Bridge for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, 120 bridges in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 69 bridges for the Rome and Ancona Railway in Italy, 5 multi-span bridges for railways in India, a 17-span bridge in Pernambuco, Brazil as well as bridges in New Ross, Ireland, the Murray River, Australia and Wolkoff for the Great Russian Railway. Crumlin Navigation Colliery The Navigation Colliery was in Crumlin. Sinking commenced in 1907 and completed in 1911, and it was finally closed in 1967. Many colliery buildings remain preserved to the north of the town. The Crumlin Navigation colliery site contains eleven listed buildings II and II* and is currently managed by the charity Glofa Navigation Cyf for the benefit of the community. Crumlin Mining School The Mine Rescue Station was opened in Station Road, Crumlin in 1910 and closed in 1986. It was the first in the South Wales Coalfield. In 1914 the South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines at Treforest established a sister school for part-time students at Crumlin Hall, which later became the Crumlin Mining and Technical College. Crumlin Hall was previously Thomas Kennard's home. The Crumlin Mural A mosaic mural in the town centre by Kenneth and Oliver Budd depicts the history of the town and the Ebbw Valley. The viaduct is shown running along the top of a number of the panels. New industries Crumlin is the base for Brace's Bakery, a third-generation owned family bakery. In the 1980s, Marcheast Ltd. made the Land Master, a four-wheel drive vehicle at Crumlin. Conway Stewart, the pen manufacturer moved to Crumlin in 1968, but the plant was closed in 1975. Crumlin is home to the popular snack, Pot Noodle. As of 2006 it appeared in a series of TV adverts for the product. The main manufacturing plant, offices and distribution centre are situated there. Sport and leisure Crumlin is home to rugby union club, Crumlin RFC; the team is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and was founded in 1880. Crumlin Cricket Club is the local cricket team and it is a member of the Welsh Cricket Association. Local democracy Crumlin is represented in Caerphilly Borough Council as a two-member ward. The current councillors are Carl Thomas (Welsh Labour) and Kristian Woodland (Welsh Labour). References External links Towns in Caerphilly County Borough