northings: 206547
OS Grid: SO017065
Mapcode National: GBR HL.15F6
Mapcode Global: VH6CX.L9PK
Plus Code: 9C3RPHXG+H9
Entry Name: NW Ventilation shaft to Morlais Tunnel
Listing Date: 11 March 2003
Last Amended: 11 March 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 80960
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300080960
Location: Situated just SE of the Brecon Mountain Railway station at Pant.
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Community: Cyfarthfa
Community: Pant
Built-Up Area: Merthyr Tydfil
Traditional County: Glamorgan
Tagged with: Ventilation shaft
Later C19 large ventilation shaft, one of 3 to Morlais or Miler tunnel of 1879 on the London and North Western Railway. This railway, one of several in the Merthyr area, came from Abergavenny went through the tunnel to Pontsarn, Cefn Coed and eventually to Merthyr using the joint line with the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.
Ventilation shaft to railway tunnel, circular, red brick with battered sides and raised brick square labels under brick top band, itself under sandstone coping carrying shallow-domed iron protective grille. Bricks are laid in alternate courses of headers and stretchers.
Included as one of an exceptional group of distinctive railway structures from the industrial history of the area.
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