Cyfarthfa Castle (Welsh: Castell Cyfarthfa; [kəˈvarθva]) is a castellated mansion that was the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks...
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Cyfarthfa is a community and electoral ward in the west of the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. Cyfarthfa mainly consists...
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adventure tourism. Merthyr and the surrounding areas boast the Grade-I listed Cyfarthfa Castle, the world’s fastest seated zip line, the UK's largest mountain...
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The Cyfarthfa Ironworks were major 18th- and 19th-century ironworks in Cyfarthfa, on the north-western edge of Merthyr Tydfil, in South West Wales. The...
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The Cyfarthfa Band was a private brass band created in the mid-19th century by Robert Thompson Crawshay, the future owner of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks in...
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-3.369 Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place...
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Charles Wood (ironmaster) (section Cyfarthfa)
until her death in 1799. J. Gross (ed.): The diary of Charles Wood of Cyfarthfa Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil, 1766-1767, with P. Riden, 'Introduction' (Merton...
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of the Cyfarthfa complex), and the other in the early 20th century at the Dowlais Ironworks. In the first half of the 19th century Cyfarthfa was surpassed...
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(New Inn), Tenby, Swansea, Carmarthen, Merthyr Tydfil (Star Inn) visited Cyfarthfa Ironworks to see the place were the 104 guns had been made for his flagship...
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was designed by Watkin George and built in 1793 for his employer, the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, to support both a tramway and an aqueduct to carry limestone...
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further innovations introduced by Richard Crawshay and Homfray of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil. Little is known of Cort's early life other...
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was followed in 1765 by the Cyfarthfa Ironworks. The Plymouth Ironworks were initially in the same ownership as Cyfarthfa, but passed after the death...
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and to construct new Lines to Ivor and Dowlais, and a Diversion of the Cyfarthfa Deviation; to extend the Time for the Completion of Parts of their Railways;...
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1788 – 4 August 1867) was the son of William Crawshay I, the owner of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. William Crawshay II became an ironmaster...
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Cyfarthfa 1995 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Residents Les Elliott 1,118 Labour Ms C. Evans 1,030 Labour Ms J. Jones 864 Independent Residents...
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born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, where his father was head engineer at the Cyfarthfa Ironworks. It was there that Hughes started his career, under his father's...
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River Taff. The Chapel Row cottages have historical links to the former Cyfarthfa Ironworks, which was a major source of local employment in the 19th century...
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one of the four principal ironworks in Merthyr. The other three were Cyfarthfa, Plymouth, and Penydarren Ironworks. In 1936 Dowlais played a part in...
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entrance to his memory. A painting of Collins by G Ethridge is on display at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery. "Heritage Plaques — People". Merthyr Tydfil...
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wealthy ironmasters of Merthyr Tydfil, including Richard Crawshay of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, the canal was thought up as a solution to the issue of transporting...
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Cyfarthfa 1892 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Lib-Lab Thomas Thomas 856 Liberal Joseph Owen 310 Majority 546 Lib-Lab gain from Unionist Swing...
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Ordnance and was from 1777 a partner in that business, casting cannon at Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil. This continued until Bacon had to give up...
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coal mines when he was nine years of age. He then went to work at the Cyfarthfa Ironworks, where his father was also employed. In 1854 the family emigrated...
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son of William Crawshay by his second wife, Bella Thompson, was born at Cyfarthfa Ironworks. He was educated at Dr. Prichard's school at Llandaff, and from...
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Glanmor Williams (category People educated at Cyfarthfa Grammar School)
was born in Dowlais, into a working-class family, and was educated at Cyfarthfa Grammar School in Merthyr Tydfil. He studied at Aberystwyth alongside...
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the west bank are the remains of a leat, constructed in 1766 for the Cyfarthfa Ironworks. It is fed by a stone weir with a cast iron sluice. Parts of...
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death in 1810 inherited 25% of the Cyfarthfa Works where he had been the manager. Joseph Bailey sold his share in Cyfarthfa, and together with Matthew Wayne...
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in 'China' with a bare-knuckle boxing contest between Sguborfawr and Cyfarthfa champion, John Nash. In 1843, Sguborfawr went before the Merthyr Magistrates...
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Blaenavon (Blaenafon) South Wales Coalbrookdale Ironworks, Coalbrookdale Cyfarthfa Ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, South Wales Dowlais Ironworks...
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as a Vosper composition. This painting was at one point on display at Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, along with many other Vosper works bequeathed...
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