Wallander director's snapshot of 1970s Bargoed
- Published
The mining community of Bargoed in the 1970s is the subject of an exhibition at the Winding House museum in New Tredegar, Caerphilly county, from Saturday, 4 May. The photographer was Kjell-Ake Andersson from Sweden.
Andersson successfully captured a way of life in a typical south Wales valleys mining community.
He took photographs around the community including street scenes, underground in the colliery, in homes and in pubs and clubs.
The photographs were originally published in a Swedish book, Gruvarbetare I Wales (Miners of Wales).
They have been donated to the Winding House museum collection by Andersson.
Andersson returned to the area in 1984 to make a short film about the miners' strike.
He is now a film and television director in Sweden whose work includes music videos for Abba and the detective series Wallander, shown on BBC Four.
'Coalfaces: a mining community in photos - Bargoed in the 1970s' runs until Spring 2014. The Winding House is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00 BST and admission is free.