Blaenavon Ironworks

Blaenavon Ironworks is an industrial museum in Blaenavon in Wales. The ironworks established in 1789, was the world of crucial importance for the development of a process to produce steel from iron ore cheap with high sulfur content. Here, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and his cousin Percy Gilchrist, the experiments carried out, which led to the production of steel by the " Thomas - method ". The museum is located near Blaenavon, Torfaen.

Operators of the museum is Cadw.

51.77652 - 3.08876Koordinaten: 51 ° 46 '35 " N, 3 ° 5' 20 " W

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