The Picture House

These premises were purpose-built, in 1970, as a supermarket, and they stand on the site of the Astoria cinema. Built in 1940, the picture house is recalled in the name of this Wetherspoon pub.

The town of Ebbw Vale owes its existence to the iron, steel and coal industries. The transformation of an isolated area, at the head of a wooded valley, into an industrial town began with the setting up of the Ebbw Vale Ironworks, in 1790. Within 30 years, the industrial system had taken a firm grip of the valley.