KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901
KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901

Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire,1901
The proprietors trust that the present Edition of Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire may be found at least equal in accuracy to the previous ones. Every place in Monmouthshire, and every parish will again be found to be included in the book. The Letters M.O.O. and S.B. are abbreviations adopted by H.M. Post Office to represent Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
CRUMLIN
including
HERBERTSTOWN (HAFOD-YR-YNYS)
CRUMLIN is a village in two parishes, viz. Llanhilleth and Mynyddyslwyn, in the Southern division of the county, Pontypool petty sessional division and county court district, with two railway stations, one called the High Level, on the Pontypool and Swansea branch, and the other the Low Level, on the Western Valleys section of the Great Western railway; it is 164� miles from London, 5 west from Pontypool, 10 north-east from Caerphilly and 12 miles north from Newport.

This village occupies one of the most picturesque, spots in the county and is surround by natural features of unsurpassed loveliness: the name is said to be derived from Cromlech, a designation given to Druidical monuments. Under the provisions of the "Local Government Act, 1894" (56 & 57 Vict.C.73), that part of Crumlin which is in Llanhilleth is governed by the Urban District Council of Abertillery, and the other part, in the parish of Mynyddyslwyn, forms the North Ward of the Urban District Council of Abercarn. The village stands in what is termed the South Wales Coal Basin, and in the neighbouring quarries are often found fine fossils of calamites and leopilodendrons; and in the shale, fossil ferns and other cryptogamic plants.

The village is lighted with gas by the Abercarn Gas Co. as well as from other works which are private property.

Close to the village stands the stupendous Crumlin Viaduct, a remarkable monument of ingenuity and skill, erected about 1857, and which has attracted many thousands of visitors from all parts of the world: it stretches across a mountain gorge upwards of 230 feet deep, connecting two mountain tops together by means of a structure of singular grace and elegance: the length of iron work is 1,500 feet, and including the abutments of masonry 1,658 feet: the height is 200 feet, or from the top of the handrail to the underside of the foundation, 208 feet: 2,500 tons of iron were used in its construction; the cost being �62,000, and its building occupied between three and four years.

The Western Valleys branch of the Great Western railway runs from Newport through the valley traversed by the river Ebbw, to the great iron works of Blaina, Nant-y-Glo and Ebbw Vale, all lying about 7 or 8 miles north from Crumlin: the other railway, in which the Crumlin Viaduct forms a connecting link between Swansea, Aberdare and Pontypool Road, to Chester, Liverpool and the north, is also worked by the Great Western Railway Company.

The Mission Church here, formerly the National school, is served by the vicar of Penmain. There are also Baptist, Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels. Here are brass and iron foundries and a brewery.

HERBERTSTOWN, or HAFODYRYNYS, is a hamlet 11 miles north-east, and has a Congregational chapel.

Post, M.O. & T.O., T.M.O., Express Delivery, Parcel Post, S.B. & Annuity & Insurance office (Railway Sub-office. Letters should have 'R.S.O. Mon.' added), High Level road.
Henry Richards, postmaster.
Letters arrive from London at 5 a.m.; delivered 7 p.m.; North mail, 8.30 a.m.; delivered at 8.40 a.m.; from Newport, 3.45 p.m.; delivered, 4 p.m.; & dispatched North mail, 11.45 a.m. ; London & all parts 7.50, week days only

Board School (mixed & infants'), under the Mynyddyslwyn School Board, built in 1885 & enlarged in 1900, for 450 children; average attendance, 210 boys & girls & 150 infants.
Walter Jones, master; Miss Emily Craig, infants' mistress

Police Station: John Howells, constable

Railway Stations.
High Level: Eli John Smart, station master
Low Level: Edwin James Coleman, station master

PRIVATE
Bowen Alfred, 12 Glen view
Davies David, 13 Glen view
Edwards Mrs., High Level road
Monks John, Woodlands, Llanhilleth rd
Pritchard David Francis, Crumlin hall, Main street

COMMERCIAL
Abbott James & Sons, iron & brass founders, Old Foundry, Viaduct road. Telegraph address: "Abbott"
Alton Court Brewery Co. Ltd. brewers; stores, Llanhilleth road
Barnett Marcus, outfitter & boot dealer, 19 Main street
Boothman Wm., farmer, Lower Soverydd
Bowen Alfred & Son, brass & iron founders, Crumlin brass foundry, Railway place
Carter Charles, shopkeeper, 33 Crown street
Corbett Donald, draper, 8 High Level rd
Davies Henry, farmer, Cein-Coch
Davies Jas., Railway inn, 2 Railway place
Davies John, boot & shoe maker, 2 Kendon road
Davies Mary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Railway place
Dee Benjamin, boot maker, 11a, Crown street
Dodd Augustus, Navigation inn, colliery owner & gas works proprietor, Pontypool road
Edwards Mary Ann (Mrs.), mineral water manufacturer, Kendon road
Evans John, grocer, 25 Main street, & butcher, 10 Crown street
Francis Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Cefnrhoybedd
Frost Thomas Joseph, L.R.C.P. & S.Edin., surgeon & medical officer & public vaccinator, Llanilleth parish, Pontypool union, Llanhilleth rd. (attends daily 9 to 10 a.m. & 6 to 7 p.m.)
Gibbs John, shopkeeper, Herbertstown
Griffiths James, grazier, Screwbridge
Griffiths Llewellyn, grocer. 44 Crown street
Grubb Joseph, greengrocer, 16 Main street
Hall Thomas, farmer, Herbertstown
Hardy Robert. shopkeeper, 13 Crown st
Holland Harry, hair dresser. 3 Kendon M
Hume Frederick Griffiths, Temperance hotel, & newsagent, 21 High Level rd
James Francis, grocer, Herbertstown
Jenkins Abraham, beer retailer. 26 Main st
Jenkins Thos. grocer, 9 High Level road
Jones Chas., farmer, Crosspenmaen
Jones Geo., shopkeeper, Pontypool rd
Jones Rachel (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Herbertstown
Jones Thomas Wm. farmer, Cefn-Coch
Jones Wm., farmer, Upper Soverydd
Lewis Charles, colliery owner & farmer, Pantglas
Lewis Martha (Mrs.), shopkeeper, 18 Crown street
Lewis Thos. beer retailer, High Level rd
London & Provincial Bank Ltd. (subagency) (Wm. Partridge, manager.); open 12 to 3 fri. ; 25a, Main street ; draw on Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co. London EC
Lucas Edward, shopkeeper & news agent, Kendon road
McCraith A. Viaduct hotel, Viaduct rd
Monks John & Co. quarry owners, Soffrydd quarry
Morgan Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, 14 High Level road
Morgan John, farmer, Penycia
Morgan Walter Themes, builder & contractor, Llanhilleth road
Morgan Thomas, farmer, Tymawr
Moss Henry, shopkeeper, 18 Glen view
Neale Frederick. cycle agent, 5 Crown st
Nicholas Rees, farmer. Middle Soverydd
Owens Richard, grocer, 18 Main st
Parker Wm. farmer, Blaengwney
Phillips Arthur. Jas., painter, 20 Main st
Phillips Lewis, carpenter, & undertaker, Hill side
Pidgeon Richard, apartments, 11 Main st
Price William, hardware dealer, 11 Upper Viaduct terrace
Pritchard David Francis, brewer & wine & spirit merchant, Viaduct rd
Richards Henry, post master
Ricketts Charles Edmund, beer retailer, 12 Crown street
Sansom Wm. butcher, 22 Main street
Smith Charles, boot & shoe maker, 28 Crown street
Snead Alban, shopkeeper, Rhiw terrace, High Level road
Taylor Wm. photographer, 29 Crown st
Thomas Pierce, tailor, 14 Crown st
Viaduct Foundry & Engineering Co. (The), bolt & nut manufacturers
Walters James, Masons Arms P.H. 22 Crown street
Walters William, grocer, draper, boot, wine, spirit, beer & patent medicine dealer, Pontypool rd. & 1 High Level rd
Watkins John, relieving officer for the Northern district, Newport union, Tonyfelin house, High Level road
Watts James, baker, High Level road
Williams John Joseph, shopkeeper, Upper Viaduct terrace
Williams Thos. shopkeeper, Upper Viaduct terrace
Yendoll Thomas Alfred, Hafodyrynys inn, Herbertstown