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Pontygwaith |
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Merthyr Tydfil |
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"The Bridge of the Works" |
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Anthony Morley a Sussex
Ironmaster set up a small ironworks at Pontygwaith, in 1583. Very little
is known about this works. Morley became bankrupt and the works were
taken over by Messrs Lewis and Cook, it was still in production in 1640.
It is believed to have been destroyed by a group of roundhead soldiers
during the Civil War of the 17th Century. |
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| Pontygwaith Ironworks - in the seventeenth
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Pontygwaith and
Buarth Glas.
See pictures below
(Photograph courtesy of Andrew Quick) |
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| (Photograph Courtesy of Brian
Wall) |
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| Buarth Glas Farm in the 1960's. |
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Buarth Glas Farm
(Photograph
Courtesy of Brian Wall) |
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| Buarth Glas Farm. |
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Bryn House,
1950's - 1910's - 1970's
(Photographs
courtesy of Andrew Quick) |
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The ubiquitous Valley's sheep,
visiting Pontygwaith to check the dustbins..
(Photograph
courtesy of Andrew Quick) |
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Buarth Glas Terrace
(Photograph courtesy of Andrew
Quick) |
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Buarth Glas Terrace
(Photograph
Courtesy of Brian Wall) |
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Buarth Glas Terrace
(Photograph courtesy of Andrew
Quick) |
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Buarth Glas Terrace -
Abandoned.
(Photograph courtesy of Andrew
Quick) |
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Buarth Glas
Terrace Abandoned,
to make way
for the A470.
(Photograph courtesy of Andrew
Quick) |
From The
Other End,
(Photograph Courtesy of Brian Wall) |
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| Pontygwaith in the 1960's. |
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| (Photograph courtesy of Andrew
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Pontygwaith Bridge in 1995.
(Photograph courtesy of Mr
Thomas, Risca) |
Pontygwaith
Bridge from the other side.
(Photograph Courtesy of Brian Wall) |
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The Lost Communities of
Merthyr Tydfil:
Cyfarthfa
Castle Museum and Art Gallery are looking for help from the Merthyr
Tydfil Community for their upcoming exhibition ‘The Lost Communities
of Merthyr Tydfil’. The exhibition will tell the stories of 5
Merthyr Tydfil communities that have all but disappeared from the
map: the Triangle, Pantywaun, China, Caepantywyll and Pontygwaith.
Central to this
exhibition are the stories and memories of the people who lived in
these communities. The museum is looking for people who lived in, or
who are descendants of people who lived in these areas to get in
touch with any information, stories, photographs or objects. The
exhibition will be held at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum from the 23rd
June – 30th August 2010. Please call Michelle Lewis on
01685 723112 or email
museum@merthyr.gov.uk
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any photographs or information regarding Pontygwaith?
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