As a rule I try to use only my own pictures on this blog - but on this occasion I'll have to make an exception because I'm 14 years to late to take any myself. So, thanks to everyone who has posted material on the web about this remarkable factory which used to nestle in a Welsh valley at Brynmawr From www.coflein.gov.uk: The now demolished (in 2001) Brynmawr Rubber Factory was an exceptionally fine example of 'Festival of Britain' period architecture. Built between 1945 and 1951, with later additions, the most impressive original feature was the multi-domed concrete roofing over the main first floor working area. It was the first post-1939 building in Wales to be listed, and was given a II* grading in recognition of its outstanding importance. The associated boiler house stood nearby and to the south of the reservoir was a valve tower, both were designed in a similar style. From the Daily Telegraph, July 2002: The Brynmawr rub...