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Picture: 1
Tylorstown Tip, Rhondda Fach. View from tops

Tylorstown tip and tramway from Wattstown, 1971

Date: 1971

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Tylorstown Tip, Rhondda Fach. View from tops

Wattstown tip above Wattstown just South of Tylorstown. Ynyshir and Porth at junction of 2 Rhondda rivers



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Tylorstown Tip, Rhondda Fach. View from tops

View down Rhondda Fach to confluence with R. Fawr at Porth. Top right towards Tonyrefail is Rhiwgarn. Wattstown (left) Mid is Ynishir (Ynis is island, hir is something to do with water (?) between rivers

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Angela Hughes's profile picture
I would suggest the houses are part of Stanleytown and the photograph taken from the site of Tylorstown colliery with the route up to Tylorstown tip.

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