Guest & Chrimes Fire Hydrant Cover, Heol Newydd, Maendy Way, West Pontnewydd, Cwmbran 27 October 2024
A Guest & Chrimes fire hydrant cover in the pavement.
Edward Chrimes started as a plumber and glazier in 1817 and by 1845, the Chrimes' had started brass founding, making and patenting taps etc. In 1847 the firm became Guest & Chrimes moving to a spacious foundry in Don Street, Rotherham in 1857. The firm closed down in 1999, leaving their Grade II Listed building which in March 2012, was up for sale.
The houses here were built on fields in the 1950s as part of the development of Cwmbran New Town.
Guest & Chrimes Fire Hydrant Cover, Heol Newydd, Maendy Way, West Pontnewydd, Cwmbran 27 October 2024
A Guest & Chrimes fire hydrant cover in the pavement.
Edward Chrimes started as a plumber and glazier in 1817 and by 1845, the Chrimes' had started brass founding, making and patenting taps etc. In 1847 the firm became Guest & Chrimes moving to a spacious foundry in Don Street, Rotherham in 1857. The firm closed down in 1999, leaving their Grade II Listed building which in March 2012, was up for sale.
The houses here were built on fields in the 1950s as part of the development of Cwmbran New Town.