Between May and October 1992, an estimated 2 million people made a pilgrimage to the former site of a vast steelworks in the post-industrial town of Ebbw Vale.

They came for a massive cultural festival, a celebration of Wales' green spacesā€¦ and the last of its kind.

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Between May and October 1992, an estimated 2 million people made a pilgrimage to the former site of a vast steelworks in the post-industrial town of Ebbw Vale.They came for a massive cultural festival, a celebration of Wales' green spacesā€¦ and the last of its kind.THREAD
Between May and October 1992, an estimated 2 million people made a pilgrimage to the former site of a vast steelworks in the post-industrial town of Ebbw Vale.They came for a massive cultural festival, a celebration of Wales' green spacesā€¦ and the last of its kind.THREAD
Between May and October 1992, an estimated 2 million people made a pilgrimage to the former site of a vast steelworks in the post-industrial town of Ebbw Vale.They came for a massive cultural festival, a celebration of Wales' green spacesā€¦ and the last of its kind.THREAD
Between May and October 1992, an estimated 2 million people made a pilgrimage to the former site of a vast steelworks in the post-industrial town of Ebbw Vale.They came for a massive cultural festival, a celebration of Wales' green spacesā€¦ and the last of its kind.THREAD
The National Garden Festivals were a government-led initiative to stimulate a cultural regeneration of large tracts of Britain's derelict industrial districts during the 1980s and 90s.

Five biennial events were held in total, each in a different town or city.
The National Garden Festivals were a government-led initiative to stimulate a cultural regeneration of large tracts of Britain's derelict industrial districts during the 1980s and 90s.Five biennial events were held in total, each in a different town or city.
The National Garden Festivals were a government-led initiative to stimulate a cultural regeneration of large tracts of Britain's derelict industrial districts during the 1980s and 90s.Five biennial events were held in total, each in a different town or city.
The National Garden Festivals were a government-led initiative to stimulate a cultural regeneration of large tracts of Britain's derelict industrial districts during the 1980s and 90s.Five biennial events were held in total, each in a different town or city.
The National Garden Festivals were a government-led initiative to stimulate a cultural regeneration of large tracts of Britain's derelict industrial districts during the 1980s and 90s.Five biennial events were held in total, each in a different town or city.
The festivals were based on the post-war Bundesgartenschau (or BUGA) concept ā€“ reclaiming wasteland in German cities, and cost between Ā£25 and Ā£70 million each.

They were hugely successful in attracting millions of visitors to industrial areas long ignored by tourists.
The festivals were based on the post-war Bundesgartenschau (or BUGA) concept ā€“ reclaiming wasteland in German cities, and cost between Ā£25 and Ā£70 million each. They were hugely successful in attracting millions of visitors to industrial areas long ignored by tourists.
The festivals were based on the post-war Bundesgartenschau (or BUGA) concept ā€“ reclaiming wasteland in German cities, and cost between Ā£25 and Ā£70 million each. They were hugely successful in attracting millions of visitors to industrial areas long ignored by tourists.
The festivals were based on the post-war Bundesgartenschau (or BUGA) concept ā€“ reclaiming wasteland in German cities, and cost between Ā£25 and Ā£70 million each. They were hugely successful in attracting millions of visitors to industrial areas long ignored by tourists.
The festivals were based on the post-war Bundesgartenschau (or BUGA) concept ā€“ reclaiming wasteland in German cities, and cost between Ā£25 and Ā£70 million each. They were hugely successful in attracting millions of visitors to industrial areas long ignored by tourists.
Ebbw Vale was chosen as the site of the 1992 National Garden Festival, beating off tough competition from Swansea.

The decimated landscape, scarred by decades of heavy industry, pockmarked by slag heaps, combined with huge ambition stunned the judges, clinching the victory.
Ebbw Vale was chosen as the site of the 1992 National Garden Festival, beating off tough competition from Swansea.The decimated landscape, scarred by decades of heavy industry, pockmarked by slag heaps, combined with huge ambition stunned the judges, clinching the victory.
Ebbw Vale was chosen as the site of the 1992 National Garden Festival, beating off tough competition from Swansea.The decimated landscape, scarred by decades of heavy industry, pockmarked by slag heaps, combined with huge ambition stunned the judges, clinching the victory.
Ebbw Vale was chosen as the site of the 1992 National Garden Festival, beating off tough competition from Swansea.The decimated landscape, scarred by decades of heavy industry, pockmarked by slag heaps, combined with huge ambition stunned the judges, clinching the victory.
Ebbw Vale was chosen as the site of the 1992 National Garden Festival, beating off tough competition from Swansea.The decimated landscape, scarred by decades of heavy industry, pockmarked by slag heaps, combined with huge ambition stunned the judges, clinching the victory.
Alongside the manicured gardens, exhibition spaces and state-of-the-art fairground-style attractions, the festival featured a unique funicular railway ā€“ not only the first to be built in Britain in 90 years, but boasting 'green' credentials, generating electricity going downhill.
Alongside the manicured gardens, exhibition spaces and state-of-the-art fairground-style attractions, the festival featured a unique funicular railway ā€“ not only the first to be built in Britain in 90 years, but boasting 'green' credentials, generating electricity going downhill.
Alongside the manicured gardens, exhibition spaces and state-of-the-art fairground-style attractions, the festival featured a unique funicular railway ā€“ not only the first to be built in Britain in 90 years, but boasting 'green' credentials, generating electricity going downhill.
Alongside the manicured gardens, exhibition spaces and state-of-the-art fairground-style attractions, the festival featured a unique funicular railway ā€“ not only the first to be built in Britain in 90 years, but boasting 'green' credentials, generating electricity going downhill.
Alongside the manicured gardens, exhibition spaces and state-of-the-art fairground-style attractions, the festival featured a unique funicular railway ā€“ not only the first to be built in Britain in 90 years, but boasting 'green' credentials, generating electricity going downhill.
The Garden Festival site is still identifiable today, but barely any of the original infrastructure remains.

The lakes at the lower part of the site are the most obvious relic, while the upper end of the funicular is now a retail park.
The Garden Festival site is still identifiable today, but barely any of the original infrastructure remains.The lakes at the lower part of the site are the most obvious relic, while the upper end of the funicular is now a retail park.
The Garden Festival site is still identifiable today, but barely any of the original infrastructure remains.The lakes at the lower part of the site are the most obvious relic, while the upper end of the funicular is now a retail park.
The Garden Festival site is still identifiable today, but barely any of the original infrastructure remains.The lakes at the lower part of the site are the most obvious relic, while the upper end of the funicular is now a retail park.
The Garden Festival site is still identifiable today, but barely any of the original infrastructure remains.The lakes at the lower part of the site are the most obvious relic, while the upper end of the funicular is now a retail park.
The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales may be long gone, but fond memories of a sundrenched Gwent Valleys summer, alive with riotous colour, floral scents and happy sounds live on.

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The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales may be long gone, but fond memories of a sundrenched Gwent Valleys summer, alive with riotous colour, floral scents and happy sounds live on.More https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-festival-garden-wales-legacy-15015874 http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/ngf.htm https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/from-the-non-digital-archive-garden-festival-1992/
The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales may be long gone, but fond memories of a sundrenched Gwent Valleys summer, alive with riotous colour, floral scents and happy sounds live on.More https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-festival-garden-wales-legacy-15015874 http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/ngf.htm https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/from-the-non-digital-archive-garden-festival-1992/
The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales may be long gone, but fond memories of a sundrenched Gwent Valleys summer, alive with riotous colour, floral scents and happy sounds live on.More https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-festival-garden-wales-legacy-15015874 http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/ngf.htm https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/from-the-non-digital-archive-garden-festival-1992/
The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival of Wales may be long gone, but fond memories of a sundrenched Gwent Valleys summer, alive with riotous colour, floral scents and happy sounds live on.More https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-festival-garden-wales-legacy-15015874 http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/ngf.htm https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/from-the-non-digital-archive-garden-festival-1992/
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