South Wales iron industry

E396115
historical industry iron industry

The South Wales iron industry was a major 18th- and 19th-century industrial powerhouse centered in the Welsh Valleys, known for its large ironworks and crucial role in Britain’s early industrialization.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
South Wales iron industry canonical 3
Merthyr Tydfil iron industry 1
South Wales ironmaking district 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical industry ⓘ
iron industry ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
declineCause competition from steel industry ⓘ
exhaustion of local ore deposits ⓘ
technological shift to steelmaking ⓘ
economicImpact growth of Merthyr Tydfil as major town ⓘ
rapid urbanization of South Wales Valleys ⓘ
endTime 20th century ⓘ
exportDestination Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Britain

Europe ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fuelType coal ⓘ
coke ⓘ
heritageDesignation Blaenavon Industrial Landscape ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Blaenavon Industrial Landscape)
heritageSite Blaenavon Industrial Landscape ⓘ
historicalImportance major contributor to Britain’s early industrialization ⓘ
one of the world’s leading iron-producing regions in early 19th century ⓘ
industryType ironmaking ⓘ
locatedIn South Wales ⓘ
South Wales Valleys ⓘ
surface form: Welsh Valleys
mainRegion Glamorganshire ⓘ
Monmouthshire ⓘ
majorCenter Aberdare ⓘ
Blaenavon ⓘ
Cyfarthfa ⓘ
Dowlais ⓘ
Ebbw Vale ⓘ
Hirwaun ⓘ
Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ
Neath Abbey ⓘ
Penydarren ⓘ
Ynysfach Ironworks ⓘ
surface form: Plymouth Ironworks

Rhymney ⓘ
Tredegar ⓘ
Ystalyfera ⓘ
peakPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
product iron bars ⓘ
iron plates ⓘ
pig iron ⓘ
rails ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ
rawMaterial iron ore ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
relatedIndustry South Wales Valleys ⓘ
surface form: South Wales coalfield
significantEvent Industrial Revolution ⓘ
socialImpact creation of industrial working class communities ⓘ
startTime 18th century ⓘ
technologyUsed blast furnace ⓘ
puddling furnace ⓘ
rolling mill ⓘ
transportInfrastructure canals ⓘ
railways ⓘ
tramroads ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyfarthfa Ironworks → partOf → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
Ynysfach Ironworks → partOf → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merthyr Tydfil iron industry
Ynysfach Ironworks → partOf → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
South Wales Railway → linkedIndustrialArea → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Wales ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks → partOf → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
Pwll Du quarries → associatedWith → South Wales iron industry ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Wales ironmaking district