Oakdale, Caerphilly
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Oakdale is a large village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 9½ miles north of Caerphilly itself, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Situated in the Sirhowy valley, it is 1.5 miles ea
Oakdale Workmen's Institute at St Fagans National Museum of History
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Oakdale Colliery
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Oakdale Colliery was a coal mine located in the Sirhowy Valley, one of the valleys of South Wales.
Oakdale, Caerphilly
…used such as Cwmderi, Cwmderwen, Glyn-y-deri or Glyn-derwen, with a local school using the name "Cwm Derwen". Work began clearing the site for the new colliery at Oakdale with the sinking of the pit in 1907. Waterloo shaft followed in 1911 and the building of the village commenced soon after, to house the…
Visitors at Oakdale Colliery seen during a railtour in April 1986