Our session in September was at Aberdulais Falls. This is a National Trust property and looks at the tinplate industry.
On arriving we had a look around the site, saw what objects are made out of tin, from toys to food cans, and also had a look at the building remains of the tinplate works. We were lucky that the rain held off for us, but during the week it had been heavy so the Aberdulais Falls waterfall was in full flow for us. We could see the power of the water and the effect it had on the water wheel. Combining the power of the water wheel and the turbine the site was completely sustainable and produced its own power to run the site and also heat it in the winter.
We watched a short film describing what it was like to work in the tinplate works and also learnt that there were a lot of children working there instead of going to school.
The friends of Aberdulais falls were kind enough to give us a talk on the tinplate works and the excavation that went on there, we were able to view some of the photographs and drawings from the dig and also handle some of the objects.
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