▁the ▁village ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁extensive ▁flo oding , ▁the ▁A bern ant ▁Road ▁in ▁particular . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁N CB ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁re open ▁a ▁mine ▁in ▁A bern ant ▁and ▁explo it ▁anth rac ite ▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁A bern ant ▁pit ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁A bern ant ▁House ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁James ▁Bir ch , ▁c of ound er ▁with ▁Jer em iah ▁Hom f ray ▁of ▁A bern ant ▁Iron works . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁the ▁iron works ▁were ▁sold ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁Row land ▁F other g ill ▁and ▁later ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Richard ▁F other g ill . ▁Richard ▁F other g ill ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁adding ▁many ▁extensions ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁and ▁land sc aping ▁of ▁the ▁grounds . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Emma ▁Tal bot ▁of ▁Marg am ▁founded ▁the ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁The ological ▁College ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁college ▁moved ▁to ▁L land aff , ▁Card iff . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁A bern ant ▁House ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Aber d are ▁General ▁Hospital . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁a ▁fire ▁g utt ed ▁the ▁main ▁building , ▁destroy ing ▁its ▁notable ▁interior ▁furn ish ings