Cyfarthfa Ironworks
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Cyfarthfa Ironworks was one of the most important 19th-century ironworks in Wales, central to Merthyr Tydfil’s rise as a major industrial center during the Industrial Revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
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ironworks → |
| associatedWith |
Crawshay dynasty
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Merthyr Tydfil iron industry → |
| country | Wales → |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century → |
| employs | large industrial workforce → |
| foundedBy |
Anthony Bacon
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Richard Crawshay → |
| hasPart |
blast furnaces
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foundries → rolling mills → tramroads → workers’ housing → |
| heritageDesignation |
industrial archaeology site
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scheduled monument → |
| historicalRole |
central to Merthyr Tydfil’s rise as an industrial center
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major ironworks of the Industrial Revolution in Wales → one of the largest ironworks in the world in the early 19th century → |
| inception |
around 1765
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late 18th century → |
| industry | iron production → |
| influenced | urban growth of Merthyr Tydfil → |
| languageOfPlaceName | Welsh → |
| locatedIn |
Merthyr Tydfil
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South Wales → Taff Valley → United Kingdom → |
| locatedOn | River Taff → |
| nearby | Cyfarthfa Castle → |
| notableFor |
contribution to global iron trade
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role in British armaments production → scale of 19th-century iron production → |
| ownedBy | Crawshay family → |
| partOf |
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
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surface form: "Merthyr Tydfil ironworks complex"
South Wales iron industry → |
| peakPeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
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early 19th century → |
| product |
armaments
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cannon → pig iron → rails → wrought iron → |
| significantPeriod | Industrial Revolution → |
| status | disused industrial site → |
| tourism | visited for industrial heritage → |
| transportLink |
Glamorganshire Canal
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early railways in South Wales → |
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