Half term break in South Wales, and we visited the Blaenavon Ironworks. Going around what is now a visitor ‘attraction’ was fascinating, depressing and inspiring all at once. Now part of the post-industrial landscape, the Ironworks are derelict and part of the new tourist industry. However, if Mary Portas did interpretation she would have a field day here (though to be fair, some of the spaces were closed for re-jigging.)
The cottages, that would have been home to some of the workers, were cramped. Nevertheless the colours were astonishing. This hazy purple, acid yellow and rust painted interior doesn’t translate too well here, but the combination was enough to get me excited. Sometimes inspiration is in the oddest of places.