Sudbrook, Monmouthshire
Sudbrook | |
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Sudbrook showing the line of the old branch railway which divides the village | |
Location within Monmouthshire | |
OS grid reference | ST502876 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CALDICOT |
Postcode district | NP26 |
Dialling code | 01291 |
Police | Gwent |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Sudbrook is a village in
History
Sudbrook hill fort
Sudbrook was of early historic importance in guarding the
According to tradition, Caradog Freichfras, the Welsh ruler of Gwent in the 5th century or 6th century AD, moved his court from Caerwent to the Portskewett area, possibly to the fort.[4][5]
Holy Trinity Church
The ruined Holy Trinity
Sudbrook village and the Severn Tunnel
Most of Sudbrook was built as a new village for workers on the Severn Tunnel, on which construction began in 1873. The first cottages were built by contractor Thomas A. Walker in 1877, and rapid development took place over the next decade, including a school, post office, mission hall and infirmary. Some of the houses - originally known as Concrete Row - are believed to be the first concrete houses built in Britain.
Also built was a large pumping station, required to pump water from the tunnel, including three large brick engine houses housing six steam engines, and ventilation towers. The steam engines were replaced by electrical engines in 1962, and the chimney stacks taking smoke from the furnaces were demolished in 1968.[1]
After the Severn Tunnel was opened in 1886, Walker started a shipbuilding business at Sudbrook, using the same labour force. This continued in operation, building steamers of up to 700 tonnes, until 1926.
Between 1958 and 2006, local employment in the village was provided by a large paper mill, which made use of water from the tunnel.
Sudbrook Cricket Club
Sudbrook Cricket Club was formed during the 1860s.
Amenities
In 2002 Ysgol y Ffin, one of only two Welsh language based primary schools in Monmouthshire, was established in the old school building at Sudbrook. However, in 2008 the school outgrew the site and moved to Sandy Lane in Caldicot.
See also
Further reading
- ISBN 1-84588-000-5.
References
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Severnsideforum.co.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/642F4FB5-FB98-4D79-B0D5-595810D70D87/0/LANDMAPVolume5CulturalAspectTA13MB.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 0-7083-1826-6
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Sudbrook community website
- ^ Sudbrook Cricket Club league details Archived 2013-01-31 at archive.today
- ^ Glamorgan and Monmouthshire Cricket League Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today