South Wales Electricity Board Sign, Footpath, Penyrheol, Pontypool 17 April 2021
An old South Wales Electricity Board (SWALEB) bilingual sign on a gatepost made from an old telegraph pole at Penyrheol.
SWALEB was formed in 1948 under the Electricity Act of 1947 which nationalised the electricity industry. Under privatisation in 1989, it became the South Wales Electricity Corporation (SWALEC). Today Western Power Distribution owns and runs the distribution network.
Note the telephone number is “Pontypridd 402228”, so the sign pre-dates the allocation of an STD dialling code to Pontypridd. Tge STD system was introduced from 1958, but not completed until 1979.
Bilingual signs in Wales started generally in the mid 1960s.
South Wales Electricity Board Sign, Footpath, Penyrheol, Pontypool 17 April 2021
An old South Wales Electricity Board (SWALEB) bilingual sign on a gatepost made from an old telegraph pole at Penyrheol.
SWALEB was formed in 1948 under the Electricity Act of 1947 which nationalised the electricity industry. Under privatisation in 1989, it became the South Wales Electricity Corporation (SWALEC). Today Western Power Distribution owns and runs the distribution network.
Note the telephone number is “Pontypridd 402228”, so the sign pre-dates the allocation of an STD dialling code to Pontypridd. Tge STD system was introduced from 1958, but not completed until 1979.
Bilingual signs in Wales started generally in the mid 1960s.