Commemorative plaque 7528

This blue commemorative plaque records: Second site of Usk Japanning Works 1826-1860 owned by Evan Jones who, on buying the works, moved from the first site further along New Market Street where one branch of the Allgood family from Pontypool established it in 1763 Ail safle Gwaith Japanio Brynbuga 1826-1860 fu'n eiddo i Evan Jones, a symudodd y gwaith, ar ol iddo ei brynu, o'r safle cyntaf ymhellach ar hyd Stryd y Farchnad Newydd, lle y cafodd ei sefydlu gan gangen o deulu Allgood o Bont-y-pwl yn 1763 Recorded plaque organisation: Usk Civic Society.

The Usk Japanning Works, established in 1763 by a branch of the Allgood family from Pontypool and later owned by Evan Jones from 1826-1860, was significant for its role in the decorative arts industry in Wales during the Industrial Revolution.