Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
AvestaPolarit Panteg Steelworks
AvestaPolarit Panteg Steelworks
Station Road, Griffithstown, Pontypool, Gwent, NP4 5YH
The steelworks were closed in March 2004 after operating for over a century. The site is currently in the process of being demolished and will become a housing estate.
Access: privateStatus: demolishedOld Site
Outside the warehouses
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Ianto and Jack prepare to enter the warehouse.
Turn Left
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 2007
Rose leads Donna into the warehouse.
Children of Earth - Day Four
Filmed: 24 Sep 2008
Johnson's team arrives at the warehouse.
Additional Notes:
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The screenshots above illustrate how the front of the warehouse looked at the various times of filming.
"Long" Steel Works Warehouse
Fragments
Filmed: 2007
Ianto and Jack capturing the pterodactyl.
Turn Left
Filmed: 7-8 Dec 2007
Donna enters the the warehouse.
Children of Earth - Day Three
Filmed: 16 Sep 2008
Ianto brings the team to an old Torchwood site.
Children of Earth - Day Three
Filmed: 16-19 Sep 2008
Ianto brings the shopping.
Children of Earth - Day Four
Filmed: 18 Sep 2008
Clem runs into a deserted part of the warehouse.
Additional Notes:
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The "long" warehouse was at least a quarter of a mile long!
Side Warehouse
From Out Of The Rain
Filmed: 20 Sep 2007
Jonathan is suspicious
From Out Of The Rain
Filmed: 20 Sep 2007
Jack and Ianto discuss what to do
Children of Earth - Day Three
Filmed: 16-19 Sep 2008
Jack and Ianto race through the warehouse
Children of Earth - Day Three
Filmed: 16-19 Sep 2008
Jack and Ianto race through the warehouse
Children of Earth - Day Four
Filmed: 16-19 Sep 2008
Ianto sees Jack off
Warehouse Roof
Children of Earth - Day Three
Jack and Ianto run across the roof
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Usk Valley Business Park (The Runaway Bride, Smith And Jones, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, Enemy of the Bane): 2.30 miles. 
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Mamhilad Park Industrial Estate (The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Revenge of the Slitheen, The Warriors of Kudlak, Voyage of the Damned, Planet of the Ood, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter, The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4/5, A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, The Day of The Doctor, The Time of The Doctor, Listen, ): 2.86 miles. 
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Darwin Drive (play area) (Children of Earth: Day Two): 4.54 miles.
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St Cadoc's Hospital (Sleeper, Children of Earth: Day One, Children of Earth: Day Two, The Eleventh Hour, The Power Of Three): 5.02 miles. 
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Newbridge Memo (The Doctor's Daughter, Doctor Who Series Seven Part 2): 5.50 miles.
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M4 (Newport) (Children of Earth: Day One, Children of Earth: Day Two, Miracle Day): 5.65 miles.
Filming Reports:
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19 Sep 2008: The production base was spotted outside the steelworks during the day, and filming took place inside during the evening/night.
Further links about the location:
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24 Oct 2003: South Wales Argus - "End of an era for steelworks" (Details on the closure of the plant)
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23 Oct 2003: BBC News - "Steel closure costs 116 jobs"
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The Free Library - "116 steel plant jobs go in closure."
Related Stories
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Turn Left [7-8 Dec 2007]: UNIT warehouse
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From Out Of The Rain [20 Sep 2007]: Warehouse outside Jonathan's home/studio
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Fragments [2007]: Ianto and Jack capture the pterodactyl.
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Children of Earth: Day Three [16-19,22-23 Sep 2008]: Torchwood London warehouse
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Children of Earth: Day Four [16-19,22-24 Sep 2008]: Torchwood London warehouse
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