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Capel Hanbury Leigh

Owner of the Pontypool iron and tinplate works, who sank the Balance Pit in the 1830s and the Glyn Pits in the early 1840s to supply them; the Glyn beam engine house carries his initials and the date 1845.

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Glyn Pits, Pontypool Torfaen 1840–1852

Record created: 13 September 2026 · Last researched: 13 September 2026

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